Choose between creating and importing

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Choose between creating and importing

About 4 minutesStandard careWallet 1.7.5.8· unpublished

Outcome: You know which onboarding path matches your situation before any key exists.

Before you start: The wallet installed

Completion looks like: You can say which path applies to you and why.

If something goes wrong: Choosing wrong here costs nothing; neither path creates anything until you complete it.

All steps

Meet the welcome screen
You are trying to
See the two paths.
You should see
The welcome screen offers creating a new wallet or importing one.
You do
Read both options. Do not decide from habit.
Before you continue, check
You know whether you have ever held recovery material for a Universe-compatible wallet before.
What can go wrong
Importing a phrase you also use in another active wallet splits custody between devices. Plan for one home per phrase.
Reversible?
Yes.
Decide
You are trying to
Pick the honest path.
You should see
Clear next screen for the chosen path.
You do
New keys: create. Existing keys: import.
Before you continue, check
Create for a fresh start; import only for phrase you already control and have secured.
What can go wrong
Restoring from a phrase you never wrote down yourself (for example one someone gave you) hands them your money.
Reversible?
Yes.

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