Electrum is an SPV (Simplified Payment Verification) client.
You can read about the differences of a Full and SPV node here:
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Thin_Client_Security
Topic: Will Electrum take over my Hard Drive (Read 611 times)
No. it uses special servers and only scans the blockchain and downloads block headers only. It uses very little space compared to wallets that download the entire blockchain.
No, it will not 
It's a HD wallet, it won't download the full blockchain, so it'll be really small.
Just remember to write down your seed words!
It's a HD wallet, it won't download the full blockchain, so it'll be really small.
Just remember to write down your seed words!
I used the Windows Bitcoin app https://bitcoin.org/en/download to store send and receive my bitcoins. Now that I am on Linux I have downloaded Electrum.
I wasnt too happy with my Widows Wallet. It took forever to get up to date and used Tons of Hard drive space..
Does Electrum do the same...
Thank you..
I wasnt too happy with my Widows Wallet. It took forever to get up to date and used Tons of Hard drive space..
Does Electrum do the same...
Thank you..
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