I recommend you install electrum version 2.6.4 because the newer electrum 2.7.x versions are buggy.
Yes, I'm using Electrum version 2.6.4 .
You only need to import addresses(corresponding private keys) with positive balances.
Okay. Got that. I managed to import the first few keys successfully. I have fewer than 30 transactions.
But it seems Electrum won't allow me to create a new non-watching-only wallet by importing addresses/private keys.
I initially opted for a watching-only wallet because a) it prompted me, and b) it seemed like a sensible thing to do while using the software for the first time. Now when I create a new wallet (because watching-only means you can't access your funds), it no longer prompts me to choose watching-only or non-watching-only. It defaults to watching-only. Which is not what I want. I want a real usable wallet with access to all my funds.
The only other way to create a wallet, it seems, is to select 'Create a new wallet' instead of 'Restore a wallet or import keys'.
Am I correct in saying that for the purposes of migrating from a buggy multibithd to electrum264 I should be doing a 'restore' and not a 'create'?