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# Unlocking Encrypted Profiles
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When you restart Cwtch, if you used a [password ](/docs/profiles/change-password/ ) to protect your profile, it will not be loaded by default, and you will need to unlock it.
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1. Press the pink unlock icon < img src = "/img/lock_open-24px.webp" className = "ui-button" alt = "unlock icon" />
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2. Input your password
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3. Click “unlock your profile”
See also: [Cwtch Security Handbook: Profile Encryption & Storage ](https://docs.openprivacy.ca/cwtch-security-handbook/profile_encryption_and_storage.html )