Hi, i am sorry to side rail this but i think this is part of the solution to my problem. I have been have problems with Blockchain,com verification emails. I have some cold storage paper wallets that i was looking to import there but with all the problems i am leary about this. I have a new computer so am just downloading the newest bitcoin QT however need help please to import my private keys from the paper wallet one the core has fully loaded . Is this possible?
I see all your instructions above but am really not very tech savy , could you give me a little more detail to this please. thanks
If you have BIP38 encryption on your paper wallet with a passphrase, you'll have to go to Bitaddress or something similar for it to be decrypted into something starting with either 5, K or L. After which, you can import the private keys.
I recommending downloading the source code from here:
https://github.com/pointbiz/bitaddress.org/releases. Choose the source code zip and extract it. You should see a html file and run it with your internet connection turned off.