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Hello hopefully can help me and my friends mum out. My best friend past away suddenly just before christmas and i have started to sort out his affairs for his mum who is 80 years old. I know he has got a monero wallet. We have his mnemonic word but not his password there is a file on his computer called wallets inside are flies with his name on and one with his name and keys.sorry but i haven't got a clue what to do to get access to the wallet. i can provide a death certificate etc. please help

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    Since anyone with the word list can recover the monero, make sure you keep it secret until you've transfered any monero in that wallet, since it bypasses any password.
    – user36303
    Commented Jan 3, 2021 at 0:05

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You can recover a wallet with just the mnemonic seed. This should help: How can I recover a wallet using the mnemonic seed?

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    The official guide is easy to follow and comprehensive: getmonero.org/resources/user-guides/restore_account.html
    – jtgrassie
    Commented Jan 3, 2021 at 5:32
  • Thanks the mnemonic word is not recognised any more when try to log into the wallet any more help would be of great help
    – Steve Ozzy
    Commented Jan 3, 2021 at 18:00
  • How many words is the mnemonic seed comprised of?
    – dEBRUYNE
    Commented Jan 3, 2021 at 18:39

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