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Topic: How do you empty a wallet to as close to zero as possible? (Read 987 times)

newbie
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Use brainwallet.org to send your transaction. Make the fee 0.0001 BTC and the send amount your balance minus the 0.0001 BTC fee.
sr. member
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https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Transaction_fees is the technical info, and I would have searched the forums for the writeup showing how calculate priority/fee's, and how long you need to wait to make sure you avoid fee's, until I saw your smart arse line.
full member
Activity: 182
Merit: 100
I have a wallet that I want to clear out by moving everything from one address to a trading account and then back into another wallet but of a different currency.

Is there a program or algorithm that will allow me to calculate the exact amount to send so that when the fee is removed you have next to nothing left in the wallet?

Thanks for your help. (but not to the smart arses)
If you're using bitcoin-qt, you can set the fee yourself. Set it to 0.00001 and subtract 0.00001 from the amount of btc you have. the result of your calculation can be transferred to your trading account.
It could be that the fee is not enough because of dust in your wallet. bitcoin-qt will tell you the minimum fee required.

This is what I have done in the past but left the fee at .0001 because actually I don't know how to change it and I think that is the default. Anyway I think this needs to somehow be improved in the wallet software, I think it should automatically just subtract the right amount and send it. 
legendary
Activity: 1960
Merit: 1000
You could always export all of the private keys associated with the wallet.
sr. member
Activity: 425
Merit: 253
OK... so really you want to move 100% of Wallet A to Trading Acct B?  Correct?  With nothing left behind?   What is your current balance after the decimal?
hero member
Activity: 826
Merit: 1001
I have a wallet that I want to clear out by moving everything from one address to a trading account and then back into another wallet but of a different currency.

Is there a program or algorithm that will allow me to calculate the exact amount to send so that when the fee is removed you have next to nothing left in the wallet?

Thanks for your help. (but not to the smart arses)
If you're using bitcoin-qt, you can set the fee yourself. Set it to 0.00001 and subtract 0.00001 from the amount of btc you have. the result of your calculation can be transferred to your trading account.
It could be that the fee is not enough because of dust in your wallet. bitcoin-qt will tell you the minimum fee required.
legendary
Activity: 1036
Merit: 1000
Nighty Night Don't Let The Trolls Bite Nom Nom Nom
yes it is called a calculator and mathmatics
newbie
Activity: 53
Merit: 0
I have a wallet that I want to clear out by moving everything from one address to a trading account and then back into another wallet but of a different currency.

Is there a program or algorithm that will allow me to calculate the exact amount to send so that when the fee is removed you have next to nothing left in the wallet?

Thanks for your help. (but not to the smart arses)
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