How to keep safe the mnemonic phrase - Whats Your method?

[bhadz]

My way of keeping my mnemonic phrase is I created an excel file on my google sheets, you can find it on your gmail.

Is this for real mate? You're doing it wrongly, to be honest, if you're telling us that we can find it in our gmails that means that you're storing it on a cloud storage/online or your email which is high risk if you're keeping your phrases there. Maybe you don't know it yet that it's one of the riskiest ways of keeping your keys through that means.

Aside from that, I also created a copy of it on my computer notepad that was saved on my drive. I also saved on my notebook, all important information and passwords are in there. I always do that incase I lost one of my saved documents. I experienced losing it before, so I learned from it and I feel secured on that way.

The latter is fine if you're keeping it in a notebook and you've written there. And keeping it on a notepad on your computer, you should be aware that when you're attacked by some malware because of how you're browsing and with your computer activities, that could be stolen, deleted, or edited by those.

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[bakasabo]

You might find it weird, but I keep my mnemonic phrase written in the small list in an empty ledger cartoon box. I have thrown that box into one of the boxes of my cupboard next to bed, together with mobile phone, laptop and other gadget boxes. And guess what, for 3-4 years it has been save. Want to know why? Because that cupboard box is a mess and no one wants to organize things there. Because this is a box graveyard that might be needed one day. Since this is considered as my cupboard, no one ever gets there.

[Synchronice]

If you write the seed phrase in a special book and are afraid other people can access it, you can use tricks like changing 1 or 2 positions of the words. That way, even if someone steals your phrase, they can't access your wallet. (You just need to change the position of the two words, no need to change too much to confuse yourself).

If you use that on 12 words seed phrase, then your wallet will be hacked in some minutes. If you do that on 24 words seed phrase, be sure that you really remember that or you'll lose access on your wallet.

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People shouldn't use Trust Wallet because it's closed-source and is owned by Binance.

My way of keeping my mnemonic phrase is I created an excel file on my google sheets, you can find it on your gmail. Aside from that, I also created a copy of it on my computer notepad that was saved on my drive. I also saved on my notebook, all important information and passwords are in there. I always do that incase I lost one of my saved documents. I experienced losing it before, so I learned from it and I feel secured on that way.

You are a good example of how people shouldn't save not only seed phrases but important information and passwords also. Also, you shouldn't reveal too much about how and where you save things.

[Baki202]

You might find it weird, but I keep my mnemonic phrase written in the small list in an empty ledger cartoon box. I have thrown that box into one of the boxes of my cupboard next to bed, together with mobile phone, laptop and other gadget boxes. And guess what, for 3-4 years it has been save. Want to know why? Because that cupboard box is a mess and no one wants to organize things there. Because this is a box graveyard that might be needed one day. Since this is considered as my cupboard, no one ever gets there.

The important thing is even for the phrase to be safe and easy accessed when needed. Its importance i won't keep it there if i was the one, and looking at the duration it has stayed there means its safe for you to keep it there onlike me that anything that involves money I won't be even comfortable i will start thinking of several ways just how to keep it safe, once someone has access to it then thats the beginning of the problem. I love the psychological play using the natura of that box to hide it there no one will even think of going through that box except maybe the person is looking for something.

[DabsPoorVersion]

You might find it weird, but I keep my mnemonic phrase written in the small list in an empty ledger cartoon box. I have thrown that box into one of the boxes of my cupboard next to bed, together with mobile phone, laptop and other gadget boxes. And guess what, for 3-4 years it has been save. Want to know why? Because that cupboard box is a mess and no one wants to organize things there. Because this is a box graveyard that might be needed one day. Since this is considered as my cupboard, no one ever gets there.

It's really weird but how can I not think of doing that before. I guess it is really effective to keep it in a long period of time. Also it can avoid some people that likes to barge in to your house and check few of your things as he will only see it as a simple box. Might consider doing this also. But I was wondering, do you happen to have another way of keeping safe of your mnemonic phrase, so I can have another option aside from what I do to keep my mnemonic safe right now? Unexpected event may happen and your method of keeping them safe is vulnerable like if there's a fire, a flood, etc.

[Kakmakr]

I have two methods :

I have laminated pieces of paper stored in secret places that are safe against theft and natural disasters. (high and dry and capsuled) AND I encrypted the phrases and split them up and stored them in online storage. (Only people close to me, will be able to decrypt the riddle I encrypted) ....and I left clues to it's location.

We decided to take the responsibility of storing our wealth on our own, so it is our responsibility to keep it safe. (We live in times of war and natural disasters, so we should step up and adapt to the changing times) 

[bakasabo]

You might find it weird, but I keep my mnemonic phrase written in the small list in an empty ledger cartoon box. I have thrown that box into one of the boxes of my cupboard next to bed, together with mobile phone, laptop and other gadget boxes. And guess what, for 3-4 years it has been save. Want to know why? Because that cupboard box is a mess and no one wants to organize things there. Because this is a box graveyard that might be needed one day. Since this is considered as my cupboard, no one ever gets there.

It's really weird but how can I not think of doing that before. I guess it is really effective to keep it in a long period of time. Also it can avoid some people that likes to barge in to your house and check few of your things as he will only see it as a simple box. Might consider doing this also. But I was wondering, do you happen to have another way of keeping safe of your mnemonic phrase, so I can have another option aside from what I do to keep my mnemonic safe right now? Unexpected event may happen and your method of keeping them safe is vulnerable like if there's a fire, a flood, etc.

It isnt hard to avoid people getting into my cupboard and searching there for something - there is such a mess inside. Only I can find everything there. Also, no one get inside, because people are to lazy to clean. Instead of cleaning dust, sorting things and etc, everyone prefer relax to work. I can compare my method with grandmas box of spices - no one digs there or searches for something, and only grandma know what is there.

[tjtonmoy]

I use a different method that I'm not going to disclose to the public, but I have another idea that might help you. Based on your phrase key (12/24), you can divide them in half and put them together again to make one key, so the middle part comes first, and the first one goes in the middle. That way even if someone gets their hands on the phrase key, they won't be able to access it easily.
Here's another idea. Find a book that has the same thing written on every copy. The book needs to contain every word that comes in the phrase key. One common choice could be a dictionary. Then you can find on which page the words are on and then from top to bottom you can mark the number and the page. After that you can write down the page number and word number in a piece of paper or wood or something metal. That way only you can understand it, and you can decode it in the future.

All the last thing you can do is combine this both and create a much stronger storing system. If one is smart then they might be able to crack it, but that won't be easy. My own method is related to math, but I'm not going to share it. If you think these ideas are good enough, then you can give it a try.