Thank u for the reply! As far as I know, version 20.1 is the last version that supports Berkeley DB, allowing the addition of legacy uncompressed addresses to the wallet...
And even if I import a wallet created with version 20.1 with legacy addresses (non-descriptor) into the latest version of Bitcoin Core, problems arise and there are a lot of workarounds!
I would prefer to stick with a version that supports Berkeley DB...
The latest version no longer supports Berkeley DB; it is already switched to SQlite as the Bitcoin core database backend for the descriptor wallet. but there's a way to import legacy wallet we already have some guides here on the forum.
Maybe I don't understand something! Let's say, if I have the latest version of Bitcoin Core and I have a compressed WIF... How can I add a legacy uncompressed address for this WIF key through the console?
Descriptor wallets do not support using the "importprivkey" command; it only supports legacy wallets. However, like I said, there's a way to import these WIF keys Check out this thread: "
[HOW-TO] Import privkeys into a Bitcoin Core descriptor wallet"