Bitcoin qt fail

[Pappiony]

Hello,
I ordered 100 euro on bitcoins a week ago. I have bitcoin qt and I needed to download the blocks for a long time. When it is around 40 weeks, it says error debug.log . I have already tried to download the chain 3 times over but it keeps happening after some hours. Does anyone have a solution? It is very annoying because I have spended 100 euro's and the time it takes to download. It is my first bitcoin experience so I don't know much.
It often says no sources for blocks available.

Kind regarts.

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[worhiper_-_]

Export your privkey and put it into a wallet that doesn't require a full blockchain to work. For example: Multibit or electrum

[DannyHamilton]

Hello,
I ordered 100 euro on bitcoins a week ago. I have bitcoin qt and I needed to download the blocks for a long time. When it is around 40 weeks, it says error debug.log . I have already tried to download the chain 3 times over but it keeps happening after some hours. Does anyone have a solution? It is very annoying because I have spended 100 euro's and the time it takes to download. It is my first bitcoin experience so I don't know much.
It often says no sources for blocks available.

Kind regarts.

Did you read the other thread that you created?

I already suggested that you move your bitcoins to a new wallet if you can't get Bitcoin-Qt to work:

If you prefer not to wait for the entire blockchain to synchronize, or if you don't have enough disk space to store the entire blockchain, then you can choose a different wallet.

You can export the private key for the bitcoin address from the current wallet and then you can import it into the new wallet so that you still have access to all the bitcoins from the new wallet.

If decide to do that and need someone to explain how, just let us know.

[Pappiony]

Hello,
Sorry I missed that!
I just downloaded Multibit, but how do I export my privkey?
Thanks for your quick responses.

Kind regarts

[worhiper_-_]

Hello,
Sorry I missed that!
I just downloaded Multibit, but how do I export my privkey?
Thanks for your quick responses.

Kind regarts

go to console and type dumpprivkey [your Bitcoin address here]

[Pappiony]

And after that? How can I connect it to my multibit wallet?

[Pappiony]

Het geeft dit aan:

walletpassphrase "passphrase" timeout

Stores the wallet decryption key in memory for 'timeout' seconds.
This is needed prior to performing transactions related to private keys such as sending bitcoins

Arguments:
1. "passphrase" (string, required) The wallet passphrase
2. timeout (numeric, required) The time to keep the decryption key in seconds.

Note:
Issuing the walletpassphrase command while the wallet is already unlocked will set a new unlock
time that overrides the old one.

Examples:

unlock the wallet for 60 seconds
> bitcoin-cli walletpassphrase "my pass phrase" 60

Lock the wallet again (before 60 seconds)
> bitcoin-cli walletlock

As json rpc call
> curl --user myusername --data-binary '{"jsonrpc": "1.0", "id":"curltest", "method": "walletpassphrase", "params": ["my pass phrase", 60] }' -H 'content-type: text/plain;' http://127.0.0.1:8332/
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I have no idea what to do now.

[Pappiony]

No one that can help me?
I tried copying wallet.dat to the Multibit files but it did not worked.

[shorena]

No one that can help me?
I tried copying wallet.dat to the Multibit files but it did not worked.

You might want to calm down a bit, just because you spam posts every 10 minutes does not mean you will get an answer sooner.

#1 multibit hd does not allow you to import keys, you need a different wallet or a wallet inbetween that allows you to send your funds to multibit hd.
#2 I suggest you use electrum for that. You can find it here -> https://electrum.org/
#3 Have you exported your private key from bitcoin core yet?

[Pappiony]

Sorry for the spam, im just really worried because 100 euro's is not nothing for me. Apologies.
I will download electrum now and try to copy wallet.dat
I did not exported the private key yet. I used the commant and typed my password but what do you need to do next?
It says this:
walletpassphrase "passphrase" timeout

Stores the wallet decryption key in memory for 'timeout' seconds.
This is needed prior to performing transactions related to private keys such as sending bitcoins

Arguments:
1. "passphrase" (string, required) The wallet passphrase
2. timeout (numeric, required) The time to keep the decryption key in seconds.

Note:
Issuing the walletpassphrase command while the wallet is already unlocked will set a new unlock
time that overrides the old one.

Examples:

unlock the wallet for 60 seconds
> bitcoin-cli walletpassphrase "my pass phrase" 60

[shorena]

Sorry for the spam, im just really worried because 100 euro's is not nothing for me. Apologies.

They are not lost, calm down.

I will download electrum now and try to copy wallet.dat

You cant just copy the wallet.dat into any other software.

I did not exported the private key yet. I used the commant and typed my password but what do you need to do next?
It says this:
walletpassphrase "passphrase" timeout

Stores the wallet decryption key in memory for 'timeout' seconds.
This is needed prior to performing transactions related to private keys such as sending bitcoins

Arguments:
1. "passphrase" (string, required) The wallet passphrase
2. timeout (numeric, required) The time to keep the decryption key in seconds.

Note:
Issuing the walletpassphrase command while the wallet is already unlocked will set a new unlock
time that overrides the old one.

Examples:

unlock the wallet for 60 seconds
> bitcoin-cli walletpassphrase "my pass phrase" 60

It means you are doing it wrong. I will make an example. Lets assume your password is "passw0rd" and your bitcoin address is "1LKwwbZZ3XtTznqTKZVnDgj8M59r2QACnv".

Open core, goto the console[1] and enter:

walletpassphrase passw0rd 120
quickly followed by:

dumpprivkey 1LKwwbZZ3XtTznqTKZVnDgj8M59r2QACnv

it will show something like this "5JC3aq4x63vzX4MMt1CKTymUeadZqFtoWAy9YyyzLrLiDv7CyAQ" - do not share this with anyone. (this key is just one I created for this example and is not used otherwise)


Now to import that key into electrum, do:

File -> New/Restore -> (select a name, e.g. temp wallet it does not really matter) -> select "Restore a wallet or import keys" and "Standard wallet" and confirm with next -> enter the private key like this:



and confirm with next.

Set a new password, wait a little bit til its synced (green light lower right). You should now be able to see a balance. If not let us know.


[1] Help -> Debug Window -> Console

[Pappiony]

It worked! Thank you man!!!
You have no idea how much I love you right now haha.
Thank you for your help!

[shorena]

It worked! Thank you man!!!
You have no idea how much I love you right now haha.
Thank you for your help!

You are welcome. Send the coins to a wallet you properly secured, be that multibit hd, an electrum wallet that is covered by a seed or any other wallet you prefer. Dont keep the coins on that temp wallet.