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Topic: Help needed. WlF private key (Read 232 times)

legendary
Activity: 1624
Merit: 2481
September 19, 2018, 07:57:17 AM
#6
Is it possible to restore only with WIF?

Yes, this is possible.

But if you further want to keep your bitcoins, you should do what LoyceV suggested and first create a new wallet. Then move your funds from your old address to your new wallet (sweeping).
If you don't want to further keep your coins, but just want to send them to an exchange or something like that, simply importing the private key will work. You don't need to create a new wallet/seed in this case.

When downloading/installing electrum, make sure you do verify the signature AND that your PC is clean. Also, if you are creating a wallet, make sure to backup your seed (only offline! - NOT on your computer).
hero member
Activity: 1372
Merit: 647
September 18, 2018, 06:53:02 PM
#5
Install Electrum, safe your backup seed words, and sweep the private key.
More information: [overview] Recover Bitcoin from any old storage format
Didn't find Seed phrase from blockchain (or you meant Electrum new seed phrase). Got only WIF. Is it possible to restore only with WIF?
He mean Electrum new seed phrase because you'll be creating a new wallet there and sweep your private key (WIF). Yes it's possible.
This tutorial might be helpful to you : Sweeping your private keys into Electrum
legendary
Activity: 2646
Merit: 1137
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September 18, 2018, 06:08:08 PM
#4
Install Electrum, save your Electrum backup seed words, after you have saved your Electrum backup seed words and finished installing Electrum then use Electrum to sweep the private key into Electrum.  That is how you import a private key into Electrum so you can recover your Bitcoins.
More information: [overview] Recover Bitcoin from any old storage format

Added a bit more detail.
jr. member
Activity: 77
Merit: 1
September 18, 2018, 04:41:07 PM
#3
Install Electrum, safe your backup seed words, and sweep the private key.
More information: [overview] Recover Bitcoin from any old storage format
Didn't find Seed phrase from blockchain (or you meant Electrum new seed phrase). Got only WlF. Is it possible to restore only with WlF?
legendary
Activity: 3290
Merit: 16489
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September 18, 2018, 03:42:50 PM
#2
Install Electrum, save your backup seed words, and sweep the private key.
More information: [overview] Recover Bitcoin from any old storage format
jr. member
Activity: 77
Merit: 1
September 18, 2018, 03:37:18 PM
#1
Finally found my old btc wallet, not wallet at all, but a WlF private key from blockchain. But how to restore the wallet using WlF? I cannot find out.


Help would be appreciated!
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