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# Export from Microsoft Authenticator
Microsoft Authenticator can't export TOTP seeds unless your phone is rooted, so you can't move an existing seed out of it.
Instead, reset your OTP seed with your bank to get a new secret key. Add that key to Thijooree, and to Microsoft Authenticator too if you want codes in both apps.
> [!IMPORTANT]
> Resetting replaces the old seed. The existing BML entry in Microsoft Authenticator stops working, so you have to add the new key to it again.
## How to do it
1. Follow [Set up BML](01-setup-bml.md) up to **step 5**, where you copy the secret key.
2. Add the key to Microsoft Authenticator using the steps below.
3. Go back to [Set up BML](01-setup-bml.md) and continue from **step 6**.
> [!WARNING]
> Add the key to Microsoft Authenticator **before step 7** (Verify Code). After you verify, BML stops showing the secret key and you would have to reset again.
## Add the key to Microsoft Authenticator
<table>
<tr>
<th width="20%">Step 1</th>
<th width="20%">Step 2</th>
<th width="20%">Step 3</th>
<th width="20%">Step 4</th>
<th width="20%">Done</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="center"><img src="screenshots/msauth_1.jpg" alt="Microsoft Authenticator home screen with the QR code button highlighted" width="160"></td>
<td align="center"><img src="screenshots/msauth_2.jpg" alt="Scan QR Code screen with the Enter code manually button highlighted" width="160"></td>
<td align="center"><img src="screenshots/msauth_3.jpg" alt="Add account screen with Other account highlighted" width="160"></td>
<td align="center"><img src="screenshots/msauth_4.jpg" alt="Add account form with account name and secret key filled in" width="160"></td>
<td align="center"><img src="screenshots/msauth_5.jpg" alt="Bank of Maldives account in the Microsoft Authenticator list showing a 6-digit code" width="160"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<b>Add an account</b><br>
Open Microsoft Authenticator and tap the <b>QR code button</b> in the bottom-right corner.
</td>
<td valign="top">
<b>Enter the code manually</b><br>
BML is on the same phone, so there is nothing to scan. Tap <b>Enter code manually</b>.
</td>
<td valign="top">
<b>Choose the account type</b><br>
Tap <b>Other account (Google, Facebook, etc.)</b>.
</td>
<td valign="top">
<b>Paste the secret key</b><br>
Enter an <b>Account Name</b> such as <i>Bank of Maldives</i>, paste the key from BML into <b>Secret Key</b> and tap <b>Finish</b>.
</td>
<td valign="top">
<b>Account added</b><br>
The account now shows a 6-digit code. It matches the code in Thijooree because both use the same key.
</td>
</tr>
</table>
Now go back to [Set up BML](01-setup-bml.md) and continue from **step 6**. In step 7 you can verify with the code from either Thijooree or Microsoft Authenticator.
For MIB, see [Set up MIB](02-setup-mib.md).