How to import electrum.dat file (created with 1.8.1) in Electrum 1.9 ? - page 2.

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Quote from: btcven on November 10, 2013, 05:08:27 AM

Quote from: simpic on November 08, 2013, 08:34:05 AM

How to import old electrum.dat file via offline restore?
When i run new release of Electrum it asks for creating new wallet or restore it by seed or master key.

If the electrum.dat file is in the user folder, when updating the client will turns it into the new wallet structure /wallets/default_wallet

Do you mean /home/user folder or /home/user/.electrum folder?
Anyway i didn't update the client, now i just have an electrum.dat file and a fresh install on Electrum 1.9.2.

PS: I see now that they released 1.9.4... how to delete the previous version before install the new one?

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Quote from: btcven on November 12, 2013, 10:03:33 AM

Quote from: tinus42 on November 12, 2013, 09:31:48 AM

How do you do this for Windows? Huh

I tried updating with putting electrum.dat (which I kept on a memory stick) back in the Appsdata Roaming/Electrum folder but it Electrum won't start up when I put the electrum.dat there. I don't like programs that autisticly change file locations with new updates. It seems I can only reclaim my Bitcoins by finding the seed. If only I knew where I kept it. Seems I have lost my Bitcoins. Angry

If you put your backup of the electrum.dat in the Electrum's user directory \Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Local\Electrum the latest version will turn it to the new format /wallets/default_wallet

Writing the seed and keeping it in a safe place is the first thing the client warns you to do after opening it.

If you still have your electrum.dat and you know the password it is encrypted with, you are safe to restore your wallet.

OK thanks, will try this! Can you recover the seed when you have access to your wallet? I did write it down but later mislaid the copy.

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@tinus42 you can open the wallet with File > Open in the menu options and then use File > Copy to make a local copy of it.

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Quote from: tinus42 on November 12, 2013, 09:31:48 AM

How do you do this for Windows? Huh

I tried updating with putting electrum.dat (which I kept on a memory stick) back in the Appsdata Roaming/Electrum folder but it Electrum won't start up when I put the electrum.dat there. I don't like programs that autisticly change file locations with new updates. It seems I can only reclaim my Bitcoins by finding the seed. If only I knew where I kept it. Seems I have lost my Bitcoins. Angry

If you put your backup of the electrum.dat in the Electrum's user directory \Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Local\Electrum the latest version will turn it to the new format /wallets/default_wallet

Writing the seed and keeping it in a safe place is the first thing the client warns you to do after opening it.

If you still have your electrum.dat and you know the password it is encrypted with, you are safe to restore your wallet.

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How do you do this for Windows? Huh

I tried updating with putting electrum.dat (which I kept on a memory stick) back in the Appsdata Roaming/Electrum folder but it Electrum won't start up when I put the electrum.dat there. I don't like programs that autisticly change file locations with new updates. It seems I can only reclaim my Bitcoins by finding the seed. If only I knew where I kept it. Seems I have lost my Bitcoins. Angry

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Quote from: simpic on November 08, 2013, 08:34:05 AM

Quote from: btcven on November 07, 2013, 12:08:03 PM

Quote from: bizz on November 07, 2013, 04:32:23 AM

What to do if we want to update offline client? Someone said on reddit that seed can be restored only when online from this version Huh

This bug was fixed, check the 1.9.2 zip file for offline restore / update.

How to import old electrum.dat file via offline restore?
When i run new release of Electrum it asks for creating new wallet or restore it by seed or master key.

If the electrum.dat file is in the user folder, when updating the client will turns it into the new wallet structure /wallets/default_wallet

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Quote from: btcven on November 07, 2013, 12:08:03 PM

Quote from: bizz on November 07, 2013, 04:32:23 AM

What to do if we want to update offline client? Someone said on reddit that seed can be restored only when online from this version Huh

This bug was fixed, check the 1.9.2 zip file for offline restore / update.

How to import old electrum.dat file via offline restore?
When i run new release of Electrum it asks for creating new wallet or restore it by seed or master key.

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Quote from: bizz on November 07, 2013, 04:32:23 AM

Just installed new electrum and indeed there is no electrum.dat. Wallet file is now in wallets folder and called 'default_wallet'.

If you were updating it turns the old electrum.dat into a /wallets/default_wallet automatically.

Quote from: bizz on November 07, 2013, 04:32:23 AM

What to do if we want to update offline client? Someone said on reddit that seed can be restored only when online from this version Huh

This bug was fixed, check the 1.9.2 zip file for offline restore / update.

Quote from: bizz on November 07, 2013, 04:32:23 AM

Ubuntu 13.10 here too but I don't think that matters for wallet questions.

The only problem encountered in Ubuntu 13.10 is in the installation process that needs to run this line for slowaes

Code:

$ sudo apt-get install python-slowaes

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Just installed new electrum and indeed there is no electrum.dat. Wallet file is now in wallets folder and called 'default_wallet'.

What to do if we want to update offline client? Someone said on reddit that seed can be restored only when online from this version Huh

Ubuntu 13.10 here too but I don't think that matters for wallet questions.

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I'm on Ubuntu-Gnome 13.10.

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Quote from: simpic on November 05, 2013, 07:03:39 AM

I noticed that Electrum 1.9 doesn't use anymore electrum.dat file to store own wallet.
Am i right?
So, if i want to restore my wallet keeping labels, how to import electrum.dat file in new release?

Always put some info about you Operating System and the binary you are using. I guess you are on Windows with Standalone/Portable?

I think that what you say is fixed and is waiting for a release. Could you explain it more clearly?

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I noticed that Electrum 1.9 doesn't use anymore electrum.dat file to store own wallet.
Am i right?
So, if i want to restore my wallet keeping labels, how to import electrum.dat file in new release?

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