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Quote from: buwaytress on November 10, 2016, 06:42:14 PM

Quote from: ranochigo on November 10, 2016, 04:22:00 AM

Quote from: buwaytress on November 09, 2016, 10:00:51 PM

Apologies in advance if the message here is ignorant of possible other threads but I tried looking here and did not quite find it.

Is there a Dummy's guide to generating new addresses and importing private keys using Electrum? It's my first btc wallet and I do like its lightweight feel. But I'm not sure I am doing things right as there is no step-by-step Dummy Guide and I don't want to lose my balances or corrupt any keys.

I have found one in the help but it is still too technical for me. Appreciate any assistance I can get.

If you are creating a new wallet, generate a HD wallet instead. HD wallets triumph over standard wallet as they are comparatively more convenient to use. Just select new wallet and standard wallet at the start.
Alternatively, you can try generating an address on a generator such as bitaddress.org. Electrum do not allow the importing of addresses when the wallet has HD keys so you need to create a separate wallet for that. Just select Import addresses and standard wallet.

Thanks for the help... how would I know if I had an HD wallet? I don't recall what I selected when I first installed and used Electrum. Basically the reason I was asking how to import is that I don't see the option to Import. (I am using version 2.6.4). Is there absolutely no way then to import addresses if mine is a HD wallet? Hate to lose old addresses.

Did the wallet ask you to save any seeds? If yes, then it is an HD wallet. Alternatively, go to wallet>private key. If the option to import is not present, it is probably a HD wallet.

Go to file>new and create a new wallet. Select standard wallet> Use public or private keys. Paste your private key into the box. Your new wallet should be loaded. To switch between wallets, select file>open and select your other wallet.

As documented above, Electrum 2.7.2 has a bug and you need to upgrade to the newer version.

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Quote from: ranochigo on November 10, 2016, 04:22:00 AM

Quote from: buwaytress on November 09, 2016, 10:00:51 PM

Apologies in advance if the message here is ignorant of possible other threads but I tried looking here and did not quite find it.

Is there a Dummy's guide to generating new addresses and importing private keys using Electrum? It's my first btc wallet and I do like its lightweight feel. But I'm not sure I am doing things right as there is no step-by-step Dummy Guide and I don't want to lose my balances or corrupt any keys.

I have found one in the help but it is still too technical for me. Appreciate any assistance I can get.

If you are creating a new wallet, generate a HD wallet instead. HD wallets triumph over standard wallet as they are comparatively more convenient to use. Just select new wallet and standard wallet at the start.
Alternatively, you can try generating an address on a generator such as bitaddress.org. Electrum do not allow the importing of addresses when the wallet has HD keys so you need to create a separate wallet for that. Just select Import addresses and standard wallet.

Thanks for the help... how would I know if I had an HD wallet? I don't recall what I selected when I first installed and used Electrum. Basically the reason I was asking how to import is that I don't see the option to Import. (I am using version 2.6.4). Is there absolutely no way then to import addresses if mine is a HD wallet? Hate to lose old addresses.

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Quote from: buwaytress on November 09, 2016, 10:00:51 PM

Apologies in advance if the message here is ignorant of possible other threads but I tried looking here and did not quite find it.

Is there a Dummy's guide to generating new addresses and importing private keys using Electrum? It's my first btc wallet and I do like its lightweight feel. But I'm not sure I am doing things right as there is no step-by-step Dummy Guide and I don't want to lose my balances or corrupt any keys.

I have found one in the help but it is still too technical for me. Appreciate any assistance I can get.

If you are creating a new wallet, generate a HD wallet instead. HD wallets triumph over standard wallet as they are comparatively more convenient to use. Just select new wallet and standard wallet at the start.
Alternatively, you can try generating an address on a generator such as bitaddress.org. Electrum do not allow the importing of addresses when the wallet has HD keys so you need to create a separate wallet for that. Just select Import addresses and standard wallet.

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Apologies in advance if the message here is ignorant of possible other threads but I tried looking here and did not quite find it.

Is there a Dummy's guide to generating new addresses and importing private keys using Electrum? It's my first btc wallet and I do like its lightweight feel. But I'm not sure I am doing things right as there is no step-by-step Dummy Guide and I don't want to lose my balances or corrupt any keys.

I have found one in the help but it is still too technical for me. Appreciate any assistance I can get.

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Quote from: Brunt, FCA on October 08, 2016, 11:59:14 AM

I have updated my Electrum wallet from 2.6.4 to 2.7.2, and it has deleted my wallet.
I created a new one from my seed and have added 5 private keys from my old original Bitcoin wallet, which I have been using for years, using the instructions here:

http://docs.electrum.org/en/latest/faq.html#can-i-import-private-keys-from-other-bitcoin-clients

The process has arrived at a box marked Install Wizard which says Please wait...

Nothing has happened for several hours. How long am I supposed to wait?

still i am not sure what is happening in tge electrium new wallet but i will suggest ( if you are facing any problem in electrium ) to use myscellium . because it is also like electrium and easy to handle at very slow net

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Quote from: OmegaStarScream on October 09, 2016, 02:13:35 PM

It should be functional now. You could check the releases notes in the Github repository here : https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/blob/master/RELEASE-NOTES (fix private key import in wizard)

I'm now in the version 2.7.11 but I only see the option "Sweep private key", but I want Import.

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It should be functional now. You could check the releases notes in the Github repository here : https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/blob/master/RELEASE-NOTES (fix private key import in wizard)

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Quote from: Brunt, FCA on October 09, 2016, 01:42:21 PM

I have updated to version 2.7.3, but it still won't work to import my private keys.

It should be fixed in 2.7.4 (was released few hours ago).
http://download.electrum.org/2.7.4/

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I have updated to version 2.7.3, but it still won't work to import my private keys.

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hi, thanks for the report, I checked, and there's a bug indeed.
I will fix it by tomorrow.

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I have updated my Electrum wallet from 2.6.4 to 2.7.2, and it has deleted my wallet.
I created a new one from my seed and have added 5 private keys from my old original Bitcoin wallet, which I have been using for years, using the instructions here:

http://docs.electrum.org/en/latest/faq.html#can-i-import-private-keys-from-other-bitcoin-clients

The process has arrived at a box marked Install Wizard which says Please wait...

Nothing has happened for several hours. How long am I supposed to wait?

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