How Often Do You Check Your Seed Phrase.

[oktana]

I understand that several thread has been created concerning the importance of keeping our seed phrase save but the question now is this, how often do you check your seed phrase?. My personal experience on why I think you should always check your seed phrase to ensure that it is in a good condition: recently I relocated to another place, when I was moving my things it never occurred to me that I had mistakenly removed my seed phrase from where it was kept not until I had spent more than five months before something struck my mind to check where my seed phrase was written but I couldn't find it there. I was lucky to have kept a duplicate of it somewhere else not just in my house else I would have  ended up losing my funds to some people who understands what seed phrase is all about.

Lessons( 1) Do not keep your seed phrase in a particular place (2) Always check your seed phrase to be sure it is intact (3) Be sure you alone have access where your seed phrase is kept.

Conclusion: Knowing too well that keeping the seed phrase and other account related information of a user private are some ways to ensure adequate security, I think we need to do a constant check on our seed phrase so that we don't end up losing it.

I stand to be corrected if there are things that were not listed as this thread is based on personal encounter and observation.

Well, there are numerous ways to store your seed phrase. I think one can cipher it and rather store it online. Don't get me wrong and go storing it raw, but cipher it before doing that. Some people may say it can be cracked but that isn't necessarily true as it depends on the level of cipher-ing you did. Storing it in your home isn't bad as well, but I don't think its that safe though. What if someone finds it? They'll go straight to access the wallet. A lot of things could go wrong too; what if it gets torn from the book you wrote it on? What if your house was flooded, etc? Wouldn't these destroy it?

[titokruzon21]

Almost never,I always have this though that if I check often I may slip and make some mistake and leave it in the open or someone might see it, once per year maybe.

[serjent05]

I understand that several thread has been created concerning the importance of keeping our seed phrase save but the question now is this, how often do you check your seed phrase?.

Seed Phrases are kept to be well backed up and securely stored, so as much as possible I do not have to check my seed phrase regularly since it is stored in a vault and place where fire and water can't penetrate it.  Checking it regularly to see if it is in perfect condition means that the security applied on these seed phrases is worrying, meaning it is not properly secured.

My personal experience on why I think you should always check your seed phrase to ensure that it is in a good condition: recently I relocated to another place, when I was moving my things it never occurred to me that I had mistakenly removed my seed phrase from where it was kept not until I had spent more than five months before something struck my mind to check where my seed phrase was written but I couldn't find it there. I was lucky to have kept a duplicate of it somewhere else not just in my house else I would have  ended up losing my funds to some people who understands what seed phrase is all about.

Seed phrase is very important thing, it should be the first one that will come to our mind to secure since it holds our cryptocurrency funds.  The only time when a person forgets about it is when it does not hold any amount.

[passwordnow]

I don't check it of actually opening it but I can see where I have placed it. As long as it's on my vision, I don't have any problems with it. My house isn't crowded too and it's far from the reach of children and that's why I don't have to check it but it's a good reminder to have it checked maybe a few times in a while because you might not know that the words have already been blurred and the ink of your seed phrase is fading.

Almost never,I always have this though that if I check often I may slip and make some mistake and leave it in the open or someone might see it, once per year maybe.

That's also what I am thinking but as long as I can see it on the specific place where I have kept it, that's better. I have no idea about air, stuff or chemicals that are on the wind that will make it vulnerable to cracking or whatnot depending on the material where you've kept it. But most of us are keeping it in storage and writing it on a piece of paper. That's why the materials shouldn't be exposed to some air, I'm not a science guy but something like that makes the materials weaker if not placed on the right area.

[n00ber]

Conclusion: Knowing too well that keeping the seed phrase and other account related information of a user private are some ways to ensure adequate security, I think we need to do a constant check on our seed phrase so that we don't end up losing it.

I agree on this and I also do this often. Not only should we regularly check our seed phrases, but we should also always check our hardware wallet weekly so that if something goes wrong, we replace it immediately. I'm using a hardware wallet but I heard they can easily break at any time so I think we should check it regularly and plug the hardware wallet into the computer as a way to maintain its longevity. I don't know if this is true or not, but some people's trezor wallets broke unexpectedly and they thought that providing power by plugging it into the computer periodically would keep the wallet from breaking.

