<p>Following these 3 easy steps helped me:</p>

<ol>
<li>Download &amp; Install <a href="https://electrum.org" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Electrum</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/4203/how-can-i-export-the-private-key-for-an-address-from-the-satoshi-client">Extract your private key</a> from Bitcoin Core Wallet</li>
<li>Import your wallet using the private key</li>
</ol>

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2017-12-01T14:29:53.407Z
2017-12-01T14:29:53.407Z
Michel Gokan Khan
<p>I created a Bitcoin wallet yesterday using Bitcoin Core Wallet application and bought some bitcoin via buy.bitcoin.com to the address mentioned in File>Recieving Address in my Bitcoin Core Wallet. They sent the money but I can't see if I received it or not because I did it before synchronization complete and it seems it takes at least 2 weeks for my bitcoin core wallet to finish synchronization (I think the number is increasing):</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/BpLIW.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/BpLIW.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>Is there anyway I can move my wallet to some other bitcoin client and start using it instantly? I paid a lot of money to but bitcoins and it seems I can't use it until this app finish its synchronization.</p>

<p>If so, then which client and how?</p>

<p>Any help/guide will be appreciated.</p>

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2017-12-01T14:17:39.513Z
Dump the private keys and import them in a wallet such as electrum
Jan Janssen
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2017-12-01T14:25:32.157Z
@RutgerVersteegden Can you let me know how can I do that?
Michel Gokan Khan
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Migrate from Bitcoin Core Wallet to somewhere else before sync completed
Michel Gokan Khan
# Migrate from Bitcoin Core Wallet to somewhere else before sync completed

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-01)

I created a Bitcoin wallet yesterday using Bitcoin Core Wallet application and bought some bitcoin via buy.bitcoin.com to the address mentioned in File>Recieving Address in my Bitcoin Core Wallet. They sent the money but I can't see if I received it or not because I did it before synchronization complete and it seems it takes at least 2 weeks for my bitcoin core wallet to finish synchronization (I think the number is increasing):

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/BpLIW.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/BpLIW.png)

Is there anyway I can move my wallet to some other bitcoin client and start using it instantly? I paid a lot of money to but bitcoins and it seems I can't use it until this app finish its synchronization.

If so, then which client and how?

Any help/guide will be appreciated.

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, client, synchronization, wallet.dat

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Dump the private keys and import them in a wallet such as electrum  
> **username_0**: @RutgerVersteegden Can you let me know how can I do that?  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2017-12-01. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

Following these 3 easy steps helped me:

1. Download & Install [Electrum](https://electrum.org)
2. [Extract your private key](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/4203/how-can-i-export-the-private-key-for-an-address-from-the-satoshi-client) from Bitcoin Core Wallet
3. Import your wallet using the private key


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