beardavid (OP)
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January 26, 2014, 08:59:14 PM |
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I have this bitcoin address I want to use in the bitcoin-qt however it will not allow me to add this to the receiving for bitcoin-qt
am I missing something here? I would think that it would allow something like that seeings how I already been using this address
and I want to stay with this address.
The only place it will allow me to add this address is in the addresses area but then there isn't any kind of information about the
address once I have added it there. This doesn't make a lot of sense to me.
....and what if I don't want to use the address that is in the receive area? Am i just stuck with them no matter what?
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TehLuNaTiC
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January 26, 2014, 11:08:42 PM |
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Have you tried to copy ur wallet.dat to bitcoin-qt folder?
im not sure what you wanna do thought...
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beardavid (OP)
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January 27, 2014, 05:28:06 AM |
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The only thing I really want to do is enter my own address in the receive area and delete the ones I don't want in there.
That way hopefully it will get me the information about this address instead of the empty once that are in the receive
area I'm not ever going to use.
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bitpop
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January 27, 2014, 08:02:33 AM |
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Never delete addresses
And where did you get this new one?
You have to add the private key via rpc
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beardavid (OP)
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January 27, 2014, 02:39:55 PM |
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the address I have is the one I first got when I first started mining for bitcoin. Its the only one I use.
okay I would love to add the private key using rpc, how?
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CIYAM
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January 27, 2014, 02:43:14 PM |
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the address I have is the one I first got when I first started mining for bitcoin. Its the only one I use.
okay I would love to add the private key using rpc, how?
How are you using this address at the moment (is it through an online wallet)? |
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beardavid (OP)
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January 27, 2014, 03:03:50 PM |
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I'm so new at this stuff I'm not sure. When I started I went to that website that gave me a public and privet address
I enter the public key in to my account at bitcoin and I have one payout to that address so far.
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January 27, 2014, 03:06:37 PM |
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- snip -
I would love to add the private key using rpc, how?
As long as you have the correct private key, you can add it in the "Console" found in the "Debug Window" under the "Help" menu. In the console enter the following: importprivkey yourPrivateKey
Replacing the word yourPrivateKey with your actual private key. Once you have imported the private key and confirmed that it is working proberly, you should create a backup of the wallet. You should then stop using any other wallet that has the same address. There aren't any bitcoin wallets yet that are designed for the same address to be used in multiple wallets. The wallets will almost certainly become unsynchronized and you will experience unexpected and undesired behavior if you try to use multiple wallets that all have the same address. |
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beardavid (OP)
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January 27, 2014, 03:58:28 PM |
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that worked, but it showed 0 in bitcoin. I thought it would have showed me the amount for that address.
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DannyHamilton
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January 27, 2014, 04:00:39 PM |
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that worked, but it showed 0 in bitcoin. I thought it would have showed me the amount for that address.
Has your Bitcoin-Qt fully caught up with the blockchain, or is it still synchronizing? |
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beardavid (OP)
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January 27, 2014, 04:49:10 PM |
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it showed that it is fully syn. That was for I added the address though.
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DannyHamilton
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January 27, 2014, 04:54:43 PM |
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it showed that it is fully syn.
Then perhaps there are no bitcoins at that address? What address is it? |
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Sonny
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January 27, 2014, 05:04:17 PM |
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it showed that it is fully syn.
Then perhaps there are no bitcoins at that address? What address is it? Try to search your address on blockchain.info, and see if the balance is 0. |
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Sonny
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January 27, 2014, 05:07:10 PM |
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...delete the ones I don't want in there.
Right now, there is no easy way you can delete your address in bitcoin-qt. You can still do it, but there is just no need to do so. If you don't want to use that address, you could have labelled it as "old" or whatever to remind yourself. |
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beardavid (OP)
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January 27, 2014, 05:22:10 PM |
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it show this at the address:
Transactions
No. Transactions 1
Total Received $ 100.55
Final Balance $ 100.55
Address:
1NPpQF6Pv2w4iu8bWodW2WCpguwsDhC1QD
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Sonny
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January 27, 2014, 05:28:52 PM |
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Address:
1NPpQF6Pv2w4iu8bWodW2WCpguwsDhC1QD
Yup, there is 0.12618277 BTC on that address. After you import your private key, can you see the above address in your receive tab? |
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beardavid (OP)
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January 27, 2014, 06:15:27 PM |
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yes I do but it still shows me at 0.00
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