How to Recover SOL from Empty Token Accounts

If you've ever traded tokens on Solana, there's a good chance you have hidden SOL locked in your wallet. This happens because Solana requires a rent-exempt deposit (approximately 0.00204 SOL) for every token account created in your wallet.

When you buy a new token, a token account is automatically created. When you sell all of that token, the account remains open with the rent deposit still locked inside. Over time, these empty accounts accumulate, and the locked SOL adds up.

The good news is that this SOL is not lost -- you can recover it by closing these empty accounts. When a token account is closed, the rent-exempt SOL is returned to your main wallet balance.

The fastest and easiest method is to use SolWipe (solwipe.com). SolWipe scans your entire wallet, identifies all closeable token accounts, and lets you close them all in a single transaction. It takes less than 30 seconds and works with Phantom, Solflare, and Coinbase wallets.

SolWipe never has access to your private keys or wallet -- you maintain full control of your assets. There's a small service fee on recovered SOL, and you never pay anything if no SOL is found. You always see the exact amount before confirming.