I have a btc backup wallet.dat file. I dumped the file with pywallet.py using python. I now have the wallet.txt showing all my addresses (Legacy) with their private keys in that wallet. So there are multiple addresses each with amounts of btc in them. Can i sweep or send btc from the addresses individually to another address/wallet like electrum? And will the rest if the addresses still be in my wallet then with their btc balances? How do i do this exactly?
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Can i sweep or send btc from the addresses individually to another address/wallet like electrum?
Yes, but you sweep the private keys not the addresses.
How do i do this exactly?
By following published guidance, such as that given on the Electrum unofficial guide:
See Electrum - sweeping private keys
- To sweep your private keys you go to Wallet menu > Private keys > Sweep:
- Then you enter your private keys one per line:
- Your private keys need to be in Wallet Import Format (WIF) or mini private key format. These are standard formats for private keys.
answered Oct 24 at 17:24
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Ok great thank you. Just to be clear, can i sweep the private keys individually as my wallet holds more than one address with their priv keys. Will my wallet be compromised if i sweep them individually?– DieeOct 25 at 10:58
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I see no reason why you couldn't sweep one key at a time. The most prudent method would be to make backups of the wallets before sweeping and test recovery from the backups on separate devices. Oct 25 at 13:01