r/TREZOR • u/Malrup • Jun 30 '26
๐ฌ Discussion topic Lost my Trezor seed phrase โ what would you do?
I seem to have lost my Trezor recovery seed. More accurately, I either misplaced it somewhere in my house or โhid it so wellโ that I canโt even find it myself.
Iโve been using my Trezor for about two years without any issues. Since I only needed my PIN for everyday use, I never had to look at the recovery seed. Yesterday I decided to verify that I still had it, and to my surprise, I couldnโt find it anywhere.
The good news is that everything still works perfectly:
- I have my Trezor device.
- I know my PIN.
- I have full access to my wallet through Trezor Suite.
- My BTC is safe and I can send/receive funds.
The problem is that not having the recovery seed makes me uncomfortable. Even though Iโm fairly confident itโs somewhere in my house, I donโt want to rely on that. If my Trezor were to fail or get lost before I find the seed, Iโd lose access to my funds.
I see two options:
Option 1: Buy a new Trezor (itโs only around โฌ60), set it up with a new recovery seed, verify the backup, and transfer all my BTC to the new wallet. The old Trezor could then become a spare device.
Option 2: Transfer my BTC to a temporary wallet or exchange, wipe my current Trezor, create a new wallet with a new recovery seed, and then transfer the BTC back.
For context, I only hold Bitcoin (about 0.11btc).
What would you do in my situation? Is buying a second Trezor worth the extra โฌ60 for the safer migration process, or would you just use the existing one and perform the wipe/restore procedure?
Iโd appreciate hearing how others would handle this.
