I recently traded BTC for 1 Ether using shapeshift.io
The transaction was successful, but there is no record of Ether in my local account.
I fear that I have made a mistake, transferring into a account on Testnet, instead of the main network – but can't find any literature on whether my hunch is true.
More info:
My Ethereum Wallet is the latest build (0.5.2), and all nodes / blocks are synced.
I'm not looking to build any apps for the moment, I'm merely interested in investing in the currency by holding Ether. If what I did was incorrect, what should I be doing instead?
If it makes any difference, the generated avatar displayed on the account is exactly the same as the one in my local account.
tl;dr: Purchased Ether using a account generated on testnet, but it's not reflecting locally. How to import an account from testnet?
Best Answer
~/.ethereum
, on Windows somewhere inAppData
).testnet/keystore
. It contains password encrypted private keys.Find the private key file for you account with the name
UTC--some-timestamp--7b7E17Ed506fc0af0d472e093a56AF988a07611C
Copy the file to your mainnet
keystore
folder (next totestnet
folder).Good luck.