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How do I find the private key in order to transfer my bitcoins from bitcoin core. The block chain keeps crashing before synchronization takes place. Appreciate the feedback

Francis Achebe
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if you are on linux then you can use

$ bitcoin-cli dumpprivkey youraddress

where you replace youraddress with your actual bitcoin address. do this for as many addresses as you have to get the private key for each of them.

mulllhausen
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  • im using windows, and "your address" is the address where i have them stored or ? – Francis Achebe Jun 21 '15 at 00:58
  • youraddress is your bitcoin address - eg 1MTChe67xXyAnckt693ZaCk4J3vWyiquFB. but if you are on windows then i suggest following the comment posted by Nick ODell below your question. – mulllhausen Jun 21 '15 at 07:49
  • so i found the private key., but the situation now is bitcoin is 1 year and 5 weeks out of sync, when i input the private key it gives me it says i have 0 bitcoins, because the data is outdated and is not current enough to show my deposit into this wallet. is there a way around this ? – Francis Achebe Jun 21 '15 at 15:54
  • i'd say just wait for it to catch up and then you will be able to spend your coins. another possibility is to use a thin client so that you don't have to download the blockchain before spending your coins. – mulllhausen Jun 21 '15 at 23:57