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# How to Withdraw

You can use ioPay mobile app or ioPay desktop to withdraw from Cyclone Protocol.

### Step 1 - Navigate to "Withdraw" Tab

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### Step 2 - Paste Note to Validate

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### Step 3 - Enter Your Address

You can always withdraw to the address you used for deposit. But if you intend to use Cyclone Protocol to shield your transaction, please deposit to a new address that has never been used. 

### Step 4 - Click "WITHDRAW" Button and Confirm the Withdraw

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The zkSNARKs proof is generated using the note your provided which will usually take 30 seconds to finish. If you hang on this page for more than 2 minutes, please refresh Cyclone App and retry.

### Step 5 - Relayer Invokes Cyclone Contract and Fund Your Address

The relayer will invoke Cyclone contract and fund your address in about 30 seconds.