<p>Try running bitcoin-qt with the -rescan argument.</p>

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2013-02-17T08:25:07.930Z
Thanks for your reply. Please can you tell me how i run bitcoin-qt-rescan?
bob
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2013-02-17T15:15:39.150Z
Go to the folder: **C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitcoin** hold shift and right-click and select "open command window here" ( [pic](http://i.imgur.com/nXe5tSn.jpg) ). Now type: **bitcoin-qt.exe -rescan** and press the Enter key  ( [pic](http://i.imgur.com/KNBgzTS.jpg) ). You can close the cmd window afterwards.
Nicolai
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2013-02-17T18:43:21.923Z
@bob: Or you can just go to "properties" for the link you use to run Bitcoin, and add -rescan to the command.
Meni Rosenfeld
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2013-02-17T18:54:25.510Z
thanks for the comments. still cant do it though. i tried Nicolai's advice but i have a different configuration. i have daemon. src. bitcoin-qt. COPYING. readme. uninstall. when i right click over bitcoin-qt i have a different popup box without the option to go to rescan. i have tried your advice meni but dont see how i can add - rescan to the command. would you mind giving me detailed instructions as to how to do this. thanks a lot
bob
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2013-02-20T08:42:33.303Z
@bob, do you have a Bitcoin shortcut on your Start menu? You can (temporarily) edit the properties of that to include the -rescan option.
Highly Irregular
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2013-02-17T03:55:25.613Z
2013-02-17T03:55:25.613Z
Meni Rosenfeld
<p>I made a backup of my Qt wallet. The blockchain never got completely downloaded and i was sent a bitcoin that i never saw in my wallet as the downloading of the blockchain never caught up with the transaction. I placed this backup file into another Qt wallet that was fully up to date with the blockchain, thinking that i would see the bitcoin but I only see my bitcoin address. 
Can anyone please tell me how this is?</p>

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cant see bitcoin after restore of backup
bob
# cant see bitcoin after restore of backup

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-02-16)

I made a backup of my Qt wallet. The blockchain never got completely downloaded and i was sent a bitcoin that i never saw in my wallet as the downloading of the blockchain never caught up with the transaction. I placed this backup file into another Qt wallet that was fully up to date with the blockchain, thinking that i would see the bitcoin but I only see my bitcoin address.
Can anyone please tell me how this is?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-02-17. Score: 2

Try running bitcoin-qt with the -rescan argument.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks for your reply. Please can you tell me how i run bitcoin-qt-rescan?  
> **username_2**: Go to the folder: **C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitcoin** hold shift and right-click and select "open command window here" ( [pic](http://i.imgur.com/nXe5tSn.jpg) ). Now type: **bitcoin-qt.exe -rescan** and press the Enter key  ( [pic](http://i.imgur.com/KNBgzTS.jpg) ). You can close the cmd window afterwards.  
> **username_1**: @username_0: Or you can just go to "properties" for the link you use to run Bitcoin, and add -rescan to the command.  
> **username_0**: thanks for the comments. still cant do it though. i tried username_2's advice but i have a different configuration. i have daemon. src. bitcoin-qt. COPYING. readme. uninstall. when i right click over bitcoin-qt i have a different popup box without the option to go to rescan. i have tried your advice meni but dont see how i can add - rescan to the command. would you mind giving me detailed instructions as to how to do this. thanks a lot  
> **username_3**: @username_0, do you have a Bitcoin shortcut on your Start menu? You can (temporarily) edit the properties of that to include the -rescan option.  

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