Idiot newbie here in need of help

[Oraloics]

I got in over my head trying to get bitcoin sent to a wallet. Not as smart as I thought I was.

I am so new to the process that I don't know the right way to even ask this question. I had bitcoin sent to a receiving address that I created in Armory. They were sent, but I don't know how to "find" them. The available wallet IDs I have do not match the receiving address that I created, and they do not show any balance.

I have never been online with Armory, and I have a feeling I seriously messed up.

Would anyone be willing to kindly set me straight on what (if anything) I can do?

Thank you.

[Rickorick]

All you just need to do is download the blockchain and let armory sync or export your key from armory and import into electrum.

[Oraloics]

All you just need to do is download the blockchain and let armory sync or export your key from armory and import into electrum.

Thanks for the fast response. Is it possible to avoid downloading 300GB of data, or is that something that I've signed myself up for no matter what? I'll need to get an external hard drive, I guess.

[nc50lc]

You can use a Light client that doesn't require the full blockchain, eg: the popular Electrum wallet.
Just follow this to be able to export your address' private key from Armory to Electrum:

Click "Wallet Properties" then, "Backup This Wallet".
Check "Export Key Lists", then the button with the same name below, type your password and a window will open.
Check "Include Unused (Address Pool)", check "Omit spaces in key data" (below) and find your address from the list and copy its private key WIF (PrivBase58).

Download Electrum from the official site: electrum.org
Use, "Import Bitcoin addresses or private keys" when creating a new wallet, and paste your private key there.

I recommend you to verify your downloaded Electrum before importing the private key to be safe,
using these instructions: https://bitcoinelectrum.com/how-to-verify-your-electrum-download/

[HCP]

If you don't want to install Bitcoin Core and sync the full blockchain, then I have an old post that has step by step screenshots outlining the private key export procedure that nc50lc has mentioned above. You can view it here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4746784.msg43255691#msg43255691