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Re: bitcoin-Qt to Armory transition
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haploid23
on 07/08/2014, 21:12:39 UTC
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FAQ: Can I use my Bitcoin-Qt wallet in Armory?

Unfortunately, Armory does not support the same address format that Bitcoin-Qt uses. The feature was available in Armory until the new format was adopted by Bitcoin-Qt in April 2012. However, Armory will be upgrading its own wallet format very soon, to support wallet types of lots of different programs, in addition to supporting multi-signature transactions (see below). However, even if Armory could use Bitcoin-Qt wallets, they would need to be backed up every couple of months because they are “non-deterministic.” For this reason, it is recommended that you create a native Armory wallet, and transfer your funds to it instead of waiting for the migration feature (and then make a paper backup of it!). Anything that could be done with a Bitcoin-Qt wallet can be done with an Armory wallet.Also, Armory has a feature that makes it easy to export your private keys, so that they can be imported into another program (such as Bitcoin-Qt). If you try Armory and decide you don’t like it, you can use this feature to “migrate” your Armory wallet to another application. However, for a variety of reasons, it is still recommended to just send the funds to the other wallet instead of migrating
https://bitcoinarmory.com/about/faqs/


Is there any way to integrate the private keys and addresses from the old bitcoin-Qt to Amory's deterministic wallet, so that I can just have one neat file without having to constantly backing up the imported private keys? I'm still expecting payments from a lot of these addresses, so I actually do need to import them instead of just generating a new one in Armory.

I also want to import vanity addresses, can these be integrated into the Armory's wallet without having to frequently backup this imported key?