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# :material-content-save: Backing up wallet and will
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## Where your will actually lives
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Your heirs, dates, and inheritance transactions are stored **inside the Electrum wallet file** — not in your seed.
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!!! danger "Restoring from seed does not restore your will"
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If you recreate the wallet from its seed phrase you get your **bitcoin** back, but the BAL inheritance configuration is **gone**. Only the wallet file carries it.
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## How to back it up
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Use Electrum's own command: **File → Save backup**.
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If your computer is stolen or fails, install Electrum plus the BAL plugin on a new machine and open the saved wallet file — your will is there, intact.
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!!! warning "Keep the wallet password"
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Without it you cannot open the wallet file, and therefore cannot reach the inheritance data stored inside it.
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## Export the heirs list
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You can export the list of heirs to keep a readable, printable copy of your arrangement.
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{ .screenshot }
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*A printable record of who inherits what.*
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!!! tip "Store it thoughtfully"
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That export tells anyone who reads it who your heirs are and how much they receive. Treat it with the same care as any other sensitive document — and consider whether the heirs themselves should know in advance.
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## A sensible backup routine
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| What | Where | When |
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| Wallet file (contains the will) | Two separate physical locations | After every meaningful change to the will |
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| Wallet password | Password manager or a sealed physical note | Once, and whenever you change it |
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| Seed phrase | Offline, separate from the above | Once |
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| [Offline backup transaction](backup-transaction.md) (optional) | USB / notary / trusted person | Every time the will is refreshed |
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