<p>Bitcoin Core is not a general purpose wallet. I have instructions <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/a/101319/38618">here</a> to extract the private keys and import them to Electrum.</p>
<p>You can skip the first step there. Make sure to back up the <code>wallet.dat</code> though.</p>

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<p>Question from a new bee.
I received a bitcoin in 2013.
That one is on my old computer with a Bitcoin wallet (version 0.8.1-win32).
It is visible and verified
Unfortunately this wallet still has over 4.000 days to sync.
And it takes ages to complete
Besides the fact that the old laptop keeps running out of storage space :-(</p>
<p>On my new computer I now have the wallet Bitcoin Core (version v0.21.0)</p>
<p>How can I move the Bitcoin from my old laptop to my new one?</p>
<p>As I said, I am a bit of a nitwit on this, so please do not make it to technical ;-)
Appreciate your help.</p>

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Recovering and transferring Bitcoin to new wallet
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# Recovering and transferring Bitcoin to new wallet

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-02-22)

Question from a new bee.
I received a bitcoin in 2013.
That one is on my old computer with a Bitcoin wallet (version 0.8.1-win32).
It is visible and verified
Unfortunately this wallet still has over 4.000 days to sync.
And it takes ages to complete
Besides the fact that the old laptop keeps running out of storage space :-(

On my new computer I now have the wallet Bitcoin Core (version v0.21.0)

How can I move the Bitcoin from my old laptop to my new one?

As I said, I am a bit of a nitwit on this, so please do not make it to technical ;-)
Appreciate your help.

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### Answer by username_1 on 2021-02-22. Score: 0

Bitcoin Core is not a general purpose wallet. I have instructions [here](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/a/101319/38618) to extract the private keys and import them to Electrum.

You can skip the first step there. Make sure to back up the `wallet.dat` though.


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