Forgot your MetaMask password?
To unlock your MetaMask wallet, you need to enter the password.
To do this, click on the MetaMask extension, enter your password and click “Unlock”.
After clicking “Unlock”, your MetaMask wallet will be unlocked.
If you have already unlocked your MetaMask wallet, you can change the password in your settings.
In your settings, click “Security & Privacy”.
Finally, scroll down and click “Change Password” to change your password.
However, not everyone has the “Change password” option.
If you don’t have the option to change your password, you need to follow the guide below.
In this guide, you will learn how to change or reset Your MetaMask password using your secret recovery phrase.
How to change your MetaMask password
To change your MetaMask password, you need to open the MetaMask extension and import your wallet using the secret recovery phrase.
By importing your wallet using your secret recovery phrase, you can enter a new password.
Then, you will be able to use your new password to access your MetaMask wallet.
Unfortunately, if you forgot both your MetaMask Secret Recovery Phrase and your password, you will not be able to recover your MetaMask wallet.
However, you can try to find the vault data on your computer.
Here’s how to change your MetaMask password:
1. Import your MetaMask wallet using your secret recovery phrase
The first step is to import your MetaMask wallet using your secret recovery phrase.
When you first create a MetaMask wallet, you will be given a secret recovery phrase.
If you have saved your secret recovery phrase, you can use it to change your MetaMask password.
To get started, open Chrome and click on the MetaMask extension.
After opening the MetaMask extension, you will see an “import using Secret Recovery Phrase” under the “Unlock” button.
Click “import using Secret Recovery Phrase” to start recovering your MetaMask wallet using your Secret Recovery Phrase.
2. Paste your secret recovery phrase and choose a new password
After clicking on “import using Secret Recovery Phrase”, you will land on the “Restore your account with Secret Recovery Phrase” page.
The page contains 3 fields including “Wallet Secret Recovery Phrase”, “New Password” and “Confirm Password”.
First, paste your secret recovery phrase into the “Secret Wallet Recovery Phrase” field.
Unfortunately, if you have lost your secret recovery phrase, you will not be able to change your MetaMask password.
Secondly, choose a new password and enter it in the “New password” field.
The password must be a minimum of 8 characters long.
Thirdly, re-enter the new password in the “Confirm password” field.
Finally, click “Reset” to change your MetaMask password.
Keep in mind that only the first account in your wallet will be loaded automatically.
After completing the recovery process, you can add more accounts by clicking the drop-down menu followed by “Create Account”.
3. You have successfully changed your MetaMask password
After clicking “Recover”, your MetaMask wallet will be unlocked.
Now, your first account will be uploaded automatically.
Keep in mind that if you restore your wallet using another secret recovery phrase, your current wallet, accounts, and assets will be removed from the app permanently.
You have successfully changed your MetaMask password!
Now you will be able to unlock your MetaMask wallet by entering your new password.
How to reset your MetaMask password
To reset your MetaMask password, you need to recover your wallet using the secret recovery phrase or reset your password in your wallet settings.
If you saved your secret recovery phrase, you can import it to change the metamask password.
To do this, open the MetaMask extension and click “import using Secret Recovery Phrase” under the “Unlock” button.
After clicking on “import using Secret Recovery Phrase”, you will land on the “Restore your account with Secret Recovery Phrase” page.
On the page, you need to paste the secret recovery phrase, choose a new password and re-enter the new password.
Finally, click “Reset” to reset your MetaMask password.
On the other hand, if you are already logged into your MetaMask wallet, you can change the password in your settings.
Here’s how to change your MetaMask password in your wallet settings:
- Click on the menu icon followed by “Settings”.
- Click “Security & Privacy” to access your security and privacy settings.
- In the security and privacy settings, click “Change Password”.
- Enter your current password.
- Enter a new password in the “New password” field.
- Re-enter your new password in the “Confirm Password” field.
- Click on “I understand…”.
- Click “Reset Password” to reset your MetaMask password.
In some cases, you may not have the option to change your MetaMask password.
If you don’t have the “Change Password” option, you can reset your MetaMask password only by importing your wallet using your secret recovery phrase.
Conclusion
When changing your MetaMask password, be sure to write down your new password in a safe place.
This will prevent you from going through the process of recovering your MetaMask account.
Keep in mind that you need to know your secret recovery phrase to change or reset the metamask password.
Unfortunately, if you don’t know your secret recovery phrase, you won’t be able to reset your MetaMask password.
However, you can try to find the vault data.
Here’s how to find vault data for Chrome or Brave: https://metamask.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018766351.