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HCP
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Multibit import error with private key backup. Have I lost my BCC?
October 12, 2017, 06:31:31 PM
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Do you still have the original MultiBit wallet and application? I assume you are talking about MultiBit Classic as you mentioned private key export (which MBHD does not support).

If you still have the original wallet and applicaiton, use "tools -> export private keys"... and DO NOT password protect the output file:

You need to enter your wallet password at the top, and then leave the password field at the bottom empty... Select the "do not password protect export file" option:



Note: you don't want to copy the datetime stamp at the end of the private keys when trying to import them into your BCC wallet of choice... Wink

This will create a plaintext version of the export file which you will find then contains the private keys in the correct "WIF" format... Ie. You'll see keys beginning with a "K" or "L"... Like this:



If re-exporting them does not work, or you do not still have the original wallet file, then you'll most likely need to try and decrypt the exported file manually... for this you need to use OpenSSL to decrypt the files... I would suggest that you read these two documents:

https://multibit.org/help/v0.5/help_exportingPrivateKeys.html
https://github.com/Multibit-Legacy/multibit/wiki/Export%20and%20limited%20import%20of%20private%20keys

hanzfat
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Re: Multibit import error with private key backup. Have I lost my BCC?
October 12, 2017, 10:15:28 AM
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Cheers for reading this.

Before the BCC fork I had my BTC in a multibit wallet. I exported the private keys to an encrypted file. After the fork I moved my BTC to a trezor wallet and am now trying to claim my BCC.

I was expecting to decrypt the txt file and be shown my private keys. I would have done this before moving them but didn't want to risk exposing the keys. I now wish I'd gone the extra mile and checked this file offline. The only option in multibit is to import private keys. When I go through the proceedure for this I get the msg, 'The private keys import failed. The error was "Could not decrypt the input string'. I used keypass (a password manager) to store the password and copied it in from there. This rules out any spelling errors or memory errors with my password.

Do you have any ideas what could be wrong or any other thoughts on how I could recover my private keys/claim my BCC?

Apprecaite any help you can offer,
Hanzfat.
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