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I have just setup a Monero wallet using my ledger and I would like to write down my 25 word pass phrase so I can back it up.

However, when I go to 'Settings' > 'Seed and Keys' I get nothing, empty box for the mnemonic seed and view and spend keys are all none sense.

How can I display and backup my seeds?

mbilyanov
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The reason to use a hardware wallet is so that your seed is safe even if your PC has been compromised. So it's therefore by design that the seed is not visible in the GUI.

You need to back up the Ledger's main seed, which is what your Monero seed is derived from. This is how you will restore access to all funds held in the Ledger if you lose it or it breaks.

You can convert your Ledger seed into your Monero seed using this tool: https://github.com/LedgerHQ/ledger-app-monero/blob/master/tools/python/README.md

knaccc
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See the answer at URL for two independent offline techniques to obtain your 25 Monero seed words effectively computed within your Ledger hardware device as long as you have you the 12, 18, or 24 BIP 39 seed words with a possible BIP 39 passphrase used to configure your hardware device.

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