<p>Any PC that can run any software that would be able to import <code>wallet.dat</code> can surely also run <strong>bitcoind</strong>.  You do not need to download the blockchain, not even to have a network connection.</p>

<p>1) Put <code>wallet.dat</code> in a proper folder and run bitcoind.</p>

<p>2) Then use another console to do:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>bitcoind walletpassphrase <em>password</em> 3600</p>
</blockquote>

<p>3) and then you can just export any of the keys you need, using:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>bitcoind dumpprivkey <em>publicaddr</em></p>
</blockquote>

<p>If you don't have any password over your wallet, just skip point 2.</p>

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2014-07-19T22:16:54.623Z
What does the 36000 do? (yes I'm too lazy to look it up :P. Didn't think importing wallet.dat would take more than 5 min. Turns out I was very, very wrong!)
turbo
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Gigi
<p>You can use <a href="https://github.com/joric/pywallet" rel="nofollow">PyWallet</a>, a simple tool for exporting <code>wallet.dat</code> files, to retrieve the <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Private_key" rel="nofollow">private keys</a> for your wallet addresses.</p>

<p><a href="http://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet" rel="nofollow">Most wallets</a> nowadays can import private keys, which give direct access to all the funds in your backed up wallet.</p>

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2013-04-26T21:21:59.597Z
I'm not sure how to use PyWallet, but it looks like the perfect solution. I'll try it and see.
cyrana
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Steven Roose
<p>I've been using Bitcoin Qt on my work computer (my only working computer at the moment) but last week Windows 7 decided that the program's bypassing the firewall to download the blockchain was a security risk and blocked it from doing so. I'm not the network administrator and fiddling with the firewall settings I <em>can</em> access hasn't done anything. While it is absolutely possible that I am missing some obvious solution, I've given up on fixing this. what I'd like to do now is download another offline wallet - one that does not need the entire blockchain - and import my Qt backup. I've tried MultiBit &amp; Electrum, neither of which seem to work (although, again, it is possible that I'm missing something). Is there another program I can use? Should I wait until my laptop is fixed and just re-install BTC Qt on that? Am I out of luck?</p>

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2013-04-22T19:51:34.627Z
fyi: Using the default (or semi-default) settings, when Windows 7 blocks Bitcoin-qt it will still be able to download the blockchain.
Tom van der Woerdt
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2013-04-22T20:10:07.477Z
@Tom van der Woerdt: But it won't sync. It says “0 active connections to bitcoin network.”
cyrana
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2013-04-23T01:02:58.540Z
see http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/2300/copy-wallet-to-electrum-or-multibit. - based on the info given by Gary Rowe, Multibit should support wallet.dat imports, although I couldn't find any evidence of this on their site.  When I switched to Electrum, I dumped my old wallet using pywallet and then copied the relevant private keys over(only like 5 of them had any balance, and they were all labelled which made them easier to locate).    If you choose an online wallet, I believe most of them can import using the pasted output of `pywallet.py -dumpwallet`.
7anner
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What other wallets can import Qt's backup .dat file?
cyrana
# What other wallets can import Qt's backup .dat file?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-04-22)

I've been using Bitcoin Qt on my work computer (my only working computer at the moment) but last week Windows 7 decided that the program's bypassing the firewall to download the blockchain was a security risk and blocked it from doing so. I'm not the network administrator and fiddling with the firewall settings I *can* access hasn't done anything. While it is absolutely possible that I am missing some obvious solution, I've given up on fixing this. what I'd like to do now is download another offline wallet - one that does not need the entire blockchain - and import my Qt backup. I've tried MultiBit & Electrum, neither of which seem to work (although, again, it is possible that I'm missing something). Is there another program I can use? Should I wait until my laptop is fixed and just re-install BTC Qt on that? Am I out of luck?

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, backup, wallet-import

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: fyi: Using the default (or semi-default) settings, when Windows 7 blocks Bitcoin-qt it will still be able to download the blockchain.  
> **username_0**: @username_1: But it won't sync. It says “0 active connections to bitcoin network.”  
> **username_2**: see http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/2300/copy-wallet-to-electrum-or-multibit. - based on the info given by Gary Rowe, Multibit should support wallet.dat imports, although I couldn't find any evidence of this on their site.  When I switched to Electrum, I dumped my old wallet using pywallet and then copied the relevant private keys over(only like 5 of them had any balance, and they were all labelled which made them easier to locate).    If you choose an online wallet, I believe most of them can import using the pasted output of `pywallet.py -dumpwallet`.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2013-05-24. Score: 1

Any PC that can run any software that would be able to import `wallet.dat` can surely also run **bitcoind**. You do not need to download the blockchain, not even to have a network connection.

1) Put `wallet.dat` in a proper folder and run bitcoind.

2) Then use another console to do:

> bitcoind walletpassphrase *password* 3600

3) and then you can just export any of the keys you need, using:

> bitcoind dumpprivkey *publicaddr*

If you don't have any password over your wallet, just skip point 2.

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: What does the 36000 do? (yes I'm too lazy to look it up :P. Didn't think importing wallet.dat would take more than 5 min. Turns out I was very, very wrong!)  

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### Answer by username_5 on 2013-04-24. Score: 1

You can use [PyWallet](https://github.com/joric/pywallet), a simple tool for exporting `wallet.dat` files, to retrieve the [private keys](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Private_key) for your wallet addresses.

[Most wallets](http://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet) nowadays can import private keys, which give direct access to all the funds in your backed up wallet.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I'm not sure how to use PyWallet, but it looks like the perfect solution. I'll try it and see.  

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