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Guides · 5 min · Jul 28, 2026

Moving authenticator codes without losing access

A checklist for exporting TOTP secrets, verifying codes, and retiring your old authenticator safely.

Phone showing an authenticator code on a dark desk

Before you leave an authenticator app, export or photograph every otpauth secret you still need. Codes stop working the moment the old app is wiped.

In LoginScout MFA, paste otpauth:// URIs or import a JSON export. Confirm each 6-digit code matches the old app before you remove anything.

Keep a printed or offline backup of recovery codes from the original services. TOTP apps fail; recovery codes are the spare key.

When migration checks out, retire the old authenticator. One source of truth beats two half-updated lists.

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