Electrum won't open on my PC, so I installed on another with my seed and no coin

[cycoinminer]

Hi

I installed Electrum on PC1, anyway, after it closed, it was no longer able to be opened.

So, I installed it on PC2, using my seed.... I thought that this would automatically show my assigned bitcoin addresses from the original installation - it didn't.

Consequently, I don't know how to see the Bitcoin address I've had some payments sent to from Middlecoin.

Can someone give me a step by step walkthrough how to get the software opening again on PC1, and to ensure my BTC address (and coin) is safe.

Thanks in advance

[Abdussamad]

What operating system are you using?

[cycoinminer]

What operating system are you using?

Windows 7, 64 Bit....

Sorry, I should I said!

[Abdussamad]

Backup your electrum data directory on PC1. You can find it by doing the following:

Go to Start -> Run (or press WinKey+R) and run this:

explorer %APPDATA%\Electrum

Usually this means:

C:\Users\YourUserName\Appdata\Roaming\Electrum

Backup that entire folder and copy it to the same relative location on PC2. See if electrum starts up on PC2 and you can see your balance.

[cycoinminer]

Backup your electrum data directory on PC1. You can find it by doing the following:

Go to Start -> Run (or press WinKey+R) and run this:

explorer %APPDATA%\Electrum

Usually this means:

C:\Users\YourUserName\Appdata\Roaming\Electrum

Backup that entire folder and copy it to the same relative location on PC2. See if electrum starts up on PC2 and you can see your balance.

Sorry for not getting back sooner....

Anyway, I tried this, and I encounter the exact same problem when I do this. Electrum fails to start up on PC2.
I swap back the Electrum folder that PC2 originally has, and Electrum opens - but that doesn't help, as my coins are in my PC1 folder.

What's the next step for me to try? Thanks

[Abdussamad]

Sorry for not getting back sooner....

Anyway, I tried this, and I encounter the exact same problem when I do this. Electrum fails to start up on PC2.
I swap back the Electrum folder that PC2 originally has, and Electrum opens - but that doesn't help, as my coins are in my PC1 folder.

What's the next step for me to try? Thanks

On PC2 locate the electrum folder that you copied over from PC1. Delete everything in that folder except the wallets directory. See if electrum will start up now and you have access to your coins?

[cycoinminer]

All sorted! Thanks for the help!

Just one thing - if I have Electrum installed on both PC1 and PC2, I can control the wallet from either machine? Correct?

I'm just thinking, backup wise, in case something goes wrong with either one of the computers.

[Abdussamad]

All sorted! Thanks for the help!

Just one thing - if I have Electrum installed on both PC1 and PC2, I can control the wallet from either machine? Correct?

I'm just thinking, backup wise, in case something goes wrong with either one of the computers.

Yes. Backup the working electrum folder now. Then do two things:

On PC2 where you have the working wallet view the seed and write it down on a fresh piece of paper. Your old seed backup was incorrect or you would have been able to restore the wallet. So make sure you get it right this time.

On PC1 delete everything in the electrum folder except for the wallets directory i.e. do the same thing you did on PC2. See if electrum now runs on PC1.

[bitpop]

So was your seed wrong?