Ledger Nano X is one of the best and most widely used Ledger hardware wallet models that allows you to store and manage your crypto assets on the go. During the setup process of this wallet, you are asked to create a wallet PIN that allows you to access your wallet just like your password allows you to access your accounts online. Apart from that, you are also provided with a Secret Recovery Phrase that allows you to restore your wallet in case you ever lose your PIN or forget it. 

Both hot and cold wallet users would agree with me on this fact that the Secret Recovery Phrase is an important piece of information that needs to be kept secret and you also need to have a backup of the same. If you ever lose your Secret Recovery Phrase, you'll never be able to recover your wallet or restore your funds. 

If you are in a position where you are required to recover your wallet and you have the secret recovery phrase with you, then you can follow me through this read further. 

Pre-requisites to restore your Ledger wallet 

To perform Ledger Restore From Recovery Seed Phrase, you need to be ready with a few important things. Here is the list of things that you need to be ready with: 

    • First of all, keep your Ledger device handy 
    • Make sure that you have the recovery phrase with you 
    • In addition to that, you should have access to a device with the Operating system Windows 8.1, macOS 10.14 (64-bit), or Linux Ubuntu 20.04 (64-bit). On the other hand, you can also use a smartphone with at least Android 8.1 or i0S 13+ 
    • And please ensure that the Ledger Live application is installed on it 

If you think you are ready with these things, you can proceed further and apply the step-by-step guidelines explained in this article. 

Stage 1- Accessing the Bootloader mode 

    1. Take your Ledger Nano X and press the button right next to the USB port on your device 
    2. Make sure that you keep pressing this button until you see the Ledger logo on your device 
    3. Thereafter, you can follow the given instructions and then proceed by pressing the right or left button to go back 
    4. Now, you should press the two buttons simultaneously and you'll see the Ledger Restore From Recovery Seed Phrase option 

Stage 2- You need to choose your PIN 

    1. At this stage, you need to press the two buttons on your device and you'll see the "Choose PIN with 4 to 8 digits" 
    2. Using the left or right button, you can choose your PIN code 
    3. After selecting each digit of the PIN, you can press both buttons to validate that digit 
    4. Repeat the same process for each digit and confirm the PIN by entering it again 

Stage 3- time to restore the wallet with the recovery phrase 

    1. Now, to perform Ledger Restore From Recovery Seed Phrase, you need to choose the length of your recovery phrase 
    2. After selecting the length, you can press both buttons to validate your choice 
    3. Now, enter the correct secret recovery phrase and validate each word as asked 
    4. Keep doing the same until you enter the complete phrase 
    5. At last, you'll see the "Your device is ready" message on your screen 
    6. That's all you need to do for Ledger Restore From Recovery Seed Phrase. 

Conclusion: 

If, while performing this task, you see an invalid recovery phrase message on your screen, then you are suggested to make a few quick checks. First of all, you need to make sure that you have entered the correct secret recovery phrase and chosen the correct number of the phrase. In addition to that, you should also verify the order of the words you have entered the phrase in.