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Save two-factor recovery codes
Keep recovery codes available when the authenticator cannot be used.
Before you start
- Have just enabled two-factor authentication or generated new codes.
Step by step
On the recovery-code screen, select the contents to store privately or click Download.
If downloaded, locate onewhats-recovery-codes.txt.
Verify that the codes are stored and click I have saved them.
Check your result
You retain a copy of the displayed recovery codes.
What you need to know
- Each recovery code can be used once.
- The dialog does not later display the old codes in plain text; it shows how many remain and lets you generate a new set.