How to Get Multibit Classic File off backup onto Multibit HD?

[JoshuaT]

The short version of the story, is that I have a wallet on an external hard drive, with 2.17 btc in it (should be).

New laptop with multibit HD on it.  (and just installed classic Multibit).

How do I get the classic multibit file onto Multibit HD?  (Or should I just get it back into Classic Multibit and move the btc to Coinbase and then to Multibit HD?)

[achow101]

Multibit classic cannot be imported into MultiBit HD. You should install MultiBit classic and MultiBit HD and then send the money from MultiBit classic to MultiBit HD.

[JoshuaT]

Multibit classic cannot be imported into MultiBit HD. You should install MultiBit classic and MultiBit HD and then send the money from MultiBit classic to MultiBit HD.

I did that already (from old laptop with old multibit and wallet).  But it didn't go through, and somebody on FB mentioned that old Multibit might not be able to successfully send btc to new Multibit. ?   Whether they're right or not, it didn't.

Then I reset the blockchain, and the wallet then only showed 1 btc in it (WTF?)   

So I'm hoping good things can happen somehow with the wallet that should have 2.17 btc on the external hard drive, plugged into my new laptop, that now has Classic and HD on it.....

[JoshuaT]

Related:   There's 2.17 btc showing in this wallet.  When I go to Multibit HD and 'request', and put in 2.17btc, it shows only $2.21 .   Two dollars and twenty one cents?


Last time I tried the transfer on the old laptop I had 2.17btc requested and it showed $1.99 or so.   I thought it was odd, sent btc to the address it generated, and no transfer happened.

Shouldn't it show $2,000+ right now for 2.17 btc?

[achow101]

I did that already (from old laptop with old multibit and wallet).  But it didn't go through, and somebody on FB mentioned that old Multibit might not be able to successfully send btc to new Multibit. ?   Whether they're right or not, it didn't.

Some stuff has changed since MultiBit Classic was last updated so transactions may not propagate as well. Instead of using MultiBit Classic, you could export the private keys and import/sweep them into another wallet, such as Electrum.

Then I reset the blockchain, and the wallet then only showed 1 btc in it (WTF?)   

Look up your address on a block explorer such as https://blockchain.info/ and see if they report the balances correctly.

Related:   There's 2.17 btc showing in this wallet.  When I go to Multibit HD and 'request', and put in 2.17btc, it shows only $2.21 .   Two dollars and twenty one cents?


Last time I tried the transfer on the old laptop I had 2.17btc requested and it showed $1.99 or so.   I thought it was odd, sent btc to the address it generated, and no transfer happened.

Shouldn't it show $2,000+ right now for 2.17 btc?

First, you do not need to use "Request" in order to receive Bitcoin. Secondly, MultiBit HD defaults to a unit that is not BTC. Rather it uses mBTC (milli Bitcoin) which is one thousandth of a Bitcoin. You can change that in the settings somewhere.

[JoshuaT]

Some stuff has changed since MultiBit Classic was last updated so transactions may not propagate as well. Instead of using MultiBit Classic, you could export the private keys and import/sweep them into another wallet, such as Electrum.

Cool.

Then I reset the blockchain, and the wallet then only showed 1 btc in it (WTF?)   

Look up your address on a block explorer such as https://blockchain.info/ and see if they report the balances correctly.[/quote]

Ok, thanks.

First, you do not need to use "Request" in order to receive Bitcoin. Secondly, MultiBit HD defaults to a unit that is not BTC. Rather it uses mBTC (milli Bitcoin) which is one thousandth of a Bitcoin. You can change that in the settings somewhere.

Ohhh, ok that suddenly makes things obvious.