The safe path here is to install another instance of Electrum to a virtual machine or another computer, create a new wallet and transfer all the funds before installing Electron Cash.
Or just use another wallet, there are plenty of them: https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@bcn/preparing-for-august-1-hard-fork-how-to-claim-your-free-bitcoin-cash
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