Transferring bitcoin address to new wallet?

[bitforms]

Sorry, New to this...

Can someone please help me. I downloaded Bitcoin Knots wallet as suggested here:

https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet

I have generated a wallet address in the software and had the bitcoins sent to that address from a local exchange.

Now the problem I have is that the software is taking ages to download the blockchain (as what I have been told) and my bitcoins are not showing up. Apparently it will take a week to sync.

Is there a way to transfer the wallet address to another client that doesnt have to sync the whole network?

Please go easy on me this is my first foray into bitcoins!

Thanks.

[Jhanzo]

Go to Help > Debug > Console and enter:

Code:

dumpprivkey "yourbitcoinaddresshere"

If your wallet have passphrase unlock it first before doing dumprivkey by entering:

Code:

walletpassphrase "your walletpassphrase here" 600

You'll get your private key which you can then import/sweep to other wallets.  I'd recommend electrum and there's a guide to import or sweep here.

Edit:
Electrum 2.7.0 is already available.

it is not officially released yet, but here are the binaries (release candidate):
http://download.electrum.org/2.7.0/

It'll save you the trouble of upgrading later.  Up to you though.

[Digitalbitcoin]

If you wish to go for web solution then I will like to recommend you to go for Blockchain.info. You can import your own wallet address private key to blockchain also and can use your wallet securely.

Blockchain give you service to send or receive bitcoins securely.

[altcoinhosting]

If you wish to go for web solution then I will like to recommend you to go for Blockchain.info. You can import your own wallet address private key to blockchain also and can use your wallet securely.

Blockchain give you service to send or receive bitcoins securely.

I personally would't advice a web wallet to a new user... Sure the learning curve is smaller, but the security is a lot less...
When using a web wallet, you're not (the only one) in controll of your private keys, so you're not (the only one) controlling your funds.

I'd also go for electrum, like Jhanzo suggested, but i'd like to add you have to be 100% sure only one address was used. If you generated two addresses to receive funds, or if you sent any coins in the past, you have to be extra carefull because multiple receiving addresses or change addresses might have been generated!

[bitforms]

Go to Help > Debug > Console and enter:

Code:

dumpprivkey "yourbitcoinaddresshere"

If your wallet have passphrase unlock it first before doing dumprivkey by entering:

Code:

walletpassphrase "your walletpassphrase here" 600

You'll get your private key which you can then import/sweep to other wallets.  I'd recommend electrum and there's a guide to import or sweep here.

Edit:
Electrum 2.7.0 is already available.

it is not officially released yet, but here are the binaries (release candidate):
http://download.electrum.org/2.7.0/

It'll save you the trouble of upgrading later.  Up to you though.

Thanks for the advice, I have imported the bitcoins to Electrum. It shows the balance but says 'not verified'. Is this normal?

[altcoinhosting]

Go to Help > Debug > Console and enter:

Code:

dumpprivkey "yourbitcoinaddresshere"

If your wallet have passphrase unlock it first before doing dumprivkey by entering:

Code:

walletpassphrase "your walletpassphrase here" 600

You'll get your private key which you can then import/sweep to other wallets.  I'd recommend electrum and there's a guide to import or sweep here.

Edit:
Electrum 2.7.0 is already available.

it is not officially released yet, but here are the binaries (release candidate):
http://download.electrum.org/2.7.0/

It'll save you the trouble of upgrading later.  Up to you though.

Thanks for the advice, I have imported the bitcoins to Electrum. It shows the balance but says 'not verified'. Is this normal?

Electrum needs to download the block headers, this can take a couple of minutes... If the problem doesn't solve itself in 20-30 minutes, try to restart electrum. If that doesn't fix the problem, change servers (right click the green button in the right bottom corner). If this doesn't solve the problem, you can make a help thread in the electrum support subforum

[bitforms]

That green button is red  I have tried changing servers but still can't get connection.

[altcoinhosting]

That green button is red   I have tried changing servers but still can't get connection.

In that case, the problem is that you're not connected to any electrum server... Have you tried to manually enter the server details? Double click the red button, uncheck the 'select server automatically'-box, enter following details:

server: ELECTRUM.jdubya.info
port: 50002
Use SSL: selected

At this moment, i'm running version 2.7.0 on windows 7 with above settings, and i'm connected just fine... If this doesn't work, maybe you have a firewall/routing problem???

[bitforms]

I just turned off my VPN and its green now but in history there is no evidence of my bitcoins.

[Jhanzo]

I just turned off my VPN and its green now but in history there is no evidence of my bitcoins.

Restart electrum and if problem persists check your address in block explorers to see if the transaction is still there.  If it's still there then try importing to a new electrum wallet.

[smho_16]

I just turned off my VPN and its green now but in history there is no evidence of my bitcoins.

Restart electrum and if problem persists check your address in block explorers to see if the transaction is still there.  If it's still there then try importing to a new electrum wallet.

No need to import. Take a shortcut, install electrum wallet in your PC and then from Bitcoin knots send all of your bitcoins to any address generated by the electrum wallet. This will cause you less trouble.

Edit: You should have done this instead of importing, as I see now you are having trouble.

[Zosuda]

Go to Help > Debug > Console and enter:

Code:

dumpprivkey "yourbitcoinaddresshere"

If your wallet have passphrase unlock it first before doing dumprivkey by entering:

Code:

walletpassphrase "your walletpassphrase here" 600

You'll get your private key which you can then import/sweep to other wallets.  I'd recommend electrum and there's a guide to import or sweep here.

Edit:
Electrum 2.7.0 is already available.

it is not officially released yet, but here are the binaries (release candidate):
http://download.electrum.org/2.7.0/

It'll save you the trouble of upgrading later.  Up to you though.

thanks needed this code myself

[Velkro]

thanks needed this code myself

Well universal method is just export private key from your current wallet and import it in new wallet.
How to do it depends on wallet.

[Jhanzo]

I just turned off my VPN and its green now but in history there is no evidence of my bitcoins.

Restart electrum and if problem persists check your address in block explorers to see if the transaction is still there.  If it's still there then try importing to a new electrum wallet.

No need to import. Take a shortcut, install electrum wallet in your PC and then from Bitcoin knots send all of your bitcoins to any address generated by the electrum wallet. This will cause you less trouble.

Edit: You should have done this instead of importing, as I see now you are having trouble.

Uhh no.  The transaction have to show up in his history or he won't be able to send using it as input.  OP's transaction should be fairly new so that means downloading almost all of blockchain first.

You can create the transaction manually but that's no shortcut.

[outatime1]

I think you can do this with blockchain.info. I know you can use it to sweep bitcoin off out of paper wallets as long as you have the private key.

[MyBTT]

I think you can do this with blockchain.info. I know you can use it to sweep bitcoin off out of paper wallets as long as you have the private key.

Don't recommend web wallets here. You don't want to encourage users to risk their security for the sake of convenience. By the way, Electrum also has this functionality.