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kenstu22 (OP)
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July 05, 2013, 05:52:24 PM
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This is a very ignorant noob question.  I installed Electrum--works fine. 

But I can't find a folder with an uninstall icon nor is it present under control panel-->programs--> uninstall. I want to unistall for two reasons

1) I like being able to know that I can easily uninstall anything
2) I want to test recovering my wallet
2) I figure the best way to secure my wallet is to back up the data and put it on an external drive and/or make a paper copy--then unistall electrum from my computer.  That way the wallet lives in a place where it never touches the internet.

If I want to do a transaction--then I would just install it again.

So where is the flaw in my logic please?

Thanks in advance.
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July 07, 2013, 08:22:45 AM
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The flaw in your logic is that uninstalling Electrum does not uninstall your wallet.

* To uninstall the application you go to start->Electrum>Uninstall
* To remove your wallet file open a explorer and go to c:\users\username\appdata\roaming\Electrum and remove the electrum.dat file

Please note that, although it can't hurt, creating backups of your wallet file should not be needed as long as you remember your seed.

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