Title: How to add a Bitcoin address to Electrum / difference sweep and import priv. key Post by: Mia Chloe on November 05, 2023, 07:14:44 PM Original Topic: How to add a Bitcoin address to Electrum / difference sweep and import priv. key (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5096376.msg49195127#msg49195127)
Author:1miau How to take add Bitcoin address join Electrum / Difference way day between sweep and import private keys This post na post way suppose add join; this one (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5096373.0),way go explain how you go take create your unique Bitcoin address way you fit still call ;(vanity address). To take use external bitcoin addresses (like paperwallet) for Electrum,two functions day to take do am: sweep and import.The two functions go help you get access to the balance way day the Bitcoin address through Electrum.E day possible for you to import any wallet go there, but you go need to get the private key to take do am.This thing go help well well if you get old paperwallet and you wan transfer the Bitcoin,Or if you get address way you de use for another client and you go like use am for electrum or to use vanity address way you create by yourself. Import Import day useful to take import Bitcoin address as new wallet go Electrum. The Bitcoins day this wallet and you fit access this wallet after you don import am go Electrum. E also day important say dis wallet way you import nor go get seed and you nor fit get am back from seed because e nor get seed. If you nor lost the private key, you self nor go need seed. Sweep If you compare am, the sweep function day transfers your bitcoins from your original wallet go new wallet for Electrum.Based on say Bitcoin transaction (from the old to the new wallet) Go happen, sweep go need internet connection to take work and charges go de. For you to take use vanity address way you don first create for electrum,the function way you go use na import. See as you go take do am: 1. Open Electrum Open Electrum and go to File => New/Restore https://i.ibb.co/kctndcd/zwhwpAp.jpg 2. Choose a name Choose name way you wan use for the wallet way you wan import then click Next https://i.ibb.co/GHFxCqr/duS99RC.jpg 3. Choose Import Bitcoin addresses or private keys https://i.ibb.co/ryHjVLF/F6TD76y.jpg 4. You go type your private key to take import the address Now you fit copy your private key from the .txt file then paste am for the window opening for Electrum. you fit still import other private keys. https://i.ibb.co/J58yd8v/gug68LY.png https://i.ibb.co/t2bXXQC/I3YOrXt.png 5. Select password way you wan use, write am down then click Next https://i.ibb.co/FmmT2VT/M7Vqb6i.jpg finally, you don import your 1test wallet successfully.now you fit transfer BTC go your wallet or send BTC if you done first send BTC go before. https://i.ibb.co/gJSJSFr/kxiRLdR.jpg Done :) Update: if you wan import / sweep SegWit address (prefix 3 / bc1q) you go need add the lines way I write after here for front of your private keys: Nested SegWit adresses 3... (P2SH-P2WPKH) Code: p2wpkh-p2sh:Kpriv.key Code: p2wpkh-p2sh:Lpriv.key Native SegWit bech32 addresses bc1q... (P2WPKH) Code: p2wpkh:Kpriv.key Code: p2wpkh:Lpriv.key Source (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3383265.0) Or you fit click "info" when you dat import Bitcoin addresses to take check watin you need to add: Done :) Translations
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