Start by creating a brand new pockets file as per this information.
Click on on subsequent to see the pockets sort choice window:
As you may see Electrum helps various kinds of wallets. You have to choose the identical sort of pockets that you’re restoring which on this case is the “Customary pockets”
Within the subsequent step electrum asks you to decide on the place the pockets secret will come from
Select “I have already got a seed”
Then enter your seed phrases:
When you’ve entered legitimate seed phrases the following button will turn into enabled and also you’ll be capable to proceed to the following step.
Notice: If the seed phrases are from one other pockets, just like the blockchain.data pockets, Bither or Mycelium, then you must press choices and verify bip39.
If the seed phrases are from Bither pockets then be sure to substitute the hyphens within the seed phrase with areas. It ought to show ‘BIP39 checksum OK” subsequent to the choices button whenever you’ve entered a sound bip39 seed mnemonic.
If the originating pockets is MultibitHD, Bread Pockets or Bitcoin Pockets for Android by A. Schildbach then observe the information right here as an alternative.
In case your seed phrases are from a bip39 pockets (i.e. not Electrum) you can be proven this window beneath. Select the legacy p2pkh choice if the addresses within the originating pockets start with ‘1’, p2sh-segwit if they start with ‘3’ and native segwit if they start with ‘bc1’:
Notice that final digit within the derivation path denotes the HD account quantity. If the recovered pockets doesn’t mirror all of your funds repeat the restoration course of with a brand new pockets file and increment the final quantity. Do that many times till you may have recovered all HD accounts. For instance: m/44’/0’/1′ to revive the second HD account, m/44’/0’/2′ for the third HD acccount and so forth. Notice additionally that the only quotes within the derivation path will not be elective.
Electrum now asks you to enter a password to guard your pockets file. That is elective however strongly advisable:
Lastly it generates your addresses and shows the electrum window:
