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Title: An old address Post by: Fior Sirtheoir on March 22, 2014, 11:07:38 PM I have a BTC address written down. The original client was lost in a HD crash, no coin in it. Can I use the same address, by creating it in a new wallet? No transactions were ever made with it.
Title: Re: An old address Post by: Abdussamad on March 22, 2014, 11:34:36 PM No you need the private key to spend the bitcoins. The address is useless without the private key. If bitcoins were sent to it in the past those bitcoins are now irretrievably lost. If bitcoins are sent to it in the future they will also be unspendable.
Title: Re: An old address Post by: DannyHamilton on March 22, 2014, 11:45:33 PM I have a BTC address written down. The original client was lost in a HD crash, no coin in it. Can I use the same address, by creating it in a new wallet? No transactions were ever made with it. The address will still be able to receive bitcoins, but if you don't have a backup of the private keys, you will never be able to spend them, exchange them for cash, or send them anywhere. They will be permanently stuck there. If you have a backup of the private keys, then you can certainly be able to import the address and private key into a new wallet and continue to use it. Title: Re: An old address Post by: cp1 on March 23, 2014, 12:29:19 AM If there aren't any coins at that address then just generate a new one. You can generate as many as you want, there's no need to try and save them.
Title: Re: An old address Post by: faiza1990 on March 23, 2014, 12:33:11 AM I have 2 addresses lost back up and have coins in both I cannot use them because I have no back of both just can watch my coins :(
Title: Re: An old address Post by: byt411 on March 23, 2014, 01:00:06 AM You cannot. It's like having a 24/7 live video of your physical wallet, but you cannot spend the money inside it.
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