Totally forgotten - I have an address and private key - is that money?
Please forgive my impatience but I really don't feel up to re-learning everything...
Back in 2013 I purchased a bitcoin. Just the 1.0 I think, but I might have purchased 0.5 later.
I was using Multibit.
Last time I tried using Multibit it didn't do anything, the icon just flickered. I tried reinstalling the software but it was saying a balance of 0, that was a few years ago. I've completely forgotten how all this works...
Tucked away in a draw I have a sheet of paper and a USB drive with a "bitaddress.org" on the top, and a bitcoin "address" and below that a "private key (wallet import format)"
The paper also has my handwriting saying "DO NOT insert USB drive if modem is online".
By the looks of it I tried to create some kind of paper wallet? I really didn't know what I was doing back then and I have even less idea now
Actually as I'm writing this I seem to remember I put half of the bitcoin in/on the paper thing.
Anyway, sorry for making it into such a long-winded question, my question is pretty simple I guess - if I have an address" and a "private key" does that mean I can import some balance, if there is any, into a new install of Multibit or similar?
I seem to recall you need a wallet and password for that wallet - but that's just software and easily corrupted?
Sorry to be such a noob - again
Back in 2013 I purchased a bitcoin. Just the 1.0 I think, but I might have purchased 0.5 later.
I was using Multibit.
Last time I tried using Multibit it didn't do anything, the icon just flickered. I tried reinstalling the software but it was saying a balance of 0, that was a few years ago. I've completely forgotten how all this works...
Tucked away in a draw I have a sheet of paper and a USB drive with a "bitaddress.org" on the top, and a bitcoin "address" and below that a "private key (wallet import format)"
The paper also has my handwriting saying "DO NOT insert USB drive if modem is online".
By the looks of it I tried to create some kind of paper wallet? I really didn't know what I was doing back then and I have even less idea now
Actually as I'm writing this I seem to remember I put half of the bitcoin in/on the paper thing.
Anyway, sorry for making it into such a long-winded question, my question is pretty simple I guess - if I have an address" and a "private key" does that mean I can import some balance, if there is any, into a new install of Multibit or similar?
I seem to recall you need a wallet and password for that wallet - but that's just software and easily corrupted?
Sorry to be such a noob - again