[dothebeats]

I generally do not try to check my seed phrase as it requires me to load it up somewhere and be connected to the internet. It poses some risks, although I'm certain that my devices are not compromised in any way. I would recommend doing this on hot wallets, but on wallets that are intended to be cold storages, you shouldn't be doing these checks at all because you should have secured everything the first time.

[Assface16678]

Almost never,I always have this though that if I check often I may slip and make some mistake and leave it in the open or someone might see it, once per year maybe.

But if you check it once a year, are you sure that the place where you stored your seed phrase is safe? What if you can't access the storage of your seed phrase? There are a lot of possibilities, or maybe I'm mistaken, as your statement lacks information. Maybe what you are saying is that you are using your seed phrase to check your wallet once a year. Then how can you remember your seed phrase, and if you don't memorise it, how did you store it, online or offline? I see there are a lot of questions, as your statement is lacking. Anyway, whether you store it online or offline, as long as you can access it once a year without having a hard time remembering and accessing your wallet, then it is good. Just a reminder, just like others say, better do encryption on your seed phrase; there are a lot of applications or programmes that offer that.

[HelliumZ]

I check the security of my wallet Seedphase occasionally but never open it publicly as the security system of the wallet is very important. Also I turn off my network connection and I open Seedphase of my wallet. But now I have decided that I will write my wallet security seedphase in a document that I will store in a secret place that no one can ever steal.

[ancafe]

Lessons( 1) Do not keep your seed phrase in a particular place (2) Always check your seed phrase to be sure it is intact (3) Be sure you alone have access where your seed phrase is kept.

Conclusion: Knowing too well that keeping the seed phrase and other account related information of a user private are some ways to ensure adequate security, I think we need to do a constant check on our seed phrase so that we don't end up losing it.

I stand to be corrected if there are things that were not listed as this thread is based on personal encounter and observation.

Why check the benis phrase all the time as we already keep it safe at the start of the wallet and I don't think checking it all the time won't help you with security issues. When you decide to use a particular wallet, there are steps that have been prioritized where the seed phrase is the main thing you will think about, how to store it safely without anyone knowing. We have to make sure it is safe when storing it but that doesn't mean we have to look at it all the time because when you keep checking the seed phrase it means that the deviation you made is not safe.

From the creation of the wallet until now I have only seen my seed phrase three times and the last time I saw it was probably a few months ago. When we are sure to store it in a safe place we may rarely check the seed phrase and at least that is what happened with my seed phrase. My hope is that you have safely stored the seed phrase so that you don't have to check it every day and maybe don't worry too much.

[tech30338]

What i always do is secure where it is stored and make backups in case of failure, of a device, your seed will not be changed unless you overwrite it by accident, which is very unfortunate, also the reason why I always not look at the seed, because sometimes when you are opening it and then suddenly it hangs and you click and it's not moving without your idea.

[2Pizza410000BTC]

I understand that several thread has been created concerning the importance of keeping our seed phrase save but the question now is this, how often do you check your seed phrase?. My personal experience on why I think you should always check your seed phrase to ensure that it is in a good condition: recently I relocated to another place, when I was moving my things it never occurred to me that I had mistakenly removed my seed phrase from where it was kept not until I had spent more than five months before something struck my mind to check where my seed phrase was written but I couldn't find it there. I was lucky to have kept a duplicate of it somewhere else not just in my house else I would have  ended up losing my funds to some people who understands what seed phrase is all about.

Lessons( 1) Do not keep your seed phrase in a particular place (2) Always check your seed phrase to be sure it is intact (3) Be sure you alone have access where your seed phrase is kept.

Conclusion: Knowing too well that keeping the seed phrase and other account related information of a user private are some ways to ensure adequate security, I think we need to do a constant check on our seed phrase so that we don't end up losing it.

I stand to be corrected if there are things that were not listed as this thread is based on personal encounter and observation.

OP I thank you first of all you have discussed the matter very nicely. This discussion is very useful for everyone, whether new or old. Especially most important for newbies. I keep my seed phrase very safe but I check my wallet seed phrase occasionally. I check my wallet seed phrase at least once or twice a week. I keep my wallet seed phrase in my mobile and also write it down in notebook form as a document at home as security. I don't keep my wallet seed phrase in one place I keep it in a different place for more security. I am very proactive about keeping my wallet seed phrase safe.

[AHOYBRAUSE]

I never check it and I know I don't have to.

It's stored extremely safe online ( not the words though, just hints to every word ), then hidden in a book and I also remembered it. So I guess I am on the safe side.

