Electrum 2.0.1 import private key option disabled

[Wins_Vega]

Just installed new Electrum 2.0.1, created a new default wallet like I used to in previous Electrum client and
I noticed that Wallet->Private Keys->Import option is now disabled in default Electrum 2.0.1 wallet.
Why?

[btchris]

Electrum 2.x HD wallets may not contain loose keys. You can still create a separate wallet which contains loose keys, but it will not be an HD wallet and you're on your own when it comes to maintaining backups (there's no seed).

To create a loose-keys wallet, go to the restore wallet option, and enter one or more private keys (base58check strings starting with L or K). You can import additional keys into this wallet later if you like (the Import Keys menu item won't be disabled).

I suspect this was done to avoid any confusion where a user might believe that imported keys in an HD wallet might somehow be protected by the seed, when of course it's not.

[Abdussamad]

Just installed new Electrum 2.0.1, created a new default wallet like I used to in previous Electrum client and
I noticed that Wallet->Private Keys->Import option is now disabled in default Electrum 2.0.1 wallet.
Why?

You can use the sweep option. It will move all the bitcoins associated with that private key to an address in your electrum wallet. Of course if you receive bitcoins in future to the private key's address you will have to repeat the sweep process.

Importing private keys is not safe because there is ambiguity about where change went and how many bitcoins are in the private key and how many are in the wallet and so on.

[kukuku15]

Helloguys guys, Lets say I create a wallet, wrote my seed, and Electrum shutdown, servers goes down, Electrum bugs not dissappear, without import private keys how can I access it now put it on another service.

Sorry If it is a dumb question but previous version people can do it if things collapse

[Abdussamad]

Helloguys guys, Lets say I create a wallet, wrote my seed, and Electrum shutdown, servers goes down, Electrum bugs not dissappear, without import private keys how can I access it now put it on another service.

Sorry If it is a dumb question but previous version people can do it if things collapse

This thread is about importing private keys not exporting them. Exporting private keys is still allowed. You could export them and import them into a different wallet. To export private keys go to wallet menu > private keys > export.

[kukuku15]

Why you
are always the best man.....thanks....regards