Title: Delete Backup-Codes
Last modified: February 2, 2019

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# Delete Backup-Codes

 *  Resolved [Claus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webwiese/)
 * (@webwiese)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-backup-codes/)
 * Does anyone know, where the backup-codes are placed? I would like to delete them.
   I did register now with 2 U2F-devices and therefore do not need an extra backup
   in case I would loose one U2F-device.
 * I suppose they are safed in the database and will only expire if they have been
   used, right?
 * Would be great if someone could help me.
 * Thank you very much
 * Ron

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 *  Plugin Author [Kaspars](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kasparsd/)
 * (@kasparsd)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-backup-codes/#post-11161923)
 * The backup codes are stored in the `_two_factor_backup_codes` [user meta value](https://github.com/georgestephanis/two-factor/blob/f33778a5f72a08550cc7f25ab93f67bfd44c7c1d/providers/class.two-factor-backup-codes.php)
   and they are deleted [only when used](https://github.com/georgestephanis/two-factor/blob/f33778a5f72a08550cc7f25ab93f67bfd44c7c1d/providers/class.two-factor-backup-codes.php#L307-L310).
 *  Thread Starter [Claus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webwiese/)
 * (@webwiese)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-backup-codes/#post-11161986)
 * Thank you very much, Kaspars. Your support is great 🙂
 * And thanx to everyone being involved to this very important project.
 * Ron

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 * [database](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/database/)
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 * Last reply from: [Claus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webwiese/)
 * Last activity: [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/delete-backup-codes/#post-11161986)
 * Status: resolved