Inputs and outputs Bitcoin “change” help

rains

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Thanks Achow101, I have sent you a pm.

achow101

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Quote from: rains on July 14, 2017, 04:50:28 PM

How do I configure it manually so that the coin is returned?

Returned to where?

The change goes back to your wallet so you can still spend it. There is no need for you to send the change to the address(es) you are spending from. You will not always be spending from the same addresses or from just one address so the wallet will make a new one to send the change to.

rains

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Hi all

I sent one bitcoin as payment and noticed an additional amount was sent along with it to a separate address.

Goatpig provided me with this link - https://99bitcoins.com/inputs-outputs-bitcoin-change-explained/

This link explains Inputs and outputs Bitcoin “change”

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Now for a real live example – if you examine the inputs closely you will see that the output consists of an input of 0.142 Bitcoins. 0.005 Bitcoins were sent to someone else, a miner’s fee of 0.0001 Bitcoins was deducted and the rest of the money was sent back to the original address.

That’s why you’ll sometimes see additional coins sent with your transactions. These coins will be sent back to your change address which you can configure manually inside your wallet.

How do I configure it manually so that the coin is returned?

Thanks
Rains

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