Thank you for your answers. We decided we should chose the option of using bitcoin core on a new safe computer and import the dat-file from there. Since I am helping my friend by the phone, it would be great to know as much as possible before we start. We have some time since the downloading process of bitcoin core is pretty time consuming. Is there a function in the newer version of the program that we could be using in an easy way or do we have to replace files and such?
Yes, once Bitcoin Core is fully synced, you can shut it down... then copy the old wallet.dat into the Bitcoin Coin "data directory". You can find the data directory by looking in the "Window -> Information" menu... look for the "Datadir" value:
Once you've copied the wallet.dat into that directory, you can simply restart Bitcoin Core and it will automatically use this wallet.dat.
NOTE: if the file is not called exactly "wallet.dat", once you have restarted Bitcoin Core, you'll need to use the "File -> Open wallet" menu and select the .dat file that you copied into the datadir.
We have encrypted the dat-file from the old computer btw, so it feels much better to import it in the new one.
How exactly did you encrypt it? Did you add a passphrase to it using the "Settings -> Encrypt wallet" menu option within Bitcoin Core? or did you use some external form of encryption?
After that I guess the wallet will continue the sync, how long would that take? And after that the next thing would be to send it to a new wallet, right? Any good recommendations for not having to pay a high fee?
Network fees are always dependent on a number of things,
data size of the transaction, current network conditions etc... if the wallet contains lots and lots of tiny amounts, it'll make any transaction you create larger than normal and the total fee required will be more than normal. If the network is busy, you don't necessarily need to send with a large fee, but you'll end up waiting for a number of hours to get the transaction confirmed.
In any case, Bitcoin Core allows you to customise the fee rates to your liking... you can easily send using the minimum amount of 0.00001000 BTC/kB if you want (that is the equivalent of 1 sat/byte). You just need to be aware that this could mean it takes a while for the transaction to get included in a block if the network is busy and fee rates are "high".
But we are goin to import it to the new client on the new computer, it were never synced completed on the old one. It still possible to import it? And its the sam thing in the end?
"How exactly did you encrypt it? Did you add a passphrase to it using the "Settings -> Encrypt wallet" menu option within Bitcoin Core?"
Yes, we did it that way. That should be alright?
Thank you for your answers. We decided we should chose the option of using bitcoin core on a new safe computer and import the dat-file from there. Since I am helping my friend by the phone, it would be great to know as much as possible before we start. We have some time since the downloading process of bitcoin core is pretty time consuming. Is there a function in the newer version of the program that we could be using in an easy way or do we have to replace files and such?
Yes, once Bitcoin Core is fully synced, you can shut it down... then copy the old wallet.dat into the Bitcoin Coin "data directory". You can find the data directory by looking in the "Window -> Information" menu... look for the "Datadir" value:
Once you've copied the wallet.dat into that directory, you can simply restart Bitcoin Core and it will automatically use this wallet.dat.
NOTE: if the file is not called exactly "wallet.dat", once you have restarted Bitcoin Core, you'll need to use the "File -> Open wallet" menu and select the .dat file that you copied into the datadir.
We have encrypted the dat-file from the old computer btw, so it feels much better to import it in the new one.
How exactly did you encrypt it? Did you add a passphrase to it using the "Settings -> Encrypt wallet" menu option within Bitcoin Core? or did you use some external form of encryption?
After that I guess the wallet will continue the sync, how long would that take? And after that the next thing would be to send it to a new wallet, right? Any good recommendations for not having to pay a high fee?
Network fees are always dependent on a number of things,
data size of the transaction, current network conditions etc... if the wallet contains lots and lots of tiny amounts, it'll make any transaction you create larger than normal and the total fee required will be more than normal. If the network is busy, you don't necessarily need to send with a large fee, but you'll end up waiting for a number of hours to get the transaction confirmed.
In any case, Bitcoin Core allows you to customise the fee rates to your liking... you can easily send using the minimum amount of 0.00001000 BTC/kB if you want (that is the equivalent of 1 sat/byte). You just need to be aware that this could mean it takes a while for the transaction to get included in a block if the network is busy and fee rates are "high".
Alright, some days that are more optimal than others?
Thank you !