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Topic: Zeroed balances after restoring wallet (Read 1192 times)

hero member
Activity: 1253
Merit: 811
November 05, 2013, 07:04:50 AM
#20
I created a new topic... i think other users could have the same problem.
hero member
Activity: 1253
Merit: 811
November 05, 2013, 06:53:57 AM
#19
if you are in trouble, restore from seed.
And what about labels?


EDIT:
I think the problem is that new release of Electrum stores the wallet in "default_wallet" file in "wallets" folder.
So, how to restore the "electrum.dat" file?
Should i open a new topic about this issue?

menu-> file-> open and you can open any file

I can do this action only after i created a new wallet when i run for the first time Electrum (or when i delete .electrum folder).
Anyway i did as you said but nothing is happened.
legendary
Activity: 1896
Merit: 1353
November 05, 2013, 05:23:55 AM
#18
if you are in trouble, restore from seed.
And what about labels?


EDIT:
I think the problem is that new release of Electrum stores the wallet in "default_wallet" file in "wallets" folder.
So, how to restore the "electrum.dat" file?
Should i open a new topic about this issue?

menu-> file-> open and you can open any file
hero member
Activity: 1253
Merit: 811
November 05, 2013, 04:54:40 AM
#17
if you are in trouble, restore from seed.
And what about labels?


EDIT:
I think the problem is that new release of Electrum stores the wallet in "default_wallet" file in "wallets" folder.
So, how to restore the "electrum.dat" file?
Should i open a new topic about this issue?
legendary
Activity: 1896
Merit: 1353
November 05, 2013, 04:51:15 AM
#16
if you are in trouble, restore from seed.
hero member
Activity: 1253
Merit: 811
November 04, 2013, 07:10:11 PM
#15
If you are updating or the electrum.dat is already in the /.electrum folder the client will turns it into the new wallet structure automatically
If you don't have labels that you would like to keep, you better use the seed to restore in the new 1.9
I save the electrum.dat file before formatting and now i don't know where to put it since Electrum 1.9 seems to have changed its structure: now there is a new folder named "wallets" in .electrum hidden folder.
I would keep all my labels... why is better to restore with seed?

can you explain how it is failing?
I tried to copy my backup file to .electrum (as it was before) and in this way Electrum doesn't start.

Code:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/electrum", line 160, in
    gui.main(url)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/electrum_gui/qt/__init__.py", line 92, in main
    wallet = Wallet(storage)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/electrum/wallet_factory.py", line 11, in __new__
    return Wallet(config)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/electrum/wallet.py", line 172, in __init__
    self.fee                   = int(storage.get('fee_per_kb',20000))
TypeError: int() argument must be a string or a number, not 'NoneType'

If i go to see to the folder i see that the electrum.dat has been deleted and a new file named default_wallet results to be created in wallets folder.
Anyway Electrum doesn't start.
legendary
Activity: 1896
Merit: 1353
November 04, 2013, 05:13:14 PM
#14
but the previous procedure that i used to restore my wallet now does not work.

can you explain how it is failing?
hero member
Activity: 715
Merit: 500
Bitcoin Venezuela
November 04, 2013, 05:01:40 PM
#13
Hello,
i reinstalled os on my computer and i had to install again Electrum.
I simple copied electrum.dat file and i get again my wallet.

Today i formatted again and i installed again Ubuntu.
I installed Electrum 1.9 (before i was using 1.8.1) but the previous procedure that i used to restore my wallet now does not work.
Where to i have to put the electrum.dat file now?

If you are updating or the electrum.dat is already in the /.electrum folder the client will turns it into the new wallet structure automatically

If you don't have labels that you would like to keep, you better use the seed to restore in the new 1.9
hero member
Activity: 1253
Merit: 811
November 04, 2013, 04:45:26 PM
#12
Hello,
i reinstalled os on my computer and i had to install again Electrum.
I simple copied electrum.dat file and i get again my wallet.

Today i formatted again and i installed again Ubuntu.
I installed Electrum 1.9 (before i was using 1.8.1) but the previous procedure that i used to restore my wallet now does not work.
Where to i have to put the electrum.dat file now?
legendary
Activity: 3038
Merit: 1032
RIP Mommy
October 30, 2013, 03:05:40 PM
#11
Yes, when you withdrew from Gox, you sent BTC to one address in your wallet, not all of them.
hero member
Activity: 1253
Merit: 811
October 30, 2013, 01:45:26 PM
#10

You make me to finally understand!
I was wrong on change addresses, all are zero except 1 that is equals to my actual total balance.
It happened because before formatting my pc i send all my balance to MTGox, just for feel safer, then i withdraw again to my wallet.
Is it for this that all balances have been zeroed?
legendary
Activity: 3038
Merit: 1032
RIP Mommy
October 30, 2013, 05:53:43 AM
#9
https://blockchain.info/address/1B5ifFq3CePUVj2iA5258Z7x7opK3AVdSh
https://blockchain.info/address/1FX2NDMcX1hz8CNi5gvUhsKbSzWZwRqgXM

Don't make us transcribe all of the addresses to show you they're (probably) all zero.
hero member
Activity: 1253
Merit: 811
October 30, 2013, 04:13:06 AM
#8
There is another arrow which you can click to expand the change addresses, maybe it's there.
Nothing even on change addresses.
Anyway before format my pc every address had its Tx and its own balance.
Now after installed new OS and Electrum again every address had its Tx OK but its balance are zeroed

Are you sure your balance is zero? You've hidden it. Check the change addresses as mentioned above
No, my balance is OK, the problem is that every address don't keep its balance after restoring wallet on fresh install of Electrum.
hero member
Activity: 715
Merit: 500
Bitcoin Venezuela
October 29, 2013, 09:59:15 PM
#7
^

Are you sure your balance is zero? You've hidden it. Check the change addresses as mentioned above
sr. member
Activity: 313
Merit: 250
October 29, 2013, 09:11:29 PM
#6
There is another arrow which you can click to expand the change addresses, maybe it's there.
hero member
Activity: 1253
Merit: 811
October 29, 2013, 05:59:53 PM
#5
Can you explain what you've done? You are restoring from which version?

Oh you are not restoring, can you try renaming the electrum.dat and restoring from your seed?

Nothing changed Sad

hero member
Activity: 715
Merit: 500
Bitcoin Venezuela
October 29, 2013, 04:51:40 PM
#4
Can you explain what you've done? You are restoring from which version?

Oh you are not restoring, can you try renaming the electrum.dat and restoring from your seed?
hero member
Activity: 1253
Merit: 811
October 29, 2013, 09:12:45 AM
#3
Have you waited for the headers to be download
What do you mean?

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and SPV checked?
What is it?

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Try switching servers or restart the client
Done, it doesn't fix the problem.


It isn't strange that the number under "Tx" is correct and all balance are 0?

hero member
Activity: 715
Merit: 500
Bitcoin Venezuela
October 29, 2013, 07:40:42 AM
#2
Have you waited for the headers to be download and SPV checked?

Try switching servers or restart the client
hero member
Activity: 1253
Merit: 811
October 28, 2013, 02:29:50 PM
#1
Hello,
i reinstalled os on my computer and i had to install again Electrum.
I simple copied electrum.dat file and i get again my wallet.

...but in "Receive" tab i noticed that every address has zeroed balance.
Why?

How to fix it?
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