<p>As it turns out, the import did not pick up all my addresses/keys. By comparing the output from <code>pywallet --dumpwallet</code> and the blockchain.info exports I was able to identify the missing keys and add them manually. Both balances match now :-)</p>

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2013-02-26T12:03:34.630Z
2013-02-26T12:03:34.630Z
Sietse
<p>Either one of the factors may affect either balance:</p>

<ul>
<li>There is a double spend against one of your accounts</li>
<li>Some transaction might not have yet been included in a block and one program does not see it yet</li>
<li>There can be an error in one of the programs that skipped over some transactions. In case of the client, you should try rescanning the blockchain to make sure all data is properly extracted in case you suspect an error</li>
</ul>

<p>You should make sure your client is fully synchronised and all your transactions have at least one confirmation.</p>

<p>You should generally trust the place where you issue your transactions from to have an accurate balance of your outgoing transactions, and blockchain.info for the information available everywhere else.</p>

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2013-02-26T08:06:32.797Z
Thanks. How do I 'rescan the blockchain' ?
Sietse
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2013-02-26T09:52:34.433Z
@Sietse - https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Running_Bitcoin - use `-rescan`
ThePiachu
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2013-02-25T12:41:52.037Z
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ThePiachu
<p>I just created a wallet on blockchain.info by importing my wallet.dat from Bitcoin-QT. My Bitcoin-QT shows a balance of 3.991 BTC, while blockchain.info shows a balance of 3.016.</p>

<p>Where does the difference come from, and which one is 'correct'?</p>

<bitcoin-core><blockchain.info><balance>
Why does blockchain.info show a different balance from bitcoin-qt?
Sietse
# Why does blockchain.info show a different balance from bitcoin-qt?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-02-25)

I just created a wallet on blockchain.info by importing my wallet.dat from Bitcoin-QT. My Bitcoin-QT shows a balance of 3.991 BTC, while blockchain.info shows a balance of 3.016.

Where does the difference come from, and which one is 'correct'?

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, blockchain.info, balance


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-02-25. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

Either one of the factors may affect either balance:

* There is a double spend against one of your accounts
* Some transaction might not have yet been included in a block and one program does not see it yet
* There can be an error in one of the programs that skipped over some transactions. In case of the client, you should try rescanning the blockchain to make sure all data is properly extracted in case you suspect an error

You should make sure your client is fully synchronised and all your transactions have at least one confirmation.

You should generally trust the place where you issue your transactions from to have an accurate balance of your outgoing transactions, and blockchain.info for the information available everywhere else.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks. How do I 'rescan the blockchain' ?  
> **username_1**: @username_0 - https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Running_Bitcoin - use `-rescan`  

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### Answer by username_0 on 2013-02-26. Score: 1

As it turns out, the import did not pick up all my addresses/keys. By comparing the output from `pywallet --dumpwallet` and the blockchain.info exports I was able to identify the missing keys and add them manually. Both balances match now :-)


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