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# Lock screen & forgot password
Unlock with your password, or erase the device and restore from a backup.
## The lock screen
When the Vault locks, it shows **Unlock Vault**. Type your master password.
Three things lock it: the auto-lock delay, the red **Lock** slot at the right end of the bottom bar, and **Settings → Lock Application**.
The lock screen.
{% hint style="warning" %}
**50 wrong passwords in a row erase the device.** This protects you if the Vault is stolen. Type carefully; the counter resets on a correct password.
{% endhint %}
## Forgot your password?
The Vault cannot recover it, because nothing on the device is readable without it. The only way forward is to **erase the device and restore** from your paper backup.
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### Tap "Forgot password? Reset this device"
On the lock screen, tap the link. The screen **Reset this device** explains: *this permanently erases every account, key and setting stored on this device*.
The reset warning.
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### Tick the acknowledgement and tap "Erase everything"
Tick *I understand that all accounts on this device will be permanently erased*, then **Erase everything**. The Vault restarts empty. Create a new master password, then [import your secret phrase](/vault/add-an-account/import-a-secret-phrase.md) or [restore a QR backup](/vault/add-an-account/restore-a-qr-backup.md).
The acknowledgement and the erase button.
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**Your funds are not on the device.** They are on the blockchain, tied to your secret phrase. Erasing the Vault and restoring from paper gives you the exact same accounts.
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