# Can't Restore Wallet

**URL:** <https://forum.firo.org/t/cant-restore-wallet/2016>\
**Category:** Need Help\
**Created:** [January 11, 2022, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.firo.org/t/cant-restore-wallet/2016 "2022-01-11T22:44:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![FIDO](https://forum.firo.org/user_avatar/forum.firo.org/fido/32/986_2.png) [@FIDO](https://forum.firo.org/u/FIDO)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2022, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.firo.org/t/cant-restore-wallet/2016/1 "2022-01-11T22:44:38Z")

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Trying to restore wallet from seed on a QT wallet.  
When I do this, the wallet has no Firo, no history. Looks like a new wallet.  
When I replace a backed up **wallet.dat** file, it works.  
The old **wallet.dat** makes the wallet look like an older version.

What’s going on here?

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**Author:** ![anwar](https://forum.firo.org/user_avatar/forum.firo.org/anwar/32/77_2.png) [@anwar](https://forum.firo.org/u/anwar)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.firo.org/t/cant-restore-wallet/2016/2 "2022-01-13T16:16:19Z")

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> [@FIDO](#):
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> The old **wallet.dat** makes the wallet look like an older version.

Could you explain more on this part?

I would also recommend continuing in the other thread so it is more streamlined.

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**Author:** ![FIDO](https://forum.firo.org/user_avatar/forum.firo.org/fido/32/986_2.png) [@FIDO](https://forum.firo.org/u/FIDO)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.firo.org/t/cant-restore-wallet/2016/3 "2022-01-13T23:49:53Z")

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1. Installed the QT Firo wallet (Didnt open it).
2. Replaced default wallet.dat file with an old wallet.dat file I saved from a previous version.
3. Opened the wallet, sync’d the wallet. Looks like an older version of a Firo wallet.
4. Didn’t realize this until I installed a new QT wallet and saw what it looked like.

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**Author:** ![anwar](https://forum.firo.org/user_avatar/forum.firo.org/anwar/32/77_2.png) [@anwar](https://forum.firo.org/u/anwar)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 2:52am UTC](https://forum.firo.org/t/cant-restore-wallet/2016/4 "2022-01-14T02:52:04Z")

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The wallet.dat is not related to the wallet UI. If you copied an old wallet.dat and you see an older interface, it is most likely you started an older firo-qt version.

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**Author:** ![anwar](https://forum.firo.org/user_avatar/forum.firo.org/anwar/32/77_2.png) [@anwar](https://forum.firo.org/u/anwar)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.firo.org/t/cant-restore-wallet/2016/5 "2022-04-10T17:22:38Z")

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