Transferring coins from Bitcoin-Qt to Electrum - Revision history

Belcher: /* Sweep private keys with Electrum */ Add instruction about choosing the prefix for sweeping a private key

2019-12-02T21:46:30Z

Sweep private keys with Electrum: Add instruction about choosing the prefix for sweeping a private key

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	In the Electrum window, click Wallet -> Private Keys -> Sweep. Paste the private keys from Bitcoin-Qt here. Check the resulting transaction is okay and click Broadcast to sweep from the addresses in Bitcoin Core to the Electrum wallet.		In the Electrum window, click Wallet -> Private Keys -> Sweep. Paste the private keys from Bitcoin-Qt here. Check the resulting transaction is okay and click Broadcast to sweep from the addresses in Bitcoin Core to the Electrum wallet.

			If the address generated from the private key is wrong, then on the Sweep Private keys dialog box in Electrum click the Info box in the upper-right. It will give instructions for prefixing your private key so that the correct address is generated. For example if your address starts with 3 then use <code>p2wpkh-p2sh:[your-private-key]</code>.

	'''Warning: Make sure the Electrum wallet is not a watch-only wallet. The Electrum window title bar should not say [watching-only]. Go back to [[#Obtain new Electrum wallet]] if so.'''		'''Warning: Make sure the Electrum wallet is not a watch-only wallet. The Electrum window title bar should not say [watching-only]. Go back to [[#Obtain new Electrum wallet]] if so.'''

Belcher: /* Sweep private keys with Electrum */ Added warning about accidently creating watch-only wallets

2019-08-10T11:27:47Z

Sweep private keys with Electrum: Added warning about accidently creating watch-only wallets

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	In the Electrum window, click Wallet -> Private Keys -> Sweep. Paste the private keys from Bitcoin-Qt here. Check the resulting transaction is okay and click Broadcast to sweep from the addresses in Bitcoin Core to the Electrum wallet.		In the Electrum window, click Wallet -> Private Keys -> Sweep. Paste the private keys from Bitcoin-Qt here. Check the resulting transaction is okay and click Broadcast to sweep from the addresses in Bitcoin Core to the Electrum wallet.

	The [[transaction]] will be relayed to every node in the bitcoin network and should soon be visible as unconfirmed in Electrum's window. It is likely to soon be [[mining\|mined]] into a [[block]] giving it [[confirmation\|confirmations]] that make it an irreversible ~~transaction~~.		'''Warning: Make sure the Electrum wallet is not a watch-only wallet. The Electrum window title bar should not say [watching-only]. Go back to [[#Obtain new Electrum wallet]] if so.'''

			Once broadcast, the [[transaction]] will be relayed to every node in the bitcoin network and should soon be visible as unconfirmed in Electrum's window. It is likely to soon be [[mining\|mined]] into a [[block]] giving it [[confirmation\|confirmations]] that make it [[Irreversible Transactions\|irreversible]].

	==Related Documents==		==Related Documents==

Belcher: /* Obtain private key(s) from Bitcoin-Qt */ Updated instructions

2019-08-10T11:24:34Z

Obtain private key(s) from Bitcoin-Qt: Updated instructions

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	== Obtain private key(s) from Bitcoin-Qt ==		== Obtain private key(s) from Bitcoin-Qt ==

	~~Click Help~~ -> ~~Debug. Click the~~ Console ~~tab~~.		In Bitcoin-Qt click Window -> Console.

	If your wallet is encrypted, use this command to decrypt it for 5 minutes (300 seconds):		If your wallet is encrypted, use this command to decrypt it for 5 minutes (300 seconds):

Belcher: /* Obtain new Electrum wallet */ Clarified and added more detail to instructions

2019-08-10T11:23:47Z

Obtain new Electrum wallet: Clarified and added more detail to instructions

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	== Obtain new Electrum wallet ==		== Obtain new Electrum wallet ==
	Download [[Electrum]], verify the signature to prove it was not modified in transit. Create a new ~~normal wallet (not watch-only!)~~. ~~Write down the~~ [[seed phrase]] on paper.		Download [[Electrum]] and verify the signature to prove it was not modified in transit. Create a new Standard Wallet and choose "Create a new seed". Electrum will give you a [[seed phrase]] which you should write down on paper.

	== Obtain private key(s) from Bitcoin-Qt ==		== Obtain private key(s) from Bitcoin-Qt ==

Belcher: renamed all "mnemonic phrase" to "seed phrase"

2018-07-17T12:33:35Z

renamed all "mnemonic phrase" to "seed phrase"

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	== Obtain new Electrum wallet ==		== Obtain new Electrum wallet ==
	Download [[Electrum]], verify the signature to prove it was not modified in transit. Create a new normal wallet (not watch-only!). Write down the ~~mnemonic recovery~~ seed on paper.		Download [[Electrum]], verify the signature to prove it was not modified in transit. Create a new normal wallet (not watch-only!). Write down the [[seed phrase]] on paper.

