Re: Electrum Linux vs MacOS/Windows

Quote from: joniboini on Today at 09:34:51 AM

Quote from: m2017 on Today at 07:33:23 AM

That is, are the electrum of the same version developed for Linux, Windows and MacOS identical. This is not about the security of the OS itself, but specifically about electrum.

As far as I'm aware, the source code is the same regardless of the OS that you use. You can also build and develop it on your own if you don't want to download the app file[1]. Also, they don't use wallet.dat[2] like Bitcoin core. You should be able to copy and paste the wallet file regardless of the OS. CMIIW.

[1] https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum#development-version-git-clone
[2] https://electrum.readthedocs.io/en/latest/faq.html#where-is-my-wallet-file-located

It's clear. Thanks for your prompt reply. Perhaps I will experiment with the wallet file on different OSes to see for myself.

Yes, you are absolutely right in noting that the wallet file that is created in electrum is not wallet.dat (i was wrong). Just checked that. But a new question arose: in what format is the electrum wallet created? In the type column, it is only indicated that this is a file. No mention of format.