Can someone help me with pushing these transactions through or reclaiming the amount on my qt wallet so that I can resend. Thanks.
If you want to remove those unconfirmed transactions from your bitcoin core wallet, run your bitcoin core with -zapwallettxes=1. It will delete all your wallet transactions and do a rescan. The process will take some time to complete, much longer if you are using an old machine though.
Thanks, looks like I might have to go that route. Can you explain how I would go about "run your bitcoin core with -zapwallettxes=1". Thanks
Note: I sent another test transaction to my coinbase wallet from the core wallet and it went through. But the amount shows in red in my core wallet, why is it in red, will that clear up if I remove my unconfirmed transactions?
If you're using Windows, go to run and type CMD. Next, use
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitcoin\bitcoin-qt.exe" -zapwallettxes
or
"C:\Program Files\Bitcoin\bitcoin-qt.exe" -zapwallettxes
. This would remove any unconfirmed transaction from the client and prevent it from automatically rebroadcasting. The transaction would not be automatically forgotten by mempool on immediately but it would take sometime. After a day or two, most nodes would have forgotten about your transaction and you can continue to remake a new one.
Regarding your red amount, the BTC was deducted from your client and hence it would be red. It would stay red and you do not need to worry.
Ok I ran the second set of code you gave me from the command line. Client opened up and those 2 transactions are still on my client, will this take some time to be removed from my wallet and is it automatic? If/when they are removed I guess the bitcoin amount will show back up in my balance to be able to spend again? How can I find out when this transaction was erased from the mem pool? Also should I keep my client open to make this process or could I shut it down? Sorry for the questions but this has really gotten me into a loop for a couple of days.
Oh and for the reduction in red...complete brain shut down, I guess Im just worried about the unconfirmed trans and see red and assumed an issue. I generally use the core for my mining proceeds coming in and don't use it as a hot wallet.
Thanks for your help and hopefully this will be resolved soon.
Try closing it completely and try again.
Yes, the amount would be shown in your wallet again. You can script another transaction immediately but if the nodes have seen it, they would ignore the transaction and refuse to relay it.
I can't tell exactly when the transaction would be forgotten from mempool. But as long as no one rebroadcasts it, it would be forgotten within 48-72hours.
Basically, you have two other choices.
1) CPFP- Child pay for parent, you can spend either of the output with a higher fee and the miners using the patch would have incentive to mine the entire chain of transaction and collect all the fees.
2) FSSRBF- First-seen safe replace by fee. You can script a new transaction but these requirements must be met:
- Output amounts must exceed or equate to the previous transaction.
- Output addresses are the same but they can be added.
- You can add or remove inputs.
You need to add a higher fee. The pool that accepts this is f2pool. Create and sign a transaction that meets the requirements and broadcast it here:https://www.f2pool.com/pushtx.
#Zapwallettxes should work fine, give it time.
