# Can someone please me import xcp in to a wallet?

**URL:** <https://forums.counterparty.io/t/can-someone-please-me-import-xcp-in-to-a-wallet/278>\
**Category:** Counterparty\
**Created:** [May 9, 2014, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/can-someone-please-me-import-xcp-in-to-a-wallet/278 "2014-05-09T15:48:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![expo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9f8e36/32.png) [@expo](https://forums.counterparty.io/u/expo)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2014, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/can-someone-please-me-import-xcp-in-to-a-wallet/278/1 "2014-05-09T15:48:19Z")

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I am new to counterparty and have some xcp on an exchange. I just want to take my xcp off the exchange so I have control of the xcp.  
  
I have an ubuntu livecd and want to backup to a USB drive. Is there a simple and secure way to do it?  
  
And one more thing, does the passphrase have to be 12 words, or can it just be something like a long string of ASCII characters? Thanks.