Backup and Recovery at Trezor.io/Start

Trezor.io/start teaches you the most critical skill in cryptocurrency: safely backing up and recovering your wallet. Your recovery seed is your financial insurance policy.

Understanding Your Recovery Seed from Trezor.io/Start

When you set up your Trezor device at trezor.io/start, you'll generate a recovery seed—a list of 12 or 24 random words. This seed is:

  • Your Backup — It recovers your entire wallet and all its accounts
  • Your Security — Only you should ever know or possess it
  • Your Responsibility — Trezor cannot recover it if lost

This is the most important moment at trezor.io/start setup. Handle it carefully.

Step-by-Step Recovery Seed Backup at Trezor.io/Start

Step 1: Generate Your Seed

Your Trezor device creates the seed during trezor.io/start initialization. The device displays it on its screen only.

Step 2: Write It Down

  • Use pen and paper only
  • Write clearly and double-check every word
  • Never type it on a computer
  • Never photograph or screenshot it
  • Never email or cloud-save it

Step 3: Verify Your Backup

Trezor.io/start guides you to enter a few random words from your seed back into your device. This confirms you wrote it correctly.

Step 4: Store Securely

Store your written seed:

  • In a safe or safety deposit box
  • Offline and physically protected
  • In a location only you know
  • Backed up in a second secure location if desired

Step 5: Never Disclose

Your recovery seed is like your master password. Never enter it into websites, share it verbally, or reveal it to anyone.

Recovering Your Wallet After Trezor.io/Start Setup

If Your Device Is Lost or Damaged

  1. Get a New Trezor Device
  2. Start Setup Again — Go to trezor.io/start
  3. Choose "Recover Wallet" — Instead of generating a new seed
  4. Enter Your Seed Words — Input your 12 or 24 backup words
  5. Restore Your PIN — Set a new PIN for the replacement device
  6. Access Your Funds — All accounts and balances are immediately restored

Your crypto was never lost—only inaccessible. Your seed restores everything.

Migrating Between Devices

You can use the same recovery seed on multiple Trezor devices. Each device becomes a backup of the other, though they'll have different PINs.

Important: Only use authentic Trezor devices from trezor.io/start downloads. Fake devices cannot properly secure your recovery process.

Advanced Recovery and Backup Strategy

Multiple Backups

Consider keeping your seed in multiple secure locations:

  • Primary safe at home
  • Secondary location with trusted family member or safe deposit box
  • Metal backup (seed etched on metal plates for fire/water protection)

Passphrase Protection

After trezor.io/start setup, you can add an optional passphrase to your seed. This creates a 25th word that only you know—adding another security layer.

Testing Your Recovery

Periodically verify your backup works:

  1. On a new Trezor (only for testing)
  2. Enter your recovery words
  3. Confirm your accounts and balances are restored

This ensures your backup is correct and you remember the recovery process.

Critical Safety Rules from Trezor.io/Start

🔐 Never enter your recovery seed into:

  • Websites (legitimate Trezor sites never ask)
  • Mobile apps
  • Computers connected to the internet
  • Any software

⚠️ Your recovery seed is everything. Whoever has it controls your crypto.

✅ Only Trezor devices (set up via trezor.io/start) can safely handle recovery seeds.

Start Your Backup Journey at Trezor.io/Start

Secure backup and recovery aren't optional—they're essential. Begin at trezor.io/start to establish the foundation of financial security in crypto.

Your keys. Your backup. Your financial freedom.