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Bitcoin => Electrum => Topic started by: bnbstorm on January 24, 2023, 09:08:31 PM



Title: Electrum legacy wallet in new version
Post by: bnbstorm on January 24, 2023, 09:08:31 PM
Is there a way to create a legacy wallet in current version of Electrum? As far as I have checked I was unable to find a way to create a legacy wallet starting with 1.


Title: Re: Electrum legacy wallet in new version
Post by: hosseinimr93 on January 24, 2023, 09:11:35 PM
For generating a legacy wallet, you need to go to "console" tab and use the following command.

Code:
make_seed(128,"","standard")

If you don't see "Console" tab, click on "View" at top of the window and select "Show Console".


Title: Re: Electrum legacy wallet in new version
Post by: bnbstorm on January 24, 2023, 09:16:07 PM
For generating a legacy wallet, you need to go to "console" tab and use the following command.

Code:
make_seed(128,"","standard")

If you don't see "Console" tab, click on "View" at top of the window and select "Show Console".

Thanks it worked and I got a new seed. But I would like to ask what does 128 mean?


Title: Re: Electrum legacy wallet in new version
Post by: hosseinimr93 on January 24, 2023, 09:19:04 PM
Thanks it worked and I got a new seed. But I would like to ask what does 128 mean?
That's the number of bits of entropy.
With 128 bits of entropy, you will have a 12 word seed phrase. For example, you can change the 128 to 256 to have a 24 word seed phrase.

Code:
make_seed(256,"","standard")


Title: Re: Electrum legacy wallet in new version
Post by: bnbstorm on January 24, 2023, 09:31:47 PM
Thanks it worked and I got a new seed. But I would like to ask what does 128 mean?
That's the number of bits of entropy.
With 128 bits of entropy, you will have a 12 word seed phrase. For example, you can change the 128 to 256 to have a 24 word seed phrase.

Code:
make_seed(256,"","standard")
Thank you very much. Locking thread.