Thank you HCP. Still not clear to me however. Can anyone else explain this in simple newbie terms? Can I combine the 2 wallets somehow? Then how to remove old wallet? I tried and could not.

BitCoin will never catch on mainstream because it is far too difficult to buy, store and use.   The average person does not have the time to deal with it. Techies are only a small percentage of the population. Not worth it to the rest of us.

I have 2 separate electrum wallets on different computers. Both have pre-Aug 1 purchases. Cannot figure out how to claim BCH with this setup. Really have a mental block with this. Afraid of that Fyookball guy stealing my BTC.