How can I move bitcoins to a new address safely?

[9thsky]

I'm sure the answer is obvious but I just want to run it by you guys just in case.

Would it be to create a new Electrum wallet, pick an address from the list and then do an unsigned transaction?

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[ranochigo]

When you're creating an airgapped wallet, the online desktop wallet should have your master public key imported and it should be able to allow you to see all the addresses related to that airgapped wallet. There is no need to pick specific addresses, unless you want to use CoinControl and you can right click the specific address and press "Send From" to select specific transaction outputs to spend. After generating the raw transaction, you can either export it as a QR code or a file for it to be signed on the offline computer.


I'm not exactly sure what's the context of this. You created a new topic previously and I'm wondering if that's related.

[HCP]

To answer your query properly, we'll need more information...

What wallet do you currently have? Do you have an Electrum "cold storage" setup already configured with one "offline" (air-gapped) PC and one "online" PC? Do you just have a "standard" online Elecrum install on one PC? or are you using a completely different wallet and want to migrate to using Electrum?

Also, not as important, but useful information would be the Operating System you are using (and or any mobile devices you're wanting to use).

[9thsky]

To answer your query properly, we'll need more information...

What wallet do you currently have? Do you have an Electrum "cold storage" setup already configured with one "offline" (air-gapped) PC and one "online" PC? Do you just have a "standard" online Elecrum install on one PC? or are you using a completely different wallet and want to migrate to using Electrum?

Also, not as important, but useful information would be the Operating System you are using (and or any mobile devices you're wanting to use).

Electrum to Electrum

Airgaped and online

Linux

[9thsky]

When you're creating an airgapped wallet, the online desktop wallet should have your master public key imported and it should be able to allow you to see all the addresses related to that airgapped wallet. There is no need to pick specific addresses, unless you want to use CoinControl and you can right click the specific address and press "Send From" to select specific transaction outputs to spend. After generating the raw transaction, you can either export it as a QR code or a file for it to be signed on the offline computer.


I'm not exactly sure what's the context of this. You created a new topic previously and I'm wondering if that's related.

I meant...to a new seed, unless there is an option to change the seed, which would provide the them result as moving the coins to a new one.

The context is to change the seed/private key.

[ranochigo]

I meant...to a new seed, unless I there is an option to change the seed, which would provide the them result as moving the coins to a new one.

You'll have to create a new seed before sending your funds then. There would be nothing wrong with the steps in this case. Send it as you would to any other addresses.

[nc50lc]

Would it be to create a new Electrum wallet, pick an address from the list and then do an unsigned transaction?

I meant...to a new seed, unless there is an option to change the seed, which would provide the them result as moving the coins to a new one.

That'll work but since you've sent the funds to a new cold-storage wallet with a new seed, you'll have to create another watch-only wallet as an online pair.
Just re-do the "Create a watching-only version of your wallet" process described in your link.

[Abdussamad]

When you're creating an airgapped wallet, the online desktop wallet should have your master public key imported and it should be able to allow you to see all the addresses related to that airgapped wallet. There is no need to pick specific addresses, unless you want to use CoinControl and you can right click the specific address and press "Send From" to select specific transaction outputs to spend. After generating the raw transaction, you can either export it as a QR code or a file for it to be signed on the offline computer.


I'm not exactly sure what's the context of this. You created a new topic previously and I'm wondering if that's related.

I meant...to a new seed, unless there is an option to change the seed, which would provide the them result as moving the coins to a new one.

The context is to change the seed/private key.

just create a new wallet via file > new/restore and then grab a receive address from the receive tab. you can then switch to the old wallet via file > recently open or file > open and use the send tab to send the coins to the new wallet's address.