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If both wallets are online and working properly you should see your funds simultaneously move in both wallets when you send them from BreadWallet. I don't know if your multibitHD will become usable by transferring a small amount of coins because I don't know what bug made it unusable.

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Yes, the wallet words are the only thing you need to backup to secure your Bitcoins (unless you used a password combined with your wallet words). You can use them in alternative wallets with compatible wallet word formats for disaster recovery. Bread wallet has a compatible wallet word format to multibitHD, so you can use it to access your multibitHD Bitcoins.

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We aren't allowed to post Bitcoin addresses in threads, but you can find mine in my profile at this link.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=325680
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I sent you a beer for your help.  The funds did move in both wallets,  however MultiBit HD is still showing the full value of the wallet as unconfirmed.  The bug is the unconfirmed XBT bug...  which is apparently a common one with MultiBit HD.  My whole value in MultiBit HD is displayed as unconfirmed.  The last time I moved funds was in 2015,  so there are plenty of confirms between then and now!  LOL

When I moved funds to you,  it appeared instantly on MultiBit,  and the value was adjusted....  BUT the whole value is still unconfirmed in MultiBit.

In short,  this demonstrates how wallet words can save the day!

Thanks for your help,  and enjoy the pint!