Wallet cleanup can be performed safely when you understand what actions are being requested and carefully review the transactions you approve.
With Your Free SOL, simply connecting your wallet or scanning it does not automatically close token accounts, burn tokens, or move assets.
You remain in control of the wallet and must approve the relevant on-chain transactions before cleanup actions can occur.
You can start by connecting your wallet to Wallet Cleanup and reviewing what the tool finds before deciding whether to take any action.
For details about Your Free SOL's non-custodial design, wallet authorization, transaction review, and general security practices, see Security and Wallet Safety.
Is it safe to connect my wallet?
Connecting a Solana wallet to a website is different from approving a transaction.
A wallet connection allows the application to identify your public wallet address and use publicly available blockchain data to inspect the accounts associated with it.
Simply connecting your wallet does not give Your Free SOL permission to transfer your SOL or tokens.
It also does not give the platform your private key or seed phrase.
You should never provide your seed phrase or private key to Your Free SOL — or to any website.
If a website asks for either one, do not continue.
Does scanning my wallet change anything?
No.
When you use Wallet Cleanup, the tool can inspect your wallet and identify potential cleanup opportunities before you approve an on-chain transaction.
Scanning may help you identify things such as:
- empty token accounts;
- token accounts that may be eligible to close;
- unwanted token balances;
- potential SOL that may be recoverable from eligible accounts.
Reviewing this information does not itself modify your wallet.
Nothing is closed or burned simply because it appears in the cleanup interface.
When does something actually happen on-chain?
An on-chain change occurs when you approve and sign a transaction that performs the requested action.
For example, depending on what you choose to do, a cleanup transaction may include actions such as:
- closing eligible token accounts;
- recovering the remaining lamports from closed accounts;
- burning selected unwanted tokens.
Your wallet should present a transaction approval request before these actions are submitted.
This is the point where you should stop and verify that the transaction matches what you intended to do.
Do not approve a transaction simply because your wallet displays a signing request.
Can Your Free SOL access my private key?
Your Free SOL does not need your private key or seed phrase to perform wallet cleanup.
Transaction authorization happens through your connected wallet.
Your wallet holds the credentials required to authorize transactions and asks you to approve them when necessary.
Never enter your seed phrase or private key into the Your Free SOL website.
Protecting these credentials is one of the most important rules when using any crypto application.
Can Your Free SOL move assets without my approval?
Connecting or scanning your wallet is not the same as signing an on-chain transaction.
Cleanup actions that require your authority must be authorized through your wallet.
This means you should treat the wallet's transaction confirmation screen as an important security checkpoint.
Before signing, make sure you understand what you selected in the cleanup interface.
If something does not look right, reject the transaction.
Is closing an empty token account safe?
Closing a genuinely unused and eligible empty token account is generally different from transferring or burning a token balance.
For a standard token account, the token balance normally needs to be zero before the account can be closed.
Closing the account ends that token account's active on-chain state and transfers its remaining lamports to the designated destination account.
It does not erase the account's historical transactions from Solana's blockchain history.
In many cases, an associated token account can also be created again later if you need it.
For a more detailed explanation, see Is It Safe to Close Token Accounts on Solana?.
Will closing token accounts affect tokens I still own?
You should distinguish between the token balance and the token account that holds that balance.
For standard token accounts, an account containing a normal token balance cannot simply be treated as an empty account and closed.
If you want to keep a token, do not intentionally burn it.
If the account is already empty and eligible for closure, closing it does not burn tokens elsewhere in your wallet.
Your Free SOL separates wallet inspection from the actions you choose to approve so that you can review cleanup opportunities before signing transactions.
What about unwanted or low-value tokens?
Wallet cleanup may involve more than closing empty accounts.
Some wallets also contain unwanted tokens, spam assets, or low-value token balances.
These require more caution.
If you intentionally decide to permanently destroy a token, you may use Burn Tokens.
The Burn tool includes filters that can help you narrow down tokens based on estimated USD value.