	== Obtain private key(s) from Bitcoin-Qt ==		== Obtain private key(s) from Bitcoin-Qt ==

Belcher: added a line about what electrum is

2017-12-20T23:12:58Z

added a line about what electrum is

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	This guide is intended for users of [[Bitcoin ~~Core~~]] who do not want to wait for their wallet to be synchronized with the network, which may take many hours or days depending on the hardware spec.		This guide is intended for users of [[Bitcoin-Qt]] who do not want to wait for their wallet to be synchronized with the network, which may take many hours or days depending on the hardware spec. The guide teaches users how to transfer their coins to [[Electrum]] bitcoin wallet, which has [[Full node#Economic_Strength\|lower security]] but a faster startup time.

	It's a somewhat common situation that users don't open their wallet for months or years, after which they come back to find it will take them hours to have be able to use Bitcoin Core. Another example is where the block files on hard disk have become corrupted requiring parts of the [[blockchain]] to be downloaded and verified again.		It's a somewhat common situation that users don't open their wallet for months or years, after which they come back to find it will take them hours to have be able to use Bitcoin Core. Another example is where the block files on hard disk have become corrupted requiring parts of the [[blockchain]] to be downloaded and verified again.

Womantis: Add link to new related page: Safely Transfer Bitcoin from a wallet.dat File to Anywhere, Using Air-Gapped Offline System, Bitcoin Core, and Electrum

2017-07-31T07:33:43Z

Add link to new related page: Safely Transfer Bitcoin from a wallet.dat File to Anywhere, Using Air-Gapped Offline System, Bitcoin Core, and Electrum

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	The [[transaction]] will be relayed to every node in the bitcoin network and should soon be visible as unconfirmed in Electrum's window. It is likely to soon be [[mining\|mined]] into a [[block]] giving it [[confirmation\|confirmations]] that make it an irreversible transaction.		The [[transaction]] will be relayed to every node in the bitcoin network and should soon be visible as unconfirmed in Electrum's window. It is likely to soon be [[mining\|mined]] into a [[block]] giving it [[confirmation\|confirmations]] that make it an irreversible transaction.

			==Related Documents==
			* [[Safely Transfer Bitcoin from a wallet.dat File to Anywhere, Using Air-Gapped Offline System, Bitcoin Core, and Electrum]] (a more complicated extended version of this document for more paranoid people)

	==References==		==References==

Belcher: /* Obtain private key(s) from Bitcoin-Qt */ added note about 300 sec = 5 min

2016-12-30T22:43:33Z

Obtain private key(s) from Bitcoin-Qt: added note about 300 sec = 5 min

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	Click Help -> Debug. Click the Console tab.		Click Help -> Debug. Click the Console tab.

	If your wallet is encrypted, use this command to decrypt it for 5 minutes:		If your wallet is encrypted, use this command to decrypt it for 5 minutes (300 seconds):

	walletpassphrase your-wallet-passphrase 300		walletpassphrase your-wallet-passphrase 300

Belcher: /* Obtain private key(s) from Bitcoin-Qt */ added warning about sharing

2016-11-10T19:00:29Z

Obtain private key(s) from Bitcoin-Qt: added warning about sharing

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	dumpprivkey <your bitcoin address>		dumpprivkey <your bitcoin address>

			Do not send this private key to anybody else, they could use it to steal your bitcoins(!)

	== Sweep private keys with Electrum ==		== Sweep private keys with Electrum ==

Belcher: /* Sweep private keys with Electrum */ added a few words about transaction broadcasting and confirmations

2016-07-26T16:52:00Z

Sweep private keys with Electrum: added a few words about transaction broadcasting and confirmations

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	== Sweep private keys with Electrum ==		== Sweep private keys with Electrum ==

	In the Electrum window, click Wallet -> Private Keys -> Sweep. Paste the private keys from Bitcoin-Qt here. Check the resulting transaction is okay and click Broadcast~~. Your funds will be swept~~ from the addresses in Bitcoin Core ~~and put in an~~ Electrum wallet ~~address~~.		In the Electrum window, click Wallet -> Private Keys -> Sweep. Paste the private keys from Bitcoin-Qt here. Check the resulting transaction is okay and click Broadcast to sweep from the addresses in Bitcoin Core to the Electrum wallet.

			The [[transaction]] will be relayed to every node in the bitcoin network and should soon be visible as unconfirmed in Electrum's window. It is likely to soon be [[mining\|mined]] into a [[block]] giving it [[confirmation\|confirmations]] that make it an irreversible transaction.

	==References==		==References==