<p>You can't.</p>

<p>Security of a MultiBit wallet is broken into four parts:</p>

<ol>
<li>A wallet encrypted by the password but not the wallet words</li>
<li>A wallet backup, kept in the cloud, encrypted by the wallet words.</li>
<li>"Wallet words," kept on a piece of paper</li>
<li>A password, kept in your head.</li>
</ol>

<p>You have 2 and 4, but not 1 or 3. My understanding is that that's not enough to restore your wallet. If you had your wallet words, or access to the computer that created this wallet, it would be different.</p>

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2015-08-05T20:10:56.367Z
Oh so the `mbhd-*.zip.aes` files are not the same as what MultiBit uses on a daily basis? Where does it keep the other file encrypted with only the password? How would I restore a wallet from a copy of that file? There still isn't any option to select a file path.
Chloe
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2015-08-12T11:05:07.860Z
MultiBit HD dev here. The cloud backups are encrypted with an AES key derived from the wallet words only, not the password.
jim618
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2015-08-12T12:21:06.077Z
@jim618 Hi, thanks for chiming in. Are items 1 and 2 on the above list correct?
Nick ODell
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2017-06-14T20:38:09.057Z
I think this is wrong. The wallet words uniquely determine the wallet. You shouldn't need the wallet words to decrypt the cloud backup.
jwg
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2017-06-14T20:44:42.883Z
@jwg OK. Go make a wallet, restore it without the password, and show that I'm wrong.
Nick ODell
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2017-06-14T20:48:48.700Z
Ok, I just did it.
jwg
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2017-06-14T21:17:49.150Z
@jwg I misremembered the asker's question. The asker is asking about restoring from a wallet backup and the wallet password.
Nick ODell
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Nick ODell
<p>If I have a backup file like <code>mbhd-*.zip.aes</code> how do I restore it using only my password? When I click on Restore Wallet, it only asks for the wallet words, not the file path or password.</p>

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2015-08-04T12:16:14.763Z
Have you looked at "I want to use an existing wallet"?
Murch
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2015-08-04T19:42:31.400Z
Yes, and it only lists the current wallets in the system. It doesn't allow you to choose the file location.
Chloe
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2015-08-04T19:43:14.877Z
This ISN'T a duplicate of the other question! That other question is ALSO my question, and it is asking something completely different!
Chloe
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2015-08-05T00:09:25.527Z
Going to disagree with @StephenM347. The questions are sufficiently different to reopen. @ Chloe Please try to relate to other users more politely in the future. Speculating on someone's reading ability isn't ok.
Nick ODell
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2017-03-23T17:02:30.933Z
Do you still have your mbhd.wallet.aes file ? You can extract mnemonic seed( words) from it using your password.
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How do I restore a wallet from a backup file in MultiBit HD?
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# How do I restore a wallet from a backup file in MultiBit HD?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-08-03)

If I have a backup file like `mbhd-*.zip.aes` how do I restore it using only my password? When I click on Restore Wallet, it only asks for the wallet words, not the file path or password.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Have you looked at "I want to use an existing wallet"?  
> **username_0**: Yes, and it only lists the current wallets in the system. It doesn't allow you to choose the file location.  
> **username_0**: This ISN'T a duplicate of the other question! That other question is ALSO my question, and it is asking something completely different!  
> **username_2**: Going to disagree with @StephenM347. The questions are sufficiently different to reopen. @ username_0 Please try to relate to other users more politely in the future. Speculating on someone's reading ability isn't ok.  
> **username_3**: Do you still have your mbhd.wallet.aes file ? You can extract mnemonic seed( words) from it using your password.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-08-05. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

You can't.

Security of a MultiBit wallet is broken into four parts:

1. A wallet encrypted by the password but not the wallet words
2. A wallet backup, kept in the cloud, encrypted by the wallet words.
3. "Wallet words," kept on a piece of paper
4. A password, kept in your head.

You have 2 and 4, but not 1 or 3. My understanding is that that's not enough to restore your wallet. If you had your wallet words, or access to the computer that created this wallet, it would be different.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Oh so the `mbhd-*.zip.aes` files are not the same as what MultiBit uses on a daily basis? Where does it keep the other file encrypted with only the password? How would I restore a wallet from a copy of that file? There still isn't any option to select a file path.  
> **username_4**: MultiBit HD dev here. The cloud backups are encrypted with an AES key derived from the wallet words only, not the password.  
> **username_2**: @username_4 Hi, thanks for chiming in. Are items 1 and 2 on the above list correct?  
> **username_5**: I think this is wrong. The wallet words uniquely determine the wallet. You shouldn't need the wallet words to decrypt the cloud backup.  
> **username_2**: @username_5 OK. Go make a wallet, restore it without the password, and show that I'm wrong.  
> **username_5**: Ok, I just did it.  
> **username_2**: @username_5 I misremembered the asker's question. The asker is asking about restoring from a wallet backup and the wallet password.  

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