Title: Multibit wallet issues not handled elsewhere Post by: FillMeUp on February 22, 2021, 01:20:27 PM I have BTC in a Muiltbit (v 0.5.14) showing in balance.
When I try to export to Electrum the key I’m finding (following instructions in other threads) does not start with a 5, L, or K. When I paste the ‘key’ i do get into Electrum there’s a greyed our box stopping me from exporting. I have the correct password. Also. Whilst the balance in Multibit is showing I have BTC, the Spendable amount shows ‘0’. I’ve attempted to send a v small amount from Multibit to my trading account but it’s stuck with just one view by a peer. I think this is due to Multibit, hence my desire to move to the Electrum wallet. Any help appreciated, I just want to cash in the BTC I’ve had kicking around since 2013. Title: Re: Multibit wallet issues not handled elsewhere Post by: NeuroticFish on February 22, 2021, 01:37:35 PM When I try to export to Electrum the key I’m finding (following instructions in other threads) does not start with a 5, L, or K. When I paste the ‘key’ i do get into Electrum there’s a greyed our box stopping me from exporting. I have the correct password. When you export the key, try this time to export it without protecting it with password* This will make the result file contain one or more keys probably starting with K, then having a space and a date. The key without space and date can go into Electrum** * Please keep in mind that this operation exposes your private key and if you have malware on your computer you'll lose your funds. ** Please make sure you download Electrum from electrum.org and you verify it before the first use ( https://bitcoinelectrum.com/how-to-verify-your-electrum-download/ ) Title: Re: Multibit wallet issues not handled elsewhere Post by: FillMeUp on February 22, 2021, 01:48:14 PM Thanks for your reply, yes I tried that and the key still comes out not looking like a key - lots of letters and characters, is this a different type of key? Or mini key?
I opened the key file in Notepad. Could this be the problem? Title: Re: Multibit wallet issues not handled elsewhere Post by: NeuroticFish on February 22, 2021, 01:52:45 PM Thanks for your reply, yes I tried that and the key still comes out not looking like a key - lots of letters and characters, is this a different type of key? Or mini key? I opened the key file in Notepad. Could this be the problem? Maybe you are opening the wrong file. Export to a new folder and be careful with the steps. You have an explanatory image here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5269031.msg55003671#msg55003671 The file should be OK to be read with Notepad and should start with readable text: Code: # KEEP YOUR PRIVATE KEYS SAFE ! Title: Re: Multibit wallet issues not handled elsewhere Post by: ranochigo on February 22, 2021, 02:00:02 PM It's probably password protected. You need to export the file unencrypted for the private keys to be in plaintext.
Title: Re: Multibit wallet issues not handled elsewhere Post by: FillMeUp on February 22, 2021, 02:10:17 PM I was looking at the wrong file. D’oh. Now have something that looks like a key and will do the sweep from Electrum, have never done that before... thanks for your help.
Title: Re: Multibit wallet issues not handled elsewhere Post by: FillMeUp on February 22, 2021, 02:17:53 PM How long should it take for the sweep to confirm into Electrum?
Title: Re: Multibit wallet issues not handled elsewhere Post by: NeuroticFish on February 22, 2021, 02:38:05 PM How long should it take for the sweep to confirm into Electrum? Since the fees are quite big nowadays, it could have been better to import instead of sweep (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2302219.0). Sweep is a new transaction and the confirmation time depends greatly on the fee you've paid for that transaction. If you can find the tx ID, if you paste it into [ https://bitcoindata.science/plot-your-transaction-in-mempool.html ] you may get a somewhat idea of how far you transaction is. Title: Re: Multibit wallet issues not handled elsewhere Post by: Lucius on February 22, 2021, 03:36:01 PM FillMeUp, sweep makes sense, because then your seed serves as a backup - but you could also save time and fee if you just made an import of your private key/s - you would have instant access to your BTC, and it's completely free.
If you do not want to place a link to your transaction (for privacy reasons), you can only write how much you paid for the transaction (check sat/bytes for fee). One small digression - but it will be interesting for the OP and all those who answered similar questions in 2017 ;) Import vs sweep private key in Electrum (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2302219.0) |