Quote from: privacyn3on on March 27, 2024, 02:25:21 PM

Can you share the official links to these wallets or any other recommended ones? I want to make sure that I'm accessing only the official links

Electrum wallet is the best option. You can see this link to learn how to download the wallet and verify the signature How to Safely Download and Verify Electrum [Guide

Quote from: privacyn3on link=topic=5490500.msg63864806#msg63864806 date=1711549521
Can you elaborate on the verify signature part? How do I do this?
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Signature verification is a step to ensure that you downloaded programs from the official link. The developer signs the program code using a digital signature, and if a single line of code is changed, the signature verification step will fail.

Quote from: privacyn3on on Today at 09:06:07 AM

Also, wouldn't Bitcoin Core client start syncing the blockchain as soon as I start it?

Yes, but the data will be downloaded to the default directory, which is

~/Library/Application Support/Bitcoin/

You need to modify it to the external hard drive data path.