Importing private key....i dont get it.

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Importing private key....i dont get it.

May 02, 2015, 10:58:52 AM
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Re: Importing private key....i dont get it.

May 02, 2015, 12:51:56 PM

Is this a genuine request for help or spam? If this is a genuine request then tell us what version of electrum you are using?

For pre 2.0 versions you can import by going to wallet > private keys> import. For 2.x its wallet > private keys> sweep.

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May 02, 2015, 01:14:03 PM

Quote from: Numerous64 on May 02, 2015, 01:09:00 PM

Why do you think this is spam? Im just trying to use my bitcoins, been trying for so long im starting to feel pretty stupid.

The version is 1.9.8, the version that comes with tails.

When i go to wallet>private keys>import and i enter the private key, it says error and that it could not be imported.

Private keys in WIF begin with 5, L or K. More details about what they look like:

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Private_key#Base58_Wallet_Import_format

Is this what you are referring to as the private key?

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May 02, 2015, 01:21:33 PM

Quote from: Numerous64 on May 02, 2015, 01:09:00 PM

Further clarification: In the FAQ it says (about version 2.0, though) that you cannot import private keys to a seed wallet, the same thing was said in the previous topic where i asked for help. It was said instead that i should do as it is in the FAQ as well, creating a new wallet by restoring a wallet from seed, with the private key typed in as the seed. However, it simply disappears after pressing next and no new addresses have appeared in my electrum client, as if i did not do the whole process at all.

Seed is not the same as private key. Restore is done using seed not a private key.

Please answer my question above about what you are referring to as a private key. Is it really a private key or something else?

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May 02, 2015, 01:30:12 PM

Quote from: Numerous64 on May 02, 2015, 01:26:24 PM

Oh yes i forgot to note that its a mini private key actually. So is it so that it cannot be imported to electrum as it is? Do i need to decrypt it or something? If so then i didnt realize that.

So simply put, everything i said + its a mini key, the kind that begins with an S, just like in that link it is described. Do i do something with that?

You can only import private keys in Wallet Import Format (WIF). You can convert to WIF using the wallet details tab of https://www.bitaddress.org . You can download this page and run it offline. It uses client side javascript for everything.

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May 02, 2015, 06:45:46 PM

Quote from: Numerous64 on May 02, 2015, 01:42:24 PM

how do i download the page?

You can save it using your browser or use git clone:

https://github.com/pointbiz/bitaddress.org/tree/v2.9.8

It's all self-contained in one html page.

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Plus if i download that page to tails persistent volume, would that be a document? Like, should i configure it to save personal data or something else?

https://tails.boum.org/doc/first_steps/persistence/configure/index.en.html

You could save it if you like but if you are going online using tails anyway then might as well visit bitaddress.org to load the page and then disconnect from the net.

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