Don't know why someone would need to check it several times. Just have it in a secure place and you can basically forget about it until you actually need it maybe.

[Poker Player]

I never check it and I know I don't have to.

It's stored extremely safe online ( not the words though, just hints to every word ), then hidden in a book and I also remembered it. So I guess I am on the safe side.

Don't know why someone would need to check it several times. Just have it in a secure place and you can basically forget about it until you actually need it maybe.

Good luck with it, my friend. Relying even partially on memory has its risks. So does saving even part of the seed online. Although in reality everything has risks but I prefer the old school solution.

I don't usually check my seed much, like once or twice a year, although I don't keep it only in one place, like the OP.

[Strongkored]

Lessons( 1) Do not keep your seed phrase in a particular place (2) Always check your seed phrase to be sure it is intact (3) Be sure you alone have access where your seed phrase is kept.

Conclusion: Knowing too well that keeping the seed phrase and other account related information of a user private are some ways to ensure adequate security, I think we need to do a constant check on our seed phrase so that we don't end up losing it.

I rarely check it unless I really need it, and I feel safe enough with the way I store my seed phrases that I don't feel the need to check it often, and store it in several different places but still only I know where it is stored.
However, I agree that we are the only who have access to the seed phrase storage, unless there is a family we can trust to anticipate when something unexpected happens.
It's possible to avoid things like what you experienced, for example being erased or lost by using material that won't be erased, such as a stainless steel plate to record the seed phrase, which means we have to be willing to spend more for the security of our wallet.

[lienfaye]

Lessons( 1) Do not keep your seed phrase in a particular place (2) Always check your seed phrase to be sure it is intact (3) Be sure you alone have access where your seed phrase is kept.

I'm guilty of not following what you have said here. Because I kept my seed phrase to my hidden wallet without duplicate and I rarely check it. Guess i'm to complacent knowing that it is kept in a safe place.

But yes, it's really crucial to check our seed phrase if it is still secure. That's our key to our wallet hence it just right to ensure that it's safe. So much better also to have a duplicate and no one can access because nowadays it's hard to trust.

[Rockstarguy]

Lessons( 1) Do not keep your seed phrase in a particular place (2) Always check your seed phrase to be sure it is intact (3) Be sure you alone have access where your seed phrase is kept.

Despite we need to secure our seed phrase and to put in safe place doesn't mean we should dump it in the safe place and never remember to check on it. Why   it is important to check seed phrase is know if it has been tempered or if the environment where it is kept is okay or not. OP thanks, I think this is a very important update you Brought to our mind. We only remember our seed phrase whenever we need it . The seed phrase is like a key to our wallet from time to time it needs to be check.

[bayu7adi]

Not too often, maybe around once every 30 days, just to ensure that the seed key I have still corresponds to the wallet I intend. Checking the seed key helps me avoid forgetting the location and filename I used to store it. So, performing this check is actually a good practice. However, it's crucial to be cautious so that your seed key isn't exposed in the wrong way. The concern is that it might end up falling into traps like malware or ransomware.

Make sure the device you use for checking is free from all viruses to keep the money stored in your wallet secure.

[kotajikikox]

I don't think I need to check my Seed from time to time because I have been keeping them somewhere that no one knows and only me that can visit them , Maybe I will also not need to mention here where it is because it can be exposed .

But I know that it is safer than anywhere my other funds stays.

and also  there are none in my circle of crypto friends that has this attitude , maybe we are too confident of where it was located and safe?

[Crypt0Gore]

If where you keep one part of your recovery seed is missing and your last option is to go for the second part where you keep the recovery seed then I think you need to move your Bitcoin out of the wallet into a new one, the one you can't find is at risk of been found by someone else, and you claimed that you packed out of the house? I won't feel comfortable that the recovery seed is lost somewhere that I don't know, to be on safer side I will create a new Bitcoin wallet and move all my coin into the new wallet.

You don't know who will luckily found where you write or keep the first recovery seed and if they know what its about they will import into a online wallet and steal all your Bitcoin.

[Iroh]

I don’t need to check my seed phrase often. It’s written down someplace safe, dry and kept in a location that’s both very secure and within reach whenever I may have need of it.
I don’t see the need to check on your seed phrase often if you know the location where it’s kept is a secure one and that’s why I don’t feel any urge to go checking on it every now and then.

Well, I guess it wouldn’t hurt to swing by and take a look at where I had kept mine .