<p>OK, was able to fix by creating a new tx with a higher fee (6090 sat) and then abandoning that new tx. When I did that, the option to increase the fee of the original tx worked! So all good and the old tx finally cleared.</p>

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2024-05-28T00:36:30.413Z
2024-05-28T00:36:30.413Z
Ricky Tamouli
<p>I have an old wallet from about 10 years ago that I found in Bitcoin Core. I tried sending the balance to a different wallet I use but the transaction just sat as pending. Looking for help on what to do.</p>
<p>Here's what happened:</p>
<ul>
<li>Upgraded to latest Bitcoin Core v27, allowed blockchain to fully sync</li>
<li>Created tx to send btc from old wallet to new wallet (went with recommended fees)</li>
<li>Tx sat for couple of days unconfirmed so I went looking for help on how to increase fees</li>
<li>Using &quot;increase fees&quot; option in Core failed, so tried something I found in a thread using -walletbroadcast=0</li>
<li>Was able to abandon tx successfully in Core/old wallet</li>
<li>Created new transaction with 2x fees just to see if that helped but tx still shows pending (Core says in mem pool, but unconfirmed)</li>
<li>mempool.space shows old wallet address balance as 0, but still shows original tx as pending in new wallet</li>
</ul>
<p>Looking for any ideas / help on what to do to transfer my btc to my new wallet</p>

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2024-05-27T16:08:21.560Z
What feerate (satoshi per vbyte) are you using?
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Old wallet, stuck transaction
Ricky Tamouli
# Old wallet, stuck transaction

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-05-27)

I have an old wallet from about 10 years ago that I found in Bitcoin Core. I tried sending the balance to a different wallet I use but the transaction just sat as pending. Looking for help on what to do.

Here's what happened:

* Upgraded to latest Bitcoin Core v27, allowed blockchain to fully sync
* Created tx to send btc from old wallet to new wallet (went with recommended fees)
* Tx sat for couple of days unconfirmed so I went looking for help on how to increase fees
* Using "increase fees" option in Core failed, so tried something I found in a thread using -walletbroadcast=0
* Was able to abandon tx successfully in Core/old wallet
* Created new transaction with 2x fees just to see if that helped but tx still shows pending (Core says in mem pool, but unconfirmed)
* mempool.space shows old wallet address balance as 0, but still shows original tx as pending in new wallet

Looking for any ideas / help on what to do to transfer my btc to my new wallet

**Tags:** bitcoin-core

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: What feerate (satoshi per vbyte) are you using?  

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### Answer by username_0 on 2024-05-28. Score: 2

OK, was able to fix by creating a new tx with a higher fee (6090 sat) and then abandoning that new tx. When I did that, the option to increase the fee of the original tx worked! So all good and the old tx finally cleared.


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