IT WORKED !

I was finally able to send the bitcoins. The solution to the problem was quite simple.

My ballance was not 0.5761188, it was 0,5761188. MultiBit works only if you put a COMMA between the numbers. In Europe (at least in Switzerland) we have a dot "." between numbers, not commas.

It finally accepted 0,0001 BTC as fee (NOT 0.0001 BTC).

Thead can be marked as solved. special thanks to DannyHamilton.

thanks for mentioning my post in the section where the multibit professionals are.

I went ahead and installed version 0.5.9 again on the same computer but in a different location. I now have both versions installed. On version 0.5.9 I was able to open the wallet (it somehow imported the key itself). I can see the bitcoins there.

In this post: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170716.0        // in post number #7 they say:


"Some changes from testing 0.5.9:

+ The key.type persistence error mentioned in the previous post is legitimate (there is now a new category of key.type for encrypted keys that was not in 0.5.8. It prevents earlier versions of MultiBit reading encrypted wallets so is a good thing)."

This tells me I can't use any other version than 0.5.9. I'll wait and hope some multibit pro can help me out

oh no.

what exactly is this "private key" ? is it the file "walletname-20130430233733.key"?

Because I uninstalled version 0.5 and installed 0.4.22 and now I get this:

"com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException Message missing required fields: key[0].type"

I can't open any of the 3 wallets listed above, I always get this error. When I try to import the key it says "no wallet selected". I can't open the wallets because it doesn't find the key, and I can't open the key as long as I can't open/select a wallet. nice.

can somebody tell me which one of these wallets is not completely retarded?

http://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet

the first one Bitcoin-Qt took up around 20GB of HD space. Before it even completed downloading more, I deleted it (that was the day before yesterday). The second one MultiBit can't send money. Is there a recommended one which you people use without problems?

Thanks.

ok, I'll try to downgrade to 0.4.22.

What do I have to backup before I uninstall MultiBit?

In the original folder where I saved my wallet, are the following files:

walletname.info
walletname-20130430233733.key
walletname-20130501195242.wallet
walletname-20130501195442.info
walletname-20130501195442.wallet
walletname-20130501195442-20130501202028.wallet

Do I have to keep all these files and use them with version 0.4.22?

I also have to say that I only have ONE wallet, why are there 3 of them. Which wallet should I open with 0.4.22?

This is so confusing.

hello

thanks for the answers.

the wallet address is: 151Z8BwDCJnx1DKw1fDAu8tgjG6gTp5xf8

yes, it was a single transaction from mtgox to my wallet (yesterday). I have installed the MultiBit client yesterday.

aurumxchange... I don't think I'll forget this name so quickly.

I was looking for an easy way to buy bitcoins. When it comes to bitcoin nothing is easy I had to learn. Since I couldn't buy coins directly I had to use an exchange. I chose mtgox. But you can't send money to mtgox, so they offer aurumxchange to receive wire transfers.

So I went through their procedure with sending passport, sending drivers license, sending blood sample, sending my dna and whatever else they wanted (yes, they are in the US, if you haven't noticed. This information gathering is not their fault).

Now my story only involves wire transfers to aurumxchange, I can't say anything about other exchanges.

If you go to their website an click on the buy link you get to the form for the transfer. Now you can fill out how much money you want to either receive or send. wow, isn't that handy. Before I sent the order it stated that if I need exactly the amount I wanted, it is advised to add an additional 10$ for bank fees. ok, kind of expensive but great.

I needed at least 80$ in bitcoins so I thought maybe I'll buy something else some time so I should transfer enough funds. I sent 120$ on the way to aurumxchange (my bank charged 3$ for the transaction).

After two days I received an email from aurumxchange which stated they received the 90$ is sent. ?... ?... ? 90$? I sent 120$ (one hundred and twenty us dollars). from these 90$ they deducted their fee and sent 80$ to my mtgox account.

I sent them emails back and forth. It ended up with them basically calling me an idiot (not in these words) and it's the fault of my bank they charged so much bla bla bla.

So I went to my bank and we checked the transaction. My  Swiss bank only charged 3$ for the transaction and the polish bank of aurumxchange obviously charged 30$ for whatever reason. If they take (up to) 30$ they have to state this otherwise I call it fraud. If I order a meal at mc donalds and half of it get's lost because the employee isn't able to bring it all to my table it's their fault not mine.

they are useless to transfer wires to them.

If anybody from aurumxