Backup and recovery

It can be necessary to recover your wallet, for example if you get a new computer or mobile device. It is important to know how you can recover your wallet on a device if necessary. There are differences between what the wallets require for recovery.

Desktop Wallet	Concordium Wallet for Web	CryptoX Concordium Wallet
Backup recommended; can recover without backup	Seed phrase required	Seed phrase required
Backup file includes account names and addresses, identities, and the address book. LEDGER device is needed for a full recovery.	Backup is not necessary but seed phrase is needed.	Backup is not necessary but seed phrase is needed.
Private keys are stored on the LEDGER device that is secured by a PIN code and backed up by recovery phrase.	Private keys are stored in the wallet and secured by the passcode used to encrypt the wallet and backed up with the seed phrase.	Private keys are stored in the wallet and backed up by a seed phrase.
Cannot recover in other wallet types	Can recover in Concordium Wallet for Web and CryptoX Concordium Wallet	Can recover in Concordium Wallet for Web and CryptoX Concordium Wallet