user3029: I have an Android wallet key and I want to load it onto my windows desktop. I am using Bitcoin-Qt, but i dont see an import option anywhere. How can this be done? 

user5757: The backup file produced by the Android Bitcoin app is a text file containing lines of the form

5Jhvcnoi9LFxEcg68gTaDB3DiKEJ6TWJuMmyfjv89uEv3AbgdV 2013-01-01T12:34:56Z

The first field is the private key.  This can be imported into bitcoin-qt using the importprivkey command.  Choose "Help > Debug window", go to the "Console" tab, and enter:

importprivkey 5Jhvcnoi9LFxEcg68gTaDB3DiKEJ6TWJuMmyfjv89uEv3AbgdV

where you paste in the private key from the file.  bitcoin-qt will be unresponsive for several minutes while it searches the blockchain for existing transactions involving the new address; this is normal.

3029: <p>I have an Android wallet key and I want to load it onto my windows desktop. I am using Bitcoin-Qt, but i dont see an import option anywhere. How can this be done? </p>
 5757: <p>The backup file produced by the Android Bitcoin app is a text file containing lines of the form</p>

<p><code>
5Jhvcnoi9LFxEcg68gTaDB3DiKEJ6TWJuMmyfjv89uEv3AbgdV 2013-01-01T12:34:56Z
</code></p>

<p>The first field is the private key.  This can be imported into bitcoin-qt using the <code>importprivkey</code> command.  Choose "Help > Debug window", go to the "Console" tab, and enter:</p>

<p><code>
importprivkey 5Jhvcnoi9LFxEcg68gTaDB3DiKEJ6TWJuMmyfjv89uEv3AbgdV
</code></p>

<p>where you paste in the private key from the file.  bitcoin-qt will be unresponsive for several minutes while it searches the blockchain for existing transactions involving the new address; this is normal.</p>
