{"id":"troubleshooting.recovery-word-isnt-a-recovery-word","url":"/faq/troubleshooting/recovery-word-isnt-a-recovery-word","category":{"id":"troubleshooting","title":"Troubleshooting & messages"},"subcategory":{"id":"delta-messages","title":"Delta Drive and Delta Trust messages"},"question":"Why does it say a word isn't one of the recovery words?","alt_questions":["word isn't one of the recovery words check for a typo","recovery kit word not recognised","typo in recovery kit delta trust","all 24 words are in reconnect will check them together"],"short_answer":"Recovery kits only use words from a fixed list, and that word isn't on it — almost certainly a typo or autocorrect. Retype it from your kit.","answer_markdown":"Recovery kits only use words from a fixed list. The word in that position isn't on the list, so it's almost certainly a typo — a missing letter, an extra space, or autocorrect changing it.\n\nCompare that numbered word with your kit and retype it. Once all 24 words are recognised, Storage Studio checks them together when you reconnect.","answer_html":"

Recovery kits only use words from a fixed list. The word in that position isn't on the list, so it's almost certainly a typo — a missing letter, an extra space, or autocorrect changing it.

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Compare that numbered word with your kit and retype it. Once all 24 words are recognised, Storage Studio checks them together when you reconnect.

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Troubleshooting & messages · Delta Drive and Delta Trust messages

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Why does it say a word isn't one of the recovery words?

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Short answer: Recovery kits only use words from a fixed list, and that word isn't on it — almost certainly a typo or autocorrect. Retype it from your kit.

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Recovery kits only use words from a fixed list. The word in that position isn't on the list, so it's almost certainly a typo — a missing letter, an extra space, or autocorrect changing it.

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Compare that numbered word with your kit and retype it. Once all 24 words are recognised, Storage Studio checks them together when you reconnect.

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