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layout: static_page
title: "Restoring your Monero Account"
title-pre-kick: "Restoring your "
title-kick: "Monero "
title-post-kick: "Account"
kick-class: "purple-kicks"
icon: "icon_userguides"
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## Operating System: Windows, Linux, Mac
### Account Software: Simplewallet
- Retrieve your 25 word @mnemonic-seed that you saved from creating your old Monero @account
- Open a command prompt and navigate to the drive and directory that contains simplewallet
- At the command prompt type: simplewallet --restore-deterministic-wallet
- Once you Press enter you will be prompted for a wallet file name. Give your wallet a new name, any name will do
- Press enter again and you will be prompted for a password. Give your wallet a new and long password
- Press enter again and you will be prompted for the 25 word electrum style mnemonic seed that you retrieved earlier