<p>If you haven't seen them appear you may be seeing one of two problems:<br /></p>

<ul>
<li>Your Bitcoin Core application is not synchronizing with the network properly</li>
<li>You deposited your Bitcoin to a wrong address
<br /></li>
</ul>

<p>I would find out where the Bitcoin is on the blockchain to be sure; only if you remember the sender of the Bitcoin. You can read up on the technicality of Bitcoin <a href="https://bitcoin.org/en/how-it-works" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>.</p>

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2017-11-28T16:33:10.093Z
2017-11-28T16:33:10.093Z
Monstrum
<p>First, make sure that you downloaded the blockchain.
If it's the case and If you are really the <strong>receiver</strong> and you have the <strong>private key</strong>, you can <strong>reindex the chain</strong> by access to the console in the software.
You must convert your private key in WIF (Wallet Import Format) and enter the command <code>importprivkey(&quot;PRIVATE KEY&quot;)</code>.</p>
<p><strong>How to convert a private key to the WIF ?</strong></p>
<p>The private key is 32 bytes in hexadecimal format.</p>
<ol>
<li>Take the private key</li>
<li>Prepend version number which is a byte in the mainnet equals to <strong>0x80</strong>.</li>
<li>Append compression flag which is by default a byte equals to <strong>0x01</strong> but can be <strong>0x00</strong>.</li>
<li>Append checksum. Checksum is the first 4 bytes of <strong>double sha256 hash</strong> of whatever is being checkedsum'ed (80 + privKey + 01/00).</li>
<li>Base58 encoded data is easier to read and manage. This is reversible. It's available on <a href="https://appdevtools.com/base58-encoder-decoder" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://appdevtools.com/base58-encoder-decoder</a>.</li>
</ol>
<p>Best regards.</p>

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2022-04-21T16:09:01.060Z
2022-04-21T16:16:57.223Z
2022-04-21T16:16:57.223Z
Loopite
<p>Go to <a href="https://blockchain.info" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://blockchain.info</a> and enter the receiving address into the search at the top right of the screen.  This will show you the details about what transactions have occurred against the address.</p>

<p>This is what the search box looks like:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/4QkkR.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/4QkkR.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

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2017-11-28T17:49:45.573Z
2017-11-28T17:49:45.573Z
Hannah Vernon
<p>I had funds deposited in my bitcoin core account about a year and have still not seen them appear in my wallet. Is there a way I can make sure the transaction went through, and how I can have access to the funds? I have the receiving address where the funds were sent to. Thank you</p>

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How can I see if my bitcoin core money is in my wallet?
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# How can I see if my bitcoin core money is in my wallet?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-11-28)

I had funds deposited in my bitcoin core account about a year and have still not seen them appear in my wallet. Is there a way I can make sure the transaction went through, and how I can have access to the funds? I have the receiving address where the funds were sent to. Thank you

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-11-28. Score: 1

If you haven't seen them appear you may be seeing one of two problems:

* Your Bitcoin Core application is not synchronizing with the network properly
* You deposited your Bitcoin to a wrong address

I would find out where the Bitcoin is on the blockchain to be sure; only if you remember the sender of the Bitcoin. You can read up on the technicality of Bitcoin [here](https://bitcoin.org/en/how-it-works).


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### Answer by username_2 on 2022-04-21. Score: 1

First, make sure that you downloaded the blockchain.
If it's the case and If you are really the **receiver** and you have the **private key**, you can **reindex the chain** by access to the console in the software.
You must convert your private key in WIF (Wallet Import Format) and enter the command `importprivkey("PRIVATE KEY")`.

**How to convert a private key to the WIF ?**

The private key is 32 bytes in hexadecimal format.

1. Take the private key
2. Prepend version number which is a byte in the mainnet equals to **0x80**.
3. Append compression flag which is by default a byte equals to **0x01** but can be **0x00**.
4. Append checksum. Checksum is the first 4 bytes of **double sha256 hash** of whatever is being checkedsum'ed (80 + privKey + 01/00).
5. Base58 encoded data is easier to read and manage. This is reversible. It's available on <https://appdevtools.com/base58-encoder-decoder>.

Best regards.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-11-28. Score: 0

Go to <https://blockchain.info> and enter the receiving address into the search at the top right of the screen. This will show you the details about what transactions have occurred against the address.

This is what the search box looks like:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/4QkkR.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/4QkkR.png)


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