<p>1)2)
Electrum uses so called "Deterministic wallets". In short this basically means that your entire wallet can be recovered using the seed.</p>

<p>Even if you delete the wallet file/ have no private keys, the seed will give you full access.</p>

<p>3) Either every private key of each adress that you used, or the seed.</p>

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Jan Janssen
<p>I've some questions about the technique of storing and restoring a wallet using Electrum. </p>

<ol>
<li><p>I found out that Electrum stored a file on my PC. This file has my wallet's name so I think this file contains my bitcoins. If I deleted this file, my money will be lost forever, Am I right?</p></li>
<li><p>I have 12 words (The seed). Will those words restore the file if it is deleted? Or Are they just used to restore password?</p></li>
<li><p>What are all the things that I need to restore my wallet? (Eg. the file, the seed, the password, private keys, ... etc)</p></li>
</ol>

<p>Thank you so much,</p>

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How can Electrum restore a wallet?
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# How can Electrum restore a wallet?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-11-30)

I've some questions about the technique of storing and restoring a wallet using Electrum.

1. I found out that Electrum stored a file on my PC. This file has my wallet's name so I think this file contains my bitcoins. If I deleted this file, my money will be lost forever, Am I right?
2. I have 12 words (The seed). Will those words restore the file if it is deleted? Or Are they just used to restore password?
3. What are all the things that I need to restore my wallet? (Eg. the file, the seed, the password, private keys, ... etc)

Thank you so much,

**Tags:** electrum, wallet-recovery


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-11-30. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

1)2)
Electrum uses so called "Deterministic wallets". In short this basically means that your entire wallet can be recovered using the seed.

Even if you delete the wallet file/ have no private keys, the seed will give you full access.

3) Either every private key of each adress that you used, or the seed.


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