<p>The Ledger Nano S doesn't support importing private keys <a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1811021.msg21053150#msg21053150" rel="nofollow noreferrer">because</a> that would <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ledgerwallet/comments/6z5lly/q_importing_private_keys_from_electrum_wallet_to/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">defeat the purpose of it being a hardware wallet</a>:</p>

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  <p>(ie: your computer might have had malware at some point, and your keys could have been compromised without your knowledge)</p>
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<p>Can and how does one import a paper wallet (private key) that contained BTC before the hardfork and now BCH as well into a ledger nano s to split them? Or do they have to be split in another wallet first and then tranfered separately? I've contacted Ledger support but it takes weeks to get a response.</p>

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Importing BTC/BCH paperwallet into Ledger Nano S
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# Importing BTC/BCH paperwallet into Ledger Nano S

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-09-29)

Can and how does one import a paper wallet (private key) that contained BTC before the hardfork and now BCH as well into a ledger nano s to split them? Or do they have to be split in another wallet first and then tranfered separately? I've contacted Ledger support but it takes weeks to get a response.

**Tags:** bitcoin-cash, paper-wallet, hardware-wallet


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-12-31. Score: 2

The Ledger Nano S doesn't support importing private keys [because](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1811021.msg21053150#msg21053150) that would [defeat the purpose of it being a hardware wallet](https://www.reddit.com/r/ledgerwallet/comments/6z5lly/q_importing_private_keys_from_electrum_wallet_to/):

> (ie: your computer might have had malware at some point, and your keys could have been compromised without your knowledge)


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