<p>You don't need to retrieve it.</p>

<p>Your own wallet created that output, and sent it back to a different address under its own control. Your wallet's balance should reflect this change.</p>

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2017-08-06T01:11:01.863Z
Thanks for getting back to me. The issue is that my wallets balance does not reflect this change. The recipient has 196.39 mBTC and I have a balance of zero. the 2 mBTC has disappeared.
Wilbur
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2017-08-06T01:18:40.143Z
Also I just checked my addresses (receiving and change) and the address the change was outputted to isn't in the list.
Wilbur
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2017-08-06T02:03:13.493Z
What wallet software?
Pieter Wuille
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2017-08-06T09:41:57.010Z
I am using Electrum on my Mac.
Wilbur
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2017-08-05T09:15:52.310Z
2017-08-05T09:15:52.310Z
Pieter Wuille
<p>Hi I'm new to this so may be asking a stupid question.</p>

<p>I just sent a payment for 198.52 mBTC. There were two outputs. One for 196.39 mBTC that arrived. There was another output of 2 mBTC that didn't arrive and wasn't refunded to the first wallet. I looked on google and I read that the 2 mBTC was change for the transaction. Can somebody tell me how I retrieve this 2 mBTC as it's not in my wallet? </p>

<p>Many thanks</p>

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2017-08-05T09:15:59.893Z
Possible duplicate of [How does change work in a bitcoin transaction?](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/736/how-does-change-work-in-a-bitcoin-transaction)
Pieter Wuille
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2 mBTC that was outputted as change in a transaction I just sent didn't come back to my wallet
Wilbur
# 2 mBTC that was outputted as change in a transaction I just sent didn't come back to my wallet

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-08-05)

Hi I'm new to this so may be asking a stupid question.

I just sent a payment for 198.52 mBTC. There were two outputs. One for 196.39 mBTC that arrived. There was another output of 2 mBTC that didn't arrive and wasn't refunded to the first wallet. I looked on google and I read that the 2 mBTC was change for the transaction. Can somebody tell me how I retrieve this 2 mBTC as it's not in my wallet?

Many thanks

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Possible duplicate of [How does change work in a bitcoin transaction?](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/736/how-does-change-work-in-a-bitcoin-transaction)  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-08-05. Score: 1

You don't need to retrieve it.

Your own wallet created that output, and sent it back to a different address under its own control. Your wallet's balance should reflect this change.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks for getting back to me. The issue is that my wallets balance does not reflect this change. The recipient has 196.39 mBTC and I have a balance of zero. the 2 mBTC has disappeared.  
> **username_0**: Also I just checked my addresses (receiving and change) and the address the change was outputted to isn't in the list.  
> **username_1**: What wallet software?  
> **username_0**: I am using Electrum on my Mac.  

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