Title: Reindexing? Post by: tradeemarkk on October 05, 2016, 11:36:49 PM Hi,
I recently downloaded bitcoin core, and kind of jumped the gun and sent myself bitcoins before my wallet was done downloading the block chain. However it keeps corrupting trying to download it, so i'm gonna end up using a light version of a wallet. I sent myself about $90 USD worth of bitcoins. Since I cant see the transaction until that part of the chain is downloaded (which I cant) is there anyway I can recover those bitcoins I sent myself? Thanks. Title: Re: Reindexing? Post by: achow101 on October 06, 2016, 12:19:23 AM You can export the private key and sweep the Bitcoin into your wallet. In Bitcoin Core, go to Help > Debug Window and then the Console tab. Then type
Code: dumpprivkey <address> Title: Re: Reindexing? Post by: tradeemarkk on October 06, 2016, 03:21:15 AM Im sorry "Where <address> is the address of you want the private key of. Then you can take that private key and sweep it into your new wallet."
That has me totally lost. Title: Re: Reindexing? Post by: achow101 on October 06, 2016, 03:26:33 AM Im sorry "Where <address> is the address of you want the private key of. Then you can take that private key and sweep it into your new wallet." You have Bitcoins sent to an address in your wallet. That address is the address you enter for that argument. The dumpprivkey command will output the private key to that address. You have to take that private key and enter it into another wallet in order to spend the Bitcoin associated with that key.That has me totally lost. Title: Re: Reindexing? Post by: DannyHamilton on October 06, 2016, 10:11:51 AM If you want more specific step-by-step instructions than achow101 has given you, then you'll need to give us the name of the lightweight wallet software that you've chosen to use AND one of the following:
Title: Re: Reindexing? Post by: tradeemarkk on October 07, 2016, 12:00:23 AM I will be using electrum as my lightweight wallet,
1LWJ1Pxkx8vSJSLCLFYChbrRW7WGnnxuTJ is the address I sent myself bitcoins with Transaction # 1ef9ecb664c4c84fda92dba32f3948ab813c5569929355ec893d04e099623344 Number of coins : 0.14680936 Any help is appreciated! Title: Re: Reindexing? Post by: achow101 on October 07, 2016, 12:26:17 AM Open Bitcoin Core. Go to Help > Debug Window > Console. In the box at the bottom, type
Code: dumpprivkey 1LWJ1Pxkx8vSJSLCLFYChbrRW7WGnnxuTJ Now open Electrum. Make a new wallet (File > New/Restore). Give it a name. Then choose the option for "Standard wallet" and click Next. Choose "Use public or private keys" and click Next. Copy and paste the private key you got earlier into the box. Then click Next. Follow the rest of the instructions in the wizard and you should be good to go. I really hate it when people don't read the generic instructions and ask for the specific hand-holding instructions. Can't you read?? Title: Re: Reindexing? Post by: DannyHamilton on October 07, 2016, 01:05:04 AM EDIT: It looks like achow101 responded faster than me. I'll leave this here anyhow just in case it's helpful.
Code: walletpassphrase YourPasswordHere 600
Code: dumpprivkey 1LWJ1Pxkx8vSJSLCLFYChbrRW7WGnnxuTJ
I'm not an expert on Electrum or how to sweep the bitcoins from the private key into Electrum. Hopefully someone else with more Electrum knowledge will stop by to give you information about that, but if not you could ask in the Electrum subforum: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=98.0 |