<p>First <a href="https://download.electrum.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">download Electrum</a>, try to get a version closest to the one you were using. Get the portable version because you may need to get a higher version if it doesn't work.</p>

<p>Open the program, File -> new/restore -> enter in your seed when asked.</p>

<p>When it asks for a password, it means a new password to save this wallet with encryption.</p>

<p>Then wait for the syncing to happen.</p>

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2017-08-31T07:49:10.120Z
When you enter the seed the password is required to encrypt the seed on your disk. The seed itself is the password that unlocks everything - this is why it needs to be encrypted on the disk. The password is not required when recovering from seed you can enter any password you want.
Yoan Arnaudov
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2017-11-07T23:18:39.720Z
Maybe that's true in newer versions. You need the original seed and password in the 1.x versions. Please don't overwrite old passwords .-.
Eddie
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2018-11-04T19:36:21.960Z
@Eddie that's not true. Also you shouldn't be using 1.x anyway. It is unsafe to use such an old version. Always use the latest version of electrum.
Abdussamad
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2018-11-04T22:42:51.657Z
This was written for people with wallets from 2017, if you have an updated answer just post it!
Eddie
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2017-05-26T21:25:33.117Z
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2017-11-07T10:11:04.443Z
Eddie
<p>A service I used some years ago is shutting down. I withdrew some coin but it went to an old address. I believe it was my old electrum wallet that I only have the seed for. How to recover my bitcoin?</p>

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How to recover an electrum wallet from seed
Eddie
# How to recover an electrum wallet from seed

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-05-26)

A service I used some years ago is shutting down. I withdrew some coin but it went to an old address. I believe it was my old electrum wallet that I only have the seed for. How to recover my bitcoin?

**Tags:** electrum, wallet-recovery, seed


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2017-05-26. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

First [download Electrum](https://download.electrum.org/), try to get a version closest to the one you were using. Get the portable version because you may need to get a higher version if it doesn't work.

Open the program, File -> new/restore -> enter in your seed when asked.

When it asks for a password, it means a new password to save this wallet with encryption.

Then wait for the syncing to happen.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: When you enter the seed the password is required to encrypt the seed on your disk. The seed itself is the password that unlocks everything - this is why it needs to be encrypted on the disk. The password is not required when recovering from seed you can enter any password you want.  
> **username_0**: Maybe that's true in newer versions. You need the original seed and password in the 1.x versions. Please don't overwrite old passwords .-.  
> **username_2**: @username_0 that's not true. Also you shouldn't be using 1.x anyway. It is unsafe to use such an old version. Always use the latest version of electrum.  
> **username_0**: This was written for people with wallets from 2017, if you have an updated answer just post it!  

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