# Seed Phrase storing process

**URL:** <https://community.metamask.com/t/seed-phrase-storing-process/28292>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [February 29, 2024, 6:01am UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/seed-phrase-storing-process/28292 "2024-02-29T06:01:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Bhanu-Partap](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/metamask/user_avatar/community.metamask.com/bhanu-partap/32/34428_2.png) [@Bhanu-Partap](https://community.metamask.com/u/Bhanu-Partap)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2024, 6:01am UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/seed-phrase-storing-process/28292/1 "2024-02-29T06:01:34Z")

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I want to know that if MetaMask is a non custodial wallet means its not storing our seed phrase and private key, then how we are able to import a same account at another device using 12 words seed phrase if its storing in the local device of the user.

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**Author:** ![Chinzilla](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/metamask/user_avatar/community.metamask.com/chinzilla/32/14264_2.png) [@Chinzilla](https://community.metamask.com/u/Chinzilla)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2024, 8:43am UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/seed-phrase-storing-process/28292/2 "2024-02-29T08:43:51Z")

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Hi @Bhanu-Partap , welcome to MetaMask community!

The accounts you add to your MetaMask wallet, by pressing the add account button, are derived from your Secret Recovery Phrase (the seed phrase) which is all stored onchain and locally on your device.

Please read more about how this all works in this article:

> **[User Guide: Secret Recovery Phrase, password, and private keys](https://support.metamask.io/hc/en-us/articles/4404722782107-User-Guide-Secret-Recovery-Phrase-password-and-private-keys)**
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**Author:** ![system](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/metamask/original/3X/3/8/3812168020a49f264784b1dbfcf12435abbb09ad.png) [@system](https://community.metamask.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2024, 8:44am UTC](https://community.metamask.com/t/seed-phrase-storing-process/28292/3 "2024-03-30T08:44:18Z")

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Closed on March 30, 2024, 8:44am UTC

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