<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>

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2016-11-13T20:07:39.473Z
in my case the file doesn't look this way but rather a much longer series of baseXX characters
lajarre
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2013-10-27T23:42:46.950Z
2013-10-27T23:42:46.950Z
Nate Eldredge
<p>This guide was the only one that worked for me. My encypted backup file didn't had the mentioned format, and other guides that explained how to export the nmonic seed didn't work either with wallets like electrum or electron cash, but the exported private key as described here did:</p>

<p><a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2061691.0" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2061691.0</a></p>

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2017-11-21T07:23:02.927Z
2017-11-21T07:23:02.927Z
Juancho
<p>Please follow the documentation here:
<a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/How_to_import_private_keys_v7%2B" rel="nofollow">https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/How_to_import_private_keys_v7%2B</a></p>

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2013-10-27T16:41:09.127Z
2013-10-27T16:41:09.127Z
Tristan
<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>

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How do you load the Android bitcoin backup key onto Bitcoin Qt?
Patoshi パトシ
# How do you load the Android bitcoin backup key onto Bitcoin Qt?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-07-11)

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?

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, windows, wallet-import, bitcoin-wallet-app


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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-10-27. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

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.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: in my case the file doesn't look this way but rather a much longer series of baseXX characters  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-11-21. Score: 0

This guide was the only one that worked for me. My encypted backup file didn't had the mentioned format, and other guides that explained how to export the nmonic seed didn't work either with wallets like electrum or electron cash, but the exported private key as described here did:

<https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2061691.0>


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### Answer by username_4 on 2013-10-27. Score: -1

Please follow the documentation here:
<https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/How_to_import_private_keys_v7%2B>


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