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EDIT: It worked, but when I imported it to blockchain it still said I didn't have the 2 BTC. Mehhhh
If it didn't produce the same address as the change address you saw through blockchain.info's transaction details page, it's probably isn't the right key. If it did, then you should see the 2 BTC sitting there. Yeah, the address was wrong. It worked now ^^ thanks so much for all your help. |
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. . . On the other hand, I still don't get why it wouldn't show up on my blockchain.info wallet.
Because you imported the wrong private key. The coins that were sent to the address associated with that private key have already been spent. The coins that are in your wallet are now associated with a different private key (the private key for the "change address" that you saw when you looked up your previous transaction in blockchain.info). If you export that new private key and import it into your virtual wallet, the coins will be there. Okay, well I just tried to export that address using the same method as my other address and it gave me "couldn't connect to server". I'm following the same mental steps as before, to the tee. Is there a different process? No, the process should be the same. It would seem that you are missing a step this time that you didn't miss last time. I'm not sure what process you are using, so I can't be certain what step you are missing, but my best guess is that this time you either don't have the client program running while you are attempting the export, or this time it isn't running in server mode and last time it was. I run bitcoind from the command prompt and wait like two minutes, then run bitcoind dumpprivkey [address] in a new command window. I'm going to try it from the client, but the above method worked multiple times in the past. EDIT: It worked, but when I imported it to blockchain it still said I didn't have the 2 BTC. Mehhhh |
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. . . On the other hand, I still don't get why it wouldn't show up on my blockchain.info wallet.
Because you imported the wrong private key. The coins that were sent to the address associated with that private key have already been spent. The coins that are in your wallet are now associated with a different private key (the private key for the "change address" that you saw when you looked up your previous transaction in blockchain.info). If you export that new private key and import it into your virtual wallet, the coins will be there. Okay, well I just tried to export that address using the same method as my other address and it gave me "couldn't connect to server". I'm following the same mental steps as before, to the tee. Is there a different process? |
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Yeah, I went to "back up wallet", saved the wallet.dat to a flash drive, then opened it back up on a new computer. So I guess I just have to wait for the block chain?
Yup. The change from the transaction is at another address. (That address won't be visible through the client but is in your wallet and included in the total.) Ah, that's a relief. On the other hand, I still don't get why it wouldn't show up on my blockchain.info wallet. |
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Define "deleted things", because all I did was export the .dat file and reopen it with a new client. Was there something else I was supposed to take with me?
If you copied the "wallet.dat" file then I don't think you should have any problem at all (although am not sure exactly what you mean by "export" wrt to wallet.dat). Yeah, I went to "back up wallet", saved the wallet.dat to a flash drive, then opened it back up on a new computer. So I guess I just have to wait for the block chain? |
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It was taking a while so I exported my private key and opened a virtual wallet through blockchain.info, and it says I do not have any bitcoins. It says that, when I sent the 1.45, it sent the rest to a different address at the same time, within the same transaction.
The "rest" was sent to a "change" address (which is part of your wallet but not something you normally can see) - provided you haven't deleted things you will be able to retrieve your coins. Define "deleted things", because all I did was export the .dat file and reopen it with a new client. Was there something else I was supposed to take with me? |
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I recieved ~3.5 bitcoins that I bought from a friend, and, shortly after, sent about 1.45 of those to another friend. I recently had to change computers and I imported my wallet to this new computer. The block chain is out of sync by like 50k transactions, so I've been waiting on that to confirm my other ~2 bitcoins to sync with my wallet.
It was taking a while so I exported my private key and opened a virtual wallet through blockchain.info, and it says I do not have any bitcoins. It says that, when I sent the 1.45, it sent the rest to a different address at the same time, within the same transaction.
Now, I am unsure whether this is just some confirmation thing or an error, because on my actual client I noted that I only sent 1.45, and that I should have the other 2. Do I just have to wait a few days for the block chain to sync? I figured that an online wallet would be instant and up to date.
Thanks for your help.
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Buy through an exchange and avoid the drama!
What exchanges accept moneypak? |
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Hi.
I registered to ask if anyone would want to trade bitcoins for $100 moneypak.
I originally had a friend who I would buy my coins from, but he isn't available at the moment. I need it asap so let me know if you can trade.
I know this is my first post, so I am considered untrustworthy, but I am in need of BTC and have a legit moneypak I bought from CVS. Please let me know what I can do.
Thank you for your time.
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