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by AlexandrB 167 days ago
Google authenticator lets you move accounts easily using a QR code + phone camera.
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But no way to backup to cold storage last time I checked. Took a picture of the QR code with another phone and printed it.
> Took a picture of the QR code with another phone and printed it.

Why? Decode the QR code and store the text however you prefer to store text.

i wish there were a straightforward way to export a file of some sort that i can backup without creating yet another special case to manage.
that’s good to know thanks but creates more special cases to manage if i just want to backup my stuff so i can manually recover when i need to (on lost device say).