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Re: Easy Electrum Wallet Question
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PricklyPete51
on 29/09/2018, 00:09:59 UTC
Quote words are 100% correct.  Even if they were wrong wouldn't the app's Next button in android enable but create a new wallet - not a copy of my Windows wallet?

Some combinations of the 24 words are not valid. I don't know the exact reason for this, but it happens.i believe that most of he combinations of words are invalid.

Maybe someone with more knowledge can explain better.l why this happens.

Go to iancoleman.io/bip39 and try some combinations. You will see that many are invalid.

Make sure 100% the seed is correct and type it on your Android, it Should work.(you will lose a bit of security, as you are exposing your seed. But that's ok if not much funds).



Hmmm...  Interestingly icancoleman.io/bip39 says a couple of my words aren't on the valid list but I have a wallet using them on my windows machine created with Electrum.  Is this possible?  LOLOL

what version of electrum do you have on windows? the version number should be in the window title bar and you can also get it via help menu > about.

you should be able to restore from a valid seed on android.  find out why the seed is not valid. in most cases you can find the seed words via wallet menu > seed in the PC version of electrum. a spelling mistake or incorrect order to the words may be one explanation.

also note that electrum seeds are not bip39. since 2.0 they use the bip39 dictionary but are not bip39 seeds. also since you've revealed them to a website you should consider your wallet compromised. both the windows and android ones.

create a new wallet via file new/restore on windows or tap the menu icon in the top right corner on android and choose wallets and then new.

Electrum Windows Version 3.2.3

There $1 ish in there so if I get robbed it's no big deal.

For example one word used is "shiny" not on the list and rejected by the web site.  Maybe I created the wallet elsewhere and am confused.

I think I'll just start over.

Also, my windows wallet menu seed is disabled in the app.