Recover Electrum Wallet

[NigelSymonds]

Hi what steps do I need to take to re-instate an electrum wallet, I have the 12 word wallet generation seed which is what is needed apparently.
Thanks bitcoin novice
 

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[ranochigo]

Download Electrum wallet from the official website, validate its authenticity. After which, install it and you can restore your wallet when prompted during the initialization process. It's not hard and you could've just googled it...

[o_e_l_e_o]

Download Electrum from this site only: https://electrum.org/#download

Important! Verify your download by following the instructions for your OS here: https://bitcoinelectrum.com/how-to-verify-your-electrum-download/. This is to ensure the Electrum file you have downloaded is authentic and has not been tampered with. There are a number of fake/malware versions being spread.

Install and launch Electrum.

Create a new wallet, select "Standard wallet", select "I already have a seed", enter your seed phrase, and then set a password for your wallet. Done.

[Maus0728]

Just to add.

Here are some of the resources I have found that is useful for someone who is just starting/practicing on how to verify Electrum whenever it has new updates. Also, it would be better to bookmark the official website of Electrum to avoid getting phished.

[1] https://bitzuma.com/posts/how-to-verify-an-electrum-download-on-mac/ (MAC OS)
[2] https://bitzuma.com/posts/how-to-verify-an-electrum-download-on-windows/ (WINDOWS OS)
[3] [GUIDE] How to Safely Download and Verify Electrum [Guide]