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Bitcoin => Electrum => Topic started by: varChar on February 26, 2017, 08:18:12 PM



Title: Restore wallet with description in ubuntu
Post by: varChar on February 26, 2017, 08:18:12 PM
I don't get my description if I restore my wallet with a seed (of course). Where is the folder located to restore the wallet? Electrums docs says "Go -> Location and type ~/.electrum". It's probably obvious but I dont know where to type that in Ubuntu...


Title: Re: Restore wallet with description in ubuntu
Post by: Cereberus on February 26, 2017, 08:40:01 PM
I don't get my description if I restore my wallet with a seed (of course). Where is the folder located to restore the wallet? Electrums docs says "Go -> Location and type ~/.electrum". It's probably obvious but I dont know where to type that in Ubuntu...

I am in Windows now and I am about go sleeping but it's super easy. Open the Computer tab and go to the long box and copy paste ~/.electrum there.

In the picture below I find in google just to give you an example where you should type it.
https://i.imgur.com/dtr0gdX.png



Title: Re: Restore wallet with description in ubuntu
Post by: alexrossi on February 26, 2017, 09:50:22 PM
I don't get my description if I restore my wallet with a seed (of course). Where is the folder located to restore the wallet? Electrums docs says "Go -> Location and type ~/.electrum". It's probably obvious but I dont know where to type that in Ubuntu...

It's an hidden folder, with ubuntu you open the file manager, go to your home folder and press CTRL+H to show hidden directories and files.


Title: Re: Restore wallet with description in ubuntu
Post by: kolloh on February 27, 2017, 03:37:27 AM
If you are restoring the wallet from the seed words, I don't think you should need to mess with the Electrum files in this folder. You can just create a new wallet and restore from seed and it should do the rest. You would only need to do this to restore contacts and labels if these are something you need.


Title: Re: Restore wallet with description in ubuntu
Post by: varChar on February 28, 2017, 03:36:35 PM
Thanks for answers!
First of all I could't find the 'location bar'. However, I did notice it when I had it in full screen. Because I hoovered the 'top bar' so that 'Go' appeard. And good suggestion to export and import the description.