How to add a Bitcoin address to Electrum / difference sweep and import priv. key

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Original Topic: How to add a Bitcoin address to Electrum / difference sweep and import priv. key
Author:1miau

How to take add Bitcoin address join  Electrum / Difference way day between sweep and import private keys


This post na post way suppose add join; this one,way go explain how you go take create your unique Bitcoin address way you fit still call ;(vanity address).

To take use external bitcoin addresses (like  paperwallet) for Electrum,two functions day to take do am: sweep and import.The two functions  go help you get access to the balance way day the Bitcoin address through Electrum.E day possible for you to import any wallet go there, but you go need to get the private key to take do am.This thing go help well well if you get old paperwallet and you wan transfer  the Bitcoin,Or if you get address way you de use for another client and you go like use am for electrum or to use vanity address way you create by yourself.

Import

Import day useful  to take import Bitcoin address as new wallet go Electrum. The Bitcoins day this wallet and you fit access this wallet after you don import am go Electrum. E also day important say dis wallet way you import nor go get seed and you nor fit get am back from seed because e nor get seed. If you nor lost  the private key, you self nor go need seed.


Sweep

If you compare am, the sweep function day  transfers your bitcoins from your original wallet go new wallet for Electrum.Based on say Bitcoin transaction (from the old to the new wallet) Go happen, sweep go need internet connection to take work  and charges go de.

For you to take use vanity address way you don first create for electrum,the function way you go use na import.


See as you go take do am:


1. Open Electrum

Open Electrum and go to File => New/Restore






2. Choose a name

Choose name way you wan use  for the  wallet way you wan import then click  Next






3. Choose Import Bitcoin addresses or private keys






4. You go type your private key to take  import the address

Now you fit copy your private key from the .txt file then  paste am for the window opening for Electrum. you fit still import other private keys.






5. Select  password way you wan use, write am  down then click Next






finally, you don import your 1test wallet successfully.now you fit transfer BTC go your wallet or send BTC if you done first send BTC go before.





Done


Update: if you wan import / sweep SegWit address (prefix 3 / bc1q) you go need add the lines way I write after here for  front of your private keys:


Nested SegWit adresses 3... (P2SH-P2WPKH)

Code:

p2wpkh-p2sh:Kpriv.key

or

Code:

p2wpkh-p2sh:Lpriv.key

Native SegWit bech32 addresses bc1q... (P2WPKH)

Code:

p2wpkh:Kpriv.key

or

Code:

p2wpkh:Lpriv.key

Source

Or you fit click "info" when you dat  import Bitcoin addresses to take check watin  you need to add:

Done


Translations

Language	translated by	Title
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Română (Romanian)	GazetaBitcoin	Cum se adaugă o adresă Bitcoin în Electrum / diferența dintre sweep și import
Deutsch (German)	1miau	Wie füge ich eine bestehende Bitcoin-Adresse zu Electrum hinzu - sweep / import