many thanks HPC
does the key/wallet content transfer automatically to the newly installed new version?
or do I I  have to import anything, keys etc.?

thank you!
 

thanks HCP!

do you know whether upgrading from multibit 0.5.14 to the newest version (no hardware wallet) demands that I export my keys?
i know that multibit might be slow confirming, but that's not a great concern.
more importantly i just can't figure out how to export my keys from multibit.
otherwise I'd transfer my wallet to electrum.

thanks!

when I click on 'open with' - the exact same message pops up:
'This file has no program associated with it'
?
 

I take your advice re electrum.
But first I have to backup my key and wallet.
I tried to export the multibit key offline, which didn't work either.
I actually found multibit files on my pc like 'key backup', 'rolling backup', 'wallet backup' - but when trying to open them the message always is 'This file has no program associated with it' ??

Thanks!

multibit IS online and synched - so no idea why export doesn't work.

can I see the key somewhere in the wallet without exporting it, just to write it down?

and could you tell me how I can change to a current multibit version?
do I need to export keys for that, too? if not at least I could that done.

thank you!

when proceeding as you mention no files are transferred.
behind the icon on multibit 'export private keys' there's an 'xed out' circle - meaning they don't allow me to export keys?

can I see the key somewhere? then i'll note it manually - that's better than nothing.

thanks!

thanks Hi-tec.

i'm indeed using version 0.5.14.
when searching for my wallet files to back up using your suggested lettering 'no files found' comes up.

where can i find my keys in multibit to at least manually note them as a backup?

when changing to a newer version of multibit, do I still have to export keys? if not that might be safer for me. how would I do that?
i'm not worried if a multibit transfer confirmation takes a bit longer - as long it's executed within 48 hrs max.
in any case i just want to transfer BTC to an a/c at bitstamp, from where I want to sell them and be done.

how much does multibit charge to transfer BTC to bitstamp and how do they debit their fees?

many thanks!

thanks jeroenn.
sorry, i'm not very technically literate.
which sequence do you propose: clicking on the address as it appears in bitstamp, then hitting simultaneously ctrl and C, then clicking on the window in multibit that's directly below the 'send, request, transaction' line, then clicking ctrl plus V?
doing that copies the address in the multibit window, but still the same '... is an invalid address' pops up...

could it be that i have to switch to a newer version of multibit?
or that my pc OS is too old (i'm using vista)?

is it obligatory to additionally get the bitstamp QR in the appropriate multibit window to be able to send the BTC? so far i find it impossible to drag the QR over to multibit.

and do you know how the transfer fees are handled by multibit? do they automatically deduct some satoshis when sending my BTC?

many thanks! 

Since 2 weeks I'm unable to send BTC in my multibit wallet to my own bitstamp a/c, so that I could sell the BTC from there.
I have the multibit wallet since end 2013 (version 0.5.14).
The multibit site doesn't let me paste/drag the destination address nor the QR I received from bitstamp into the appropriate window - I have to type it in manually, the invariably a 'Invalid address!' message pops up.
I've posted varioius messages to multibit support over the last week, and have not received any answer
(so much for customer service at multibit).

Multibit also doesn't tell me what their fee is to make the transfer, and how I can pay for it - e.g. leaving some BTC in the wallet?

I'm very frustrated and would be very grateful for help!