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Electrum - default_wallet asking for password I was never asked to create
by
moyno85
on 26/09/2019, 08:24:41 UTC
Hi there,

I recently installed Electrum 3.3.8 from electrum.org and have verified the download.

  • No password or prompt came up when I activated the program, I was just given a "default" wallet.
  • No seed was given at any point.
  • I transferred bitcoin into it successfully.
  • Then I tried to send this bitcoin to a tor website but the system asked for a password. I have no password.
  • Never in the install process was I asked to create a password for this default_wallet or received a seed key. It just opened after I clicked next on the intro screen.
  • As a test, I created a new wallet which took me through the entire password creation/seed key process. I also have to enter a password for this wallet on opening Electrum but not for the default_wallet.
  • I've never used a desktop wallet before and am 99.9% sure I have never installed Electrum previously.

What do I do? Any help would be hugely appreciated.