Electrum not showing any transactions

[creatorzeus]

Hi all. Im new to electrum. Trying it for the first time. Here is the problem im facing.
When i import my wallet with wallet address, it gets imported properly and i can see all the txs and my wallet address in address tab (view only mode)
But, when i try to import the same wallet with the private keys, it doesn't show ANY trx. And i see some other address in the address tab.

Can someone please help with this?
Thank you.

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[OmegaStarScream]

Could you show the address it's showing in the watch only address as well as when you import the private key? You can just post the first few characters of it.

But it looks like you're not adding the necessary prefix behind the private key. See #3 on this article:

https://bitcoinelectrum.com/importing-your-private-keys-into-electrum/

[Zaguru12]

The address you imported and saw all the transaction, can you see that address from the addresses after importing private key?

[Findingnemo]

Possibly, you imported the wrong private keys which could be one of the reasons.

Or it could be compressed/uncompressed private key.

Refer : [SOLVED] Electrum importing wrong btc address for my private key and let us know it solves the problem.

[creatorzeus]

The address you imported and saw all the transaction, can you see that address from the addresses after importing private key?

No. its another address that i see.

[Zaguru12]

No. its another address that i see.

You might need to check the prefix of the address you are looking for, if it is not a legacy address, you need to prepend. Follow the link on the first reply and read the 3rd instructions. If not then you might be import the wrong private key. I would advise you import the seed phrase on an offline device.

[creatorzeus]

No. its another address that i see.

You might need to check the prefix of the address you are looking for, if it is not a legacy address, you need to prepend. Follow the link on the first reply and read the 3rd instructions. If not then you might be import the wrong private key. I would advise you import the seed phrase on an offline device.

Thank you Zaguru and Omega. It worked. I didnt even know that there is something to be prefixed while importing the private keys. Thank you so much.

[FatFork]

Thank you Zaguru and Omega. It worked. I didnt even know that there is something to be prefixed while importing the private keys. Thank you so much.

There's no real standard for whether a private key generates a Bech32/SegWit address, a P2SH (nested SegWit) address, or an old-school P2PKH  address.  It's totally up to each individual wallet to decide what type of address to derive from your private key and  so if you want a specific address type for your private key, you have to explicitly "tell" your wallet what you want.  This is where prefixes come into play. Kinda annoying but it is what it is.

[satscraper]

No. its another address that i see.

You might need to check the prefix of the address you are looking for, if it is not a legacy address, you need to prepend. Follow the link on the first reply and read the 3rd instructions. If not then you might be import the wrong private key. I would advise you import the seed phrase on an offline device.

Thank you Zaguru and Omega. It worked. I didnt even know that there is something to be prefixed while importing the private keys. Thank you so much.

To get more details on properly imported private keys into Electrum wallet  I would advocate for reading  the dedicated thread opened by 1miau here on bitcointalk.  It presents the  relevant  instruction in step-by-step manner and lists prefixes needed for given types of addresses.

[Pmalek]

I didnt even know that there is something to be prefixed while importing the private keys. Thank you so much.

When you get to the stage where you need to import your private keys or addresses in Electrum, you will notice a question mark or additional info button. If you click on that, you will see an explanation of how to import private keys, which is what OmegaStarScream was talking about in the second post.