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Topic: How to extract private key of a wallet.dat (Read 26453 times)

legendary
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April 13, 2013, 10:01:44 AM
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Bitcoin-qt -> help -> about bitcoin -> console tab
thank you very much for the information i really appreciate it.
yep thanks saved me some time here
hero member
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Bitcoin-qt -> help -> about bitcoin -> console tab
thank you very much for the information i really appreciate it.
legendary
Activity: 1176
Merit: 1260
May Bitcoin be touched by his Noodly Appendage
Bitcoin-qt -> help -> about bitcoin -> console tab
legendary
Activity: 892
Merit: 1013
i went back to this thread because i got some trouble using the dumpprivkey command.
How exactly do you go to the console?
i mean i can launch bitocoin qt.app with argument but none of the given argument seems to open a console and of course dumpprivkey doesn't seem to be an argument...
I feel i m missing a very simple thing here.
legendary
Activity: 1176
Merit: 1260
May Bitcoin be touched by his Noodly Appendage
Indeed, no need to download the blockchain for this
legendary
Activity: 892
Merit: 1013
I can't export the private key from bitcoinqt, so what to do?

You can, install latest version, go to console and run dumpprivkey. You will need to unlock the wallet before that.
thx i'll try that
will i need to re download the all blockchain? i guess no.
hero member
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Psi laju, karavani prolaze.
I can't export the private key from bitcoinqt, so what to do?

You can, install latest version, go to console and run dumpprivkey. You will need to unlock the wallet before that.
legendary
Activity: 892
Merit: 1013
Hello, from the GLBSE shitstorm i got a private key on an encrypted wallet.dat that regulary receive funds from MOORE.
I asked them to send to another adress but no answer.
As bitcoin QT is very boring, i'd like to send everything to another adress and to import this private key somewhere else which is going to be much more convenient to me.

Problem, i can access the wallet.dat file but it s encrypted.
If i manage to open this file i bet i'll find loads of private key. How to know quickly wich one is of intrest to me?
I can't export the private key from bitcoinqt, so what to do?
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