Move/Sweep Bitcoins from wallet to wallet

[flyinghaggis]

Hi

I have an Electrum wallet that was watching only as I couldn't find the seed.

After doing a data recovery on one of my hard drives I have been able to retrieve the seed
which was a great relief due to the sum involved.

I created a new wallet with that seed in the hope that the bitcoins would appear from
the watching default wallet in to the new wallet with seed.  This didn't happen.

How can I get the coins from the watching wallet to the new wallet with seed.  Do I sweep
them?  I believe that if I sweep them I will incur a charge.

Any help/advice would be appreciated as I am thinking of cashing them in and at a loss
after find that all important seed.

Rab.

[Rath_]

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What wallet had you been using before you lost your seed? Did you use a passphrase? What kind of address was it? (legacy, nested or native SegWit). While importing a seed, you have to choose a type of address and derivation path. That's why I'm asking those questions.

There is no point in sweeping the current seed if importing it doesn't re-create the original wallet.

[AB de Royse777]

There are nothing like sweep I think. Pretty sure you have messed up with the seed of the wallet that is why you are not seeing any balance in the restored wallet.

You said you created a new wallet with that seed.

I created a new wallet with that seed in the hope that the bitcoins would appear from
the watching default wallet in to the new wallet with seed.  This didn't happen.

With the same seed you actually do not create a new wallet, you restore the wallet with a given seed. May be some of the question was asked by the user above will help us to guide you.

[TryNinja]

If you restored it with the seed and there is nothing there, then the seed is most likely wrong.

Was this seed originally created on Electrum?

[flyinghaggis]

If you restored it with the seed and there is nothing there, then the seed is most likely wrong.

Was this seed originally created on Electrum?

I believe so.  it is the only wallet I have ever had as far as I can remember.

Rab.

[TryNinja]

I believe so.  it is the only wallet I have ever had as far as I can remember.

Rab.

How did your addresses look like? Did they start with a 3, 1 or btc1?

And this empty wallet that you got from the seed you restored, how does the addresses look like?

[AB de Royse777]

Was this seed originally created on Electrum?

The client software those support seed - were they have to be the same software? I always thought it does not matter. Once someone has a seed then they can use this seed to restore using any client software that support restoring using seed.

The client software needs to be same when it comes to wallet.dat file I believe. Like the wallet.dat file of a bitcoin core is not gonna open using Electrum client.

[TryNinja]

The client software those support seed - were they have to be the same software? I always thought it does not matter. Once someone has a seed then they can use this seed to restore using any client software that support restoring using seed.

Yes, usually it doesn’t matter. But some wallets use a different derivation path, which means that you need to specify it while restore the wallet to get the same wallet. That’s actually also what changes between a Bech32, Nested Segwit and Legacy wallet (each has an different derivation path) and you can actually create multiple wallets from the same seed.

[AB de Royse777]

Yes, usually it doesn’t matter. But some wallets use a different derivation path, which means that you need to specify it while restore the wallet to get the same wallet. That’s actually also what changes between a Bech32, Nested Segwit and Legacy wallet (each has an different derivation path) and you can actually create multiple wallets from the same seed.

Yes, I am aware of this. And I think with the OP it's the case. Also in Electrum if one use extended seed and then if they forget about it but use only the regular seed then they will see a wallet but that's not the same wallet they had originally.

To help OPs case we really need to know the above information those were asked already and with that OP needs to make sure that he has not used extended seed as well.

[flyinghaggis]

I believe so.  it is the only wallet I have ever had as far as I can remember.

Rab.

How did your addresses look like? Did they start with a 3, 1 or btc1?

And this empty wallet that you got from the seed you restored, how does the addresses look like?

Just checked the other computer -

the receiving address starts with a 1 in the default/watching wallet and after checking the addresses
tab in the new wallet it also starts with a 1 and is identical leaving me to believe that it was indeed
and Electrum seed I used.

The problem I have now is how to view my payments and total in the main pane with the new transactional
wallet.

Rab.

[flyinghaggis]

I have been able to resolve the problem with help
from you all.

I wouldn't have thought to check the addresses to make sure I was
using the correct app.

All is well now thanks again.

Rab.

[AB de Royse777]

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Just checked the other computer -

the receiving address starts with a 1 in the default/watching wallet and after checking the addresses
tab in the new wallet it also starts with a 1 and is identical leaving me to believe that it was indeed
and Electrum seed I used.

The problem I have now is how to view my payments and total in the main pane with the new transactional
wallet.

Rab.

Now we know that it's a legacy address. I am assuming you are not seeing the same address those are in the watch wallet? If not then you have entered wrong see I am afraid.

Check if you are

# missing any word from the seed
# any wrong word in the seed

If none from the above then the seed you are entering is not the seed of that watch wallet.

I have been able to resolve the problem with help
from you all.

I wouldn't have thought to check the addresses to make sure I was
using the correct app.

All is well now thanks again.

Rab.

Oh great! Are you seeing the balance now in the restored wallet?

[flyinghaggis]

Oh great! Are you seeing the balance now in the restored wallet?
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Yes thank you.

Rab.

[AB de Royse777]

Yes thank you.

Rab.

Awesome! Awesome!!
Feels great to be a part of this rescue operation :-)

Have fund bud. Stick around to this forum :-D

[Abdussamad]

how did you resolve this issue? it helps if you let us know what works because that serves as documentation for other users in your position.