Question 1

How do I get my SOL back from token accounts?

Accepted Answer

Connect your wallet and the bench scans it for token accounts with a zero balance. One signed transaction closes them and the rent deposit — about 0.002 SOL per account — returns to your wallet instantly. No signup, no deposit, nothing to install.

Question 2

How much SOL can I recover?

Accepted Answer

Roughly 0.002 SOL for every token you have ever bought and no longer hold. Wallets that have traded a season of memecoins often carry dozens of dead accounts — the bench shows your exact total before you sign anything.

Question 3

Is closing token accounts safe?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Only accounts holding exactly zero tokens are touched — anything with a balance, of any token, is skipped. Closing an empty account is a native Solana operation; if you buy the token again later, a fresh account is created automatically.

Question 4

Why does Solana hold this SOL in the first place?

Accepted Answer

Every account on Solana must carry a rent deposit to stay in the ledger. Buying a token creates a token account and locks the deposit; selling the token does not close the account, so the deposit stays locked until someone sweeps it.

The Sweep