❌Deleting a Wallet

How to remove a wallet you no longer need, or even delete all your wallets from Nova Wallet.

How to Forget a Wallet

  1. Open the Nova Wallet application.

  2. Select the identicon at the top right of the screen.

  3. Select the settings option (cogwheel).

  4. Select the Edit button located at the top right of the screen.

  5. Select the red minus icon located to the left of an account you wish to delete.

  6. Select Forget when prompted.

  7. If you have the Cloud Backup feature turned on, select Remove in the confirmation popup.

How to Delete All Wallets from Nova Wallet

Nova Wallet does not collect or store any of your data on a server. All your wallet information is stored either locally on your device or on your personal cloud storage. Should you no longer wish to use Nova Wallet, here is how you can delete all your wallets.

  1. Open the Nova Wallet application.

  2. Export all the wallets you wish to keep available in the future as described here: Export Wallet. Your mnemonic passphrase, raw seed, and JSON file are all compatible with other Polkadot wallets.

  3. Enable cloud backup if you have it disabled at the moment: Enable Cloud Backup.

  4. Delete your cloud backup file by following this guide: Delete Your Cloud Backup.

  5. You can now uninstall the Nova Wallet application to erase the wallet data that was stored locally.

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