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pooya87

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Quote from: Dinki on August 27, 2016, 03:16:02 AM

I installed a stand-alone version of electrum 2.6.4, then deleted it because I thought the seed might be compromised.

why did you think it is compromised?

Quote from: Dinki on September 04, 2016, 08:08:37 PM

Thanks a lot guys! I did as you said and was able to get a second wallet with new seed.
Thanks Grin

glad your problem was solved.

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Thanks a lot guys! I did as you said and was able to get a second wallet with new seed.
Thanks Grin

longbob72

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You can't change the seed. To get a new seed you'll have to create a new wallet.
You probably forgot to delete your wallet file when you deleted the stand alone executable, that's why electrum opened the same wallet when you reinstalled. The wallet files are located in C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Electrum\wallets.

NorrisK

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You can open electrum and go to file .

From there choose new / restore
Then you choose Create a new wallet and pick the kind of wallet you want (probably standard wallet).

It should generate a new seed for you, which should be different than the previous seed.

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I installed a stand-alone version of electrum 2.6.4, then deleted it because I thought the seed might be compromised.

I then installed the windows installer version, to my dismay the seed was exactly the same!

How do I get another electrum wallet with a new seed?

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