How do I recover with lost seed but have passphrase not compromised

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Hi

Can you tell me what happens if someone has stolen the device and backup but they did not know the passphrase that was setup on the wallet ie it was a hidden wallet,…in terms of recovery?

Would you just load up Trezor suite on computer and access hidden wallet with passphrase that was not compromised, move funds off eg to exchange or would you need to buy a new trezor device “in order” to load up trezor suite application?

And if you need to buy new trezor device to load up trezor suite application, how do you recover the hidden wallet with new device if backup was lost/stolen but you have the passphrase that was not compromised?

Thank you

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@mikeyb Your wallet can be recovered on a new Trezor device using the wallet backup (note that Trezor Model One should really only be used with a 24 word backup, all other Trezors can be used with any Trezor-compatible backup). If you have a passphrase wallet, you would also need to enter the passphrase on your Trezor. If you suspect your wallet backup is compromised I recommend moving your funds to a new wallet as outlined in this article irrespective of passphrase wallet use.