Need understanding issue with Electrum

[crisdean]

Hi all,

I seem to be having an understanding problem so I'd require some help, please. I'm trying to send BTC from one of my wallets to another.

The amount is £50.

So it looks like this (I was unsure of fees so I experimented and took some screenshots)

I can see a value of £50 but another output relating to £110! Are those the purposed transaction fees despite override? I'm really worried as blockchain.info charged me £13 for a £16 transaction despite me having changed the fee. I'm scared and don't want to lose all my money in a transaction.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1JL8vw8bafx5euMin0ljZDxhytGPzRKCJ
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1rEhJTLsTJDVY8ufF-U6YBsiSKejBiP08

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[buwaytress]

Hi there, can't see any of the images you posted so perhaps the transaction IDs can give us more details for someone to help you.

Also, move this to the Electrum section for more help: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=98.0

At a glance, I suspect what happened is you did not disable "change address", so when you made your spend, the remainder of the input used was sent to a change address (still within control of your Electrum wallet). This is likely the output you saw.

To confirm this, simply view all your addresses in address tab>all. You should see that output in one of the addresses there.

[crisdean]

Hi there, can't see any of the images you posted so perhaps the transaction IDs can give us more details for someone to help you.

Also, move this to the Electrum section for more help: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=98.0

At a glance, I suspect what happened is you did not disable "change address", so when you made your spend, the remainder of the input used was sent to a change address (still within control of your Electrum wallet). This is likely the output you saw.

To confirm this, simply view all your addresses in address tab>all. You should see that output in one of the addresses there.

Oh yes I do have change address enabled! Sorry used Google Drive and shared links. I'll disable that and check it again. Didn't perform a transaction due to fear of losing too much money using fees!

Would make sense that the rest of the money would then be sent to a changed address. You're a star thank you!