However:
The USD value filter cannot be 100% accurate. Always double-check the items you're about to burn.
Price information can be unavailable, incomplete, delayed, or inaccurate. A token appearing to have little or no USD value does not guarantee that it is worthless.
Do not burn an asset solely because a filter classifies it as low value.
Burning requires more caution than closing an empty account
Burning is irreversible.
Once a burn transaction succeeds, the selected token amount has been permanently destroyed and cannot be recovered through Your Free SOL.
Before burning anything, verify:
- the token you selected;
- the token mint;
- the amount;
- the estimated value;
- the wallet being used; and
- the transaction you are about to approve.
If you are uncertain about a token, leave it unchanged.
For more information, see Burn vs. Close Token Account on Solana.
Be careful with suspicious tokens
Solana wallets can receive tokens that you never requested.
Some may contain suspicious names, URLs, or other metadata intended to persuade you to visit an external website.
You do not need to follow those links in order to clean up your wallet.
Avoid visiting URLs contained in suspicious token names or metadata.
Do not enter your seed phrase, private key, or other sensitive credentials into websites promoted by unknown tokens.
If you decide an asset is unwanted, verify what you are selecting directly through the cleanup interface rather than following instructions contained in the asset itself.
What should I check before signing?
Before approving a cleanup transaction, take a few seconds to review what you selected.
A simple safety checklist is:
- Make sure you are on the correct Your Free SOL website.
- Confirm that the connected wallet is the wallet you intended to clean.
- Review the accounts or tokens selected for cleanup.
- Do not burn anything you may want to keep.
- Treat displayed USD values as estimates rather than guarantees.
- Review the transaction request in your wallet.
- Reject the transaction if anything is unexpected.
There is no reason to rush.
If you are unsure about an account or token, leave it alone and investigate it before approving any action.
Do I need to clean everything?
No.
Wallet cleanup does not need to mean removing every unused-looking account or token.
You can review what Your Free SOL finds and choose only the actions you are comfortable performing.
If an account is unfamiliar or you are uncertain why it exists, skipping it is a perfectly reasonable choice.
The goal is to help you identify cleanup opportunities — not to encourage you to remove as much as possible.
Which tool should I use?
Your Free SOL provides different tools depending on what you want to accomplish.
Use Reclaim SOL if your main goal is to find eligible empty token accounts and recover SOL from accounts you choose to close.
Use Burn Tokens if you have unwanted token balances that you have independently verified and intentionally want to destroy.
Use Wallet Cleanup if you want to review multiple cleanup opportunities from one interface.
If you are unsure where to begin, Wallet Cleanup is usually the easiest starting point because you can inspect what is available before deciding what actions to take.
Is wallet cleanup risk-free?
No blockchain transaction should be treated as completely risk-free.
The main risks come from approving an action you did not intend, selecting the wrong asset, misunderstanding what an account is used for, relying on inaccurate third-party information, or interacting with a malicious website instead of the legitimate application.
This is particularly important when burning tokens because burning is irreversible.
Your Free SOL provides tools and information to help you review potential cleanup actions, but you remain responsible for deciding which assets and accounts to process and for approving the resulting transactions.
Always verify your selections before signing.
For platform-wide security information, including wallet control, transaction authorization, official domains, and recommended security practices, see Security and Wallet Safety.
Key takeaways
- Connecting your wallet does not automatically move or remove assets.
- Scanning your wallet does not close accounts or burn tokens.
- Your Free SOL does not need your seed phrase or private key.
- Cleanup actions that require your authority must be approved through your wallet.
- Closing an eligible empty token account is different from burning a token.
- Burning is irreversible and requires additional care.
- USD value filters are useful for review but cannot be 100% accurate.
- Never follow suspicious URLs contained in unknown token metadata.
- You do not need to clean every account or token that appears.
- If you are unsure about an asset or transaction, do not approve it.
You can use Wallet Cleanup to scan your wallet and review available cleanup opportunities first. Nothing needs to be removed simply because the tool finds it — verify your selections and approve only the actions you actually intend to perform.