Back up your wallets
Kilonova has two kinds of backup, and you want both. Your seed is the backup of your funds. A backup file keeps everything else: labels, the address book, notes, payment requests, sync progress and node settings.
| Seed | Backup file | |
|---|---|---|
| Restores your funds | Yes | Yes, with the wallet password and the backup passphrase |
| Restores labels, notes, address book | No | Yes |
| Works in other Monero wallets | Yes | No, Kilonova only |
| Where to keep it | Offline, on paper | Anywhere you choose; it is encrypted |
DANGER
A backup file does not replace your written seed. If you forget the backup passphrase, nobody can open the file, and Dhiva Labs cannot recover it. Keep your seed written down even when you make backups.
Make a backup
Open Settings, then Backup (under Your data).
Under Wallets to include, choose the wallets.
Type a Backup passphrase of at least 12 characters, and type it again in Repeat the passphrase.
This passphrase is separate from your wallet passwords. Write it down.
Select Save backup and choose where to save the file.
Kilonova shows Encrypting and saving the backup, then Saved … with the file name and size.
The file holds each wallet's file exactly as stored, still locked with that wallet's own password, and the whole file is encrypted again with the backup passphrase. Without the passphrase nobody can read it, not even which wallets are in it. Kilonova never sends a backup anywhere, and Android's own cloud backup is off for the app's data, so where the file goes is up to you.
Restore from a backup
Open Settings, then Restore from backup.
Select Choose file and pick the backup.
Type its passphrase and select Open backup.
Kilonova shows how many wallets the backup holds.
Select Restore these wallets.
Unlock each restored wallet with its own password.
Restoring never replaces a wallet already on the device. If you already have a wallet with the same name, the restored copy is renamed, for example Savings (restored).
Problems
| Message | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Wrong passphrase, or the backup is damaged. | Check the passphrase; it is case-sensitive. |
| This is not a Kilonova backup, or it is damaged. | You chose a different file. |
| This backup was made by a newer version of Kilonova. Update the app to open it. | Install the latest release. |
| The file could not be written or read. Try another location. | Choose a folder you can write to. |