thanks etf ...
ive already contacted blockchain's support about this, but havent heard back in about 4 days
re the private key/seed, is that the 12 word phrase or the 17 word phrase?
i think i know enough about electrum to try that
As far as i know, there is no BIP that generates 17 word seeds. It's probably the one with 12 words.
i think i know enough about electrum to try that
I'm not entire sure if Electrum supports the way Blockchain.info's seeds are derived by default. (BIP44?)
According to this SE, you'll need to tick >BIP39 seeds, and it should work. I'm fairly sure that that's indeed correct, although i haven't tried it myself.
These steps are for new Blockchain.info wallets based of BIP39 seeds.
If you have previously imported private keys to blockchain.info they have to be exported separately, as they are not part of the keys derived from the seed.
1. Get your blockchain.info seed. Login to your blockchain.info account, click on 'Security Center' then click on 'Backup Phrase'. Be aware that onced the phrase is backed up, you won't be able to access it again on blockchain.info. So note it down carefully.
2. Start Electrum, choose to restore a standard wallet, then restore from seed, enter your seed, then click options and check the 'BIP39 seed' box. -> Click Ok/Next.
3. Blockchain.info follows the BIP 44 standard for derivation paths, so the default account has a derivation path m/44'/0'/0'/0
4. You should now have migrated to Electrum.
https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/66601/how-can-i-migrate-from-blockchain-wallet-to-electrum