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DannyHamilton
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March 30, 2014, 07:16:59 PM
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Somewhat of a dumb question here, but if you have a private key but not a QR code or way to scan it how can you access the wallet? I am finding that different wallets only import certain formats, and I think Armory offline only gave me a private key and some file I cannot import to other wallets. I generally kinda suck with using wallets, so any input on this would be helpful...

It depends on the format of the private key that you have, but generally most of the commonly used wallets provide some method to import private keys.

Most wallets treat it as advanced functionality, so importing the private key will take some effort and a bit of technical know-how.

Let us know what wallet are you trying to import the private key into, and we can describe the process for you.
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April 02, 2014, 06:15:11 AM
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Somewhat of a dumb question here, but if you have a private key but not a QR code or way to scan it how can you access the wallet? I am finding that different wallets only import certain formats, and I think Armory offline only gave me a private key and some file I cannot import to other wallets. I generally kinda suck with using wallets, so any input on this would be helpful...

It depends on the format of the private key that you have, but generally most of the commonly used wallets provide some method to import private keys.

Most wallets treat it as advanced functionality, so importing the private key will take some effort and a bit of technical know-how.

Let us know what wallet are you trying to import the private key into, and we can describe the process for you.

It's been a while since I looked at it... I'll try to revisit soon and will check back with questions. Thanks.
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