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Title: Help!! I need to gain access to my wallet
Post by: giannet4 on January 12, 2016, 06:26:22 pm
Sort of a newbie here. I have funds that have been sitting as an investment. I never upgraded to the 2.0 system since it's came out.

I backed up my wallet as a JSON file. How do I gain access to this wallet again? I'm having trouble importing it. Thanks
Title: Re: Help!! I need to gain access to my wallet
Post by: xeroc on January 12, 2016, 06:37:48 pm
Try:
http://docs.bitshares.eu/migration
Title: Re: Help!! I need to gain access to my wallet
Post by: Bhuz on January 12, 2016, 06:39:23 pm
Quote from: giannet4 on January 12, 2016, 06:26:22 pm
Sort of a newbie here. I have funds that have been sitting as an investment. I never upgraded to the 2.0 system since it's came out.

I backed up my wallet as a JSON file. How do I gain access to this wallet again? I'm having trouble importing it. Thanks

Hi :)

First: export your keys from bitshares 0.9.3c client using the console method --> http://docs.bitshares.eu/bitshares/migration/howto-exporting-wallet.html#using-the-console

Second: go to https://bitshares.openledger.info and import your keys as described here, on "web wallet" section --> http://docs.bitshares.eu/bitshares/migration/howto-importing-wallet.html#web-wallet
Title: Re: Help!! I need to gain access to my wallet
Post by: testz on January 12, 2016, 06:39:47 pm
Quote from: giannet4 on January 12, 2016, 06:26:22 pm
Sort of a newbie here. I have funds that have been sitting as an investment. I never upgraded to the 2.0 system since it's came out.

I backed up my wallet as a JSON file. How do I gain access to this wallet again? I'm having trouble importing it. Thanks

If you have very old backup:
Title: Re: Help!! I need to gain access to my wallet
Post by: giannet4 on January 13, 2016, 07:19:34 pm
Well, this is bad. I'm not sure what my wallet passphrase is. Any work - around? It's doesn't seem to be my password
Title: Re: Help!! I need to gain access to my wallet
Post by: giannet4 on January 13, 2016, 09:41:05 pm
Any idea when I set the passphrase? I don't remember doing it. It looks like I can get into my account, my previous transactions are showing on the ledger but no funds in the wallet. I can't import the wallet without the passphrase?
Title: Re: Help!! I need to gain access to my wallet
Post by: abit on January 13, 2016, 10:04:36 pm
What's the file name of your backup? I wonder it is a backup of BTS 0.x wallet or PTS wallet.
Title: Re: Help!! I need to gain access to my wallet
Post by: giannet4 on January 13, 2016, 10:14:41 pm
Got it! Thanks for all of your help guys
Title: Re: Help!! I need to gain access to my wallet
Post by: deejay on January 14, 2016, 03:21:32 pm
I have the same problem ... i am on a mac ... i have a bitsharesx backup file, but when i try to import it into 0.9.3 it says wrong password....

What i can do ... sure i tried right password ...

Thanks  :o
Title: Re: Help!! I need to gain access to my wallet
Post by: deejay on January 14, 2016, 03:26:26 pm
My backup filename is: BitShares X Wallet Backup.json
Title: Re: Help!! I need to gain access to my wallet
Post by: 38PTSWarrior on January 14, 2016, 03:35:41 pm
Try to do it like in post #4
Title: Re: Help!! I need to gain access to my wallet
Post by: deejay on January 14, 2016, 03:59:33 pm
@38PTSWarrior

thanks will do...
Title: Re: Help!! I need to gain access to my wallet
Post by: deejay on January 15, 2016, 11:16:37 pm
thanks man ... it worked !! new UI looks superslick!