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Version 0.34
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The key derivation was changed again in version 0.34, in order to
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offer "type 2 wallet" capabilities. If you use an older wallet, you
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will need to create a new wallet and move your coins. The procedure is
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described below (version 0.31).
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This page lists versions of Electrum that are incompatible with the
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previous version. These incompatibilities are caused by a change in
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the key derivation algorithm.
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Version 0.31
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version 0.31 fixes a vulnerability in the key generation function.
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Unfortunately, this means that wallets created prior to 0.31 are
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incompatible with newer versions. We apologize for the
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inconvenience. We try to keep this kind of upgrades as rare as
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Wallets created before the change are incompatible with the new
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version, and that users need to move their bitcoins. We apologize for
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the inconvenience. We try to keep this kind of upgrades as rare as
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possible.
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If you use an older wallet, you will see a message asking you to
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LIST OF UPGRADES:
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Version 0.34: The key derivation was changed again in version 0.34, in order to offer "type 2 wallet" capabilities.
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Version 0.31: This version fixes a vulnerability in the key generation function.
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HOW TO UPGRADE:
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If your wallet is deprecated, you will see a message asking you to
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create a new wallet and to move your balance to the new wallet.
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Here are the steps that you need to follow:
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* create a new wallet: electrum.py -w my_new_wallet.dat
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* create a new wallet with the new version of Electrum: /path/to/new/electrum.py -w my_new_wallet.dat
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* copy a receiving address from the new wallet
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* open your old wallet:
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* open your old wallet with the old version of Electrum: /path/to/old/electrum.py -w my_old_wallet
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* move your entire balance to the new address.
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Note that you may keep your current seed. For this, all you need to do
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will not recover your old wallet with the new software, but you will
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get a new wallet instead.
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