# Error when Trying to Recover Umbrel Channel Backup File

**URL:** <https://community.umbrel.com/t/error-when-trying-to-recover-umbrel-channel-backup-file/12714>\
**Category:** Support and Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [June 9, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/error-when-trying-to-recover-umbrel-channel-backup-file/12714 "2023-06-09T19:50:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![therush\_2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@therush\_2000](https://community.umbrel.com/u/therush_2000)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/error-when-trying-to-recover-umbrel-channel-backup-file/12714/1 "2023-06-09T19:50:20Z")

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Hello, I’m running the latest version of Umbrel. I tried to recover my channel via the back file “my-umbrel-channels.backup”, and got this error: “Unable to recover channel backup, unable to unpack chan backup: chacha20poly1305: message authentication failed.”

Is there anything I can do?