Import Pandacoin wallet

For Desktop

Import Pandacoin wallet

Two ways to bring an existing wallet into the desktop client:

• A whole wallet.dat file — dropping in a complete wallet.

• Individual private keys — importing one address at a time via the console.

Pick the one that matches what you have.

Back up your current wallet first. Importing over an existing wallet.dat replaces it. See Backup Pandacoin wallet before you do anything below.

Option 1 — import a wallet.dat file

Use this if you have a backup file from another Pandacoin client (another machine, an old install, etc.).

1. Close the Pandacoin client completely.

2. Open your Pandacoin data directory for your OS:

Platform	Default location
Windows	%appdata%\Pandacoin\
macOS	~/Library/Application Support/Pandacoin/
Linux	~/.pandacoin/

1. Rename the existing wallet.dat to something like wallet-old.dat (keep it — don't delete it yet).

2. Copy your backup wallet.dat into this directory.

3. Restart the Pandacoin client. It'll sync and show the imported balance.

If the imported wallet was created long before your last sync, the client may re-scan the blockchain for its transactions. This can take a while — it's doing the right thing.

Option 2 — import individual private keys

Use this if you have private keys (e.g. from the extractor tool or a paper wallet) rather than a whole wallet.dat.

1. Open the Pandacoin client and let it fully sync.

2. Go to Help → Debug Window.

3. Click the Console tab.

4. Run:

importprivkey <your-private-key>

Replace <your-private-key> with the actual key — no < or >. Press Enter.

1. The client will rescan the blockchain for transactions on that address. This takes a few minutes.

2. Repeat for each private key you want to import.

If your wallet is encrypted, you'll need to unlock it first. Run walletpassphrase "yourpassword" 600 in the console (600 seconds = 10 minutes of unlock time), then run importprivkey. Close the console and lock the wallet again when you're done.

After importing

• Verify the balance. Make sure everything you expected to see is there. If not, let the rescan finish — sometimes the UI updates slowly.

• Make a fresh backup. Your wallet.dat now contains the new keys — back it up again so the imported addresses are protected. See Backup Pandacoin wallet.

• Never share the private key you just imported. Paste it into the console, then close the console. Don't leave it in a text file on your desktop.

Troubleshooting

The balance is zero after importing

The client needs to rescan the blockchain to find your transactions. On first import, this can take several minutes to over an hour depending on how old the address is. Let it finish. If balance still shows zero after rescan completes, double-check you imported the correct key.

Error: Please enter the wallet passphrase with walletpassphrase first

Your wallet is encrypted. Unlock it with walletpassphrase "yourpassword" 600 before running importprivkey.

The client won't start after replacing wallet.dat

The backup file may be corrupted or from an incompatible version. Restore your original wallet.dat (the one you renamed to wallet-old.dat) and ask in Telegram for help.

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