Title: Importing private keys into 2.7.2 Post by: Brunt, FCA on October 08, 2016, 04:59:14 PM I have updated my Electrum wallet from 2.6.4 to 2.7.2, and it has deleted my wallet.
I created a new one from my seed and have added 5 private keys from my old original Bitcoin wallet, which I have been using for years, using the instructions here: http://docs.electrum.org/en/latest/faq.html#can-i-import-private-keys-from-other-bitcoin-clients The process has arrived at a box marked Install Wizard which says Please wait... Nothing has happened for several hours. How long am I supposed to wait? Title: Re: Importing private keys into 2.7.2 Post by: ThomasV on October 08, 2016, 05:38:10 PM hi, thanks for the report, I checked, and there's a bug indeed.
I will fix it by tomorrow. Title: Re: Importing private keys into 2.7.2 Post by: Brunt, FCA on October 09, 2016, 06:42:21 PM I have updated to version 2.7.3, but it still won't work to import my private keys.
Title: Re: Importing private keys into 2.7.2 Post by: steven0021 on October 09, 2016, 06:50:03 PM I have updated to version 2.7.3, but it still won't work to import my private keys. It should be fixed in 2.7.4 (was released few hours ago). http://download.electrum.org/2.7.4/ Title: Re: Importing private keys into 2.7.2 Post by: OmegaStarScream on October 09, 2016, 07:13:35 PM It should be functional now. You could check the releases notes in the Github repository here : https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/blob/master/RELEASE-NOTES (fix private key import in wizard)
https://i.imgur.com/AL71yMg.png Title: Re: Importing private keys into 2.7.2 Post by: DaniellPlasmmer on November 03, 2016, 04:24:05 AM It should be functional now. You could check the releases notes in the Github repository here : https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/blob/master/RELEASE-NOTES (fix private key import in wizard) https://i.imgur.com/AL71yMg.png I'm now in the version 2.7.11 but I only see the option "Sweep private key", but I want Import. Title: Re: Importing private keys into 2.7.2 Post by: JITENDERPAR3 on November 03, 2016, 04:49:37 AM I have updated my Electrum wallet from 2.6.4 to 2.7.2, and it has deleted my wallet. still i am not sure what is happening in tge electrium new wallet but i will suggest ( if you are facing any problem in electrium ) to use myscellium . because it is also like electrium and easy to handle at very slow net I created a new one from my seed and have added 5 private keys from my old original Bitcoin wallet, which I have been using for years, using the instructions here: http://docs.electrum.org/en/latest/faq.html#can-i-import-private-keys-from-other-bitcoin-clients The process has arrived at a box marked Install Wizard which says Please wait... Nothing has happened for several hours. How long am I supposed to wait? Title: Re: Importing private keys into 2.7.2 Post by: buwaytress on November 10, 2016, 03:00:51 AM Apologies in advance if the message here is ignorant of possible other threads but I tried looking here and did not quite find it.
Is there a Dummy's guide to generating new addresses and importing private keys using Electrum? It's my first btc wallet and I do like its lightweight feel. But I'm not sure I am doing things right as there is no step-by-step Dummy Guide and I don't want to lose my balances or corrupt any keys. I have found one in the help but it is still too technical for me. Appreciate any assistance I can get. Title: Re: Importing private keys into 2.7.2 Post by: ranochigo on November 10, 2016, 09:22:00 AM Apologies in advance if the message here is ignorant of possible other threads but I tried looking here and did not quite find it. If you are creating a new wallet, generate a HD wallet instead. HD wallets triumph over standard wallet as they are comparatively more convenient to use. Just select new wallet and standard wallet at the start.Is there a Dummy's guide to generating new addresses and importing private keys using Electrum? It's my first btc wallet and I do like its lightweight feel. But I'm not sure I am doing things right as there is no step-by-step Dummy Guide and I don't want to lose my balances or corrupt any keys. I have found one in the help but it is still too technical for me. Appreciate any assistance I can get. Alternatively, you can try generating an address on a generator such as bitaddress.org. Electrum do not allow the importing of addresses when the wallet has HD keys so you need to create a separate wallet for that. Just select Import addresses and standard wallet. Title: Re: Importing private keys into 2.7.2 Post by: buwaytress on November 10, 2016, 11:42:14 PM Apologies in advance if the message here is ignorant of possible other threads but I tried looking here and did not quite find it. If you are creating a new wallet, generate a HD wallet instead. HD wallets triumph over standard wallet as they are comparatively more convenient to use. Just select new wallet and standard wallet at the start.Is there a Dummy's guide to generating new addresses and importing private keys using Electrum? It's my first btc wallet and I do like its lightweight feel. But I'm not sure I am doing things right as there is no step-by-step Dummy Guide and I don't want to lose my balances or corrupt any keys. I have found one in the help but it is still too technical for me. Appreciate any assistance I can get. Alternatively, you can try generating an address on a generator such as bitaddress.org. Electrum do not allow the importing of addresses when the wallet has HD keys so you need to create a separate wallet for that. Just select Import addresses and standard wallet. Thanks for the help... how would I know if I had an HD wallet? I don't recall what I selected when I first installed and used Electrum. Basically the reason I was asking how to import is that I don't see the option to Import. (I am using version 2.6.4). Is there absolutely no way then to import addresses if mine is a HD wallet? Hate to lose old addresses. Title: Re: Importing private keys into 2.7.2 Post by: ranochigo on November 11, 2016, 01:30:28 AM Apologies in advance if the message here is ignorant of possible other threads but I tried looking here and did not quite find it. If you are creating a new wallet, generate a HD wallet instead. HD wallets triumph over standard wallet as they are comparatively more convenient to use. Just select new wallet and standard wallet at the start.Is there a Dummy's guide to generating new addresses and importing private keys using Electrum? It's my first btc wallet and I do like its lightweight feel. But I'm not sure I am doing things right as there is no step-by-step Dummy Guide and I don't want to lose my balances or corrupt any keys. I have found one in the help but it is still too technical for me. Appreciate any assistance I can get. Alternatively, you can try generating an address on a generator such as bitaddress.org. Electrum do not allow the importing of addresses when the wallet has HD keys so you need to create a separate wallet for that. Just select Import addresses and standard wallet. Thanks for the help... how would I know if I had an HD wallet? I don't recall what I selected when I first installed and used Electrum. Basically the reason I was asking how to import is that I don't see the option to Import. (I am using version 2.6.4). Is there absolutely no way then to import addresses if mine is a HD wallet? Hate to lose old addresses. Go to file>new and create a new wallet. Select standard wallet> Use public or private keys. Paste your private key into the box. Your new wallet should be loaded. To switch between wallets, select file>open and select your other wallet. As documented above, Electrum 2.7.2 has a bug and you need to upgrade to the newer version. |