Quote from: Charles-Tim on Today at 11:22:27 PM

Quote from: Steve D on Today at 11:13:19 PM

The Private key was on paper wallet i was gifted and i starts with 6. I scanned the QR code to import it.

That private key is encrypted. You have to decrypt it.

You can use https://www.bitaddress.org/bitaddress.org offline. For offline usage: https://github.com/pointbiz/bitaddress.org/archive/v3.3.0.zip

Click on wallet details and check ✔️ BIP38 encrypt? and include the password/passphrase you used to encrypt it. After that, click on encrypt BIP38. You will get the private key that starts from 5, K or L. Choose the one that is the same as your bitcoin address and import it on Electum.

Sorry i am new to this. The paper wallet was a gift in 2017. I wasn't aware i need a password to access as i was never given one.