I have an old wallet file that I want to make sure is ok and have a few questions on how to best proceed.

I just got back into bitcoin and the original file resides on an old pc. I have several backups of this wallet. I was kind of an idiot and started up the client and downloaded the blockchain, then tried to make a 5BTC transaction to another wallet of mine. However, this transfer never went through. On the sender client it said in thestatus column:" 0\unconfirmed: network problems?". This was at the exact same time as the blockchain split a few weeks back. I shut the client off after a while and it has not connected since. Checking blockchain.info shows nothing on the respective addresses.

So, what is the best way to restore my wallet? Should I just use one of the backups from before this happened, or will this cause any problems?

I am also wondering if it is safe to just store the wallet.dat file indefinitely or does it need to be updated in some way at whatever interval?

I would really appreciate some help in this matter as though I have played around with bitcoin for a few years I still don't know much about the technical side of it.

I just tried satoshidice to test my new client setup and sent 0,001 BTC to the less than 1 address. If I understand correctly I should be getting a transaction back from satoshidice, but I haven't gotten anything back. When checking blockchain.info there is no transaction incoming either.
Have I misunderstood something, did the bet not go through yet, or is there anything else?

BTW, the address I sent from was 1NKSfaMUXNyJuq49zDWvztkwXiunYdsmmS and I am using the newest official client. I can not see this when looking up either that or the transaction on the satoshidice site.

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I've been away for a few days and haven't been home to try it yet, but thanks for the answer.

I don't think I'll buy a new car just yet as I am happy with the one I have. Hopefully bitcoin will continue its rise and I'll be able to afford an M5

BTW, can I just use one of the backup wallets to copy/paste since the transaction never went through?

Thanks!

I have several backups of the old wallet file. The new one is empty, so no biggie there.

Yes it finished downloading the blockchain.

Can I just copy/paste the wallet file if I cancel the transaction with pywallet?

Hi all,
Years ago I mined some bitcoin and have sort of forgotten about it since then. Now I find I can almost buy a new car with the profit.  

However my bitcoin wallet is on an old machine with an old version of the bitcoin software. I decided to install the newest client on my main machine, and tested to see if I could send 5 BTC from the old one to the new one. It seemed that the old client did not want to send as it said in the status column: 0\unconfirmed: network problems?.

So I am wondering what the easiest way to transfer the wallet or funds from the old machine to the new one?

I read something about cancelling a transaction with a program called pysomething. Should I do that and then transfer the wallet file? If so, then how would I do that?

Thanks for any help on the matter,

Josor

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