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*Electrum* does not download the blockchain, so there is no waiting time when startopening.
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*Electrum* does not download the blockchain, so there is no waiting time when opening.
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To startopen *Electrum*, choose **Applications ▸ Internet ▸ Electrum Bitcoin Wallet**.
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To open *Electrum*, choose **Apps ▸ Internet ▸ Electrum Bitcoin Wallet**.
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For an explanation of how Bitcoin works in simple terms, read [The In-Depth Guide to Bitcoin That Won’t Leave You Frustrated](https://www.vpnmentor.com/blog/ultimate-guide-bitcoin/).
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To start *Electrum* choose
<span class="menuchoice">
**Applications**&nbsp;▸
**Internet**&nbsp;▸
**Electrum Bitcoin Wallet**
</span>.<p><i>Electrum</i> uses <i>mBTC</i> as the
default base unit. 1 mBTC = 0.001 BTC. To change the base unit, choose
<b>Tools&nbsp;▸ Preferences</b>.</p>
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<p><i>Electrum</i> uses <i>mBTC</i> as the
default base unit. 1 mBTC = 0.001 BTC. To change the base unit, choose
<b>Tools&nbsp;▸ Preferences</b>.</p>
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<p>Do not blindly trust the bitcoin balance that <i>Electrum</i>
displays as <em>unconfirmed</em>. Wait for transactions to be confirmed.</p>
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Your wallet can be recovered entirely from its <em>seed</em>: the
chain of words generated by *Electrum*
when creating the wallet. But if you lose your seed, you
lose your entire wallet.
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That's why we recommend you both:
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Backup your seed outside of Tails. For example, you can write it down on a piece of paper and keep it with you.
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If *Electrum* fails to startopen or stays minimized, maybe your *Electrum* folder is corrupted.
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If *Electrum* fails to open or stays minimized, maybe your *Electrum* folder is corrupted.
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Open your *Home* folder in the *Files* browser.
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Open your *Home* folder in the *Files* browser.
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Click on the <span class="guimenu">Select the [[!img lib/pango-down.png alt="menu toggleView Options" class="symbolic" link="no"]]</span> button in the title bar and chooseselect the option **Show Hidden Files**.
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Select the [[!img lib/go-down.png alt="View Options" class="symbolic" link="no"]] button in the title bar and select the option **Show Hidden Files**.
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StartOpen *Electrum*.
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Open *Electrum*.
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Hardware wallets
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You can use hardware wallets that work with Debian 13 (Trixie).
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In the past, different wallets have worked with different versions of Debian. For example, Trezor hardware wallets stopped working in Debian 12 (Bookworm), so they don't work in Tails 6.0 or later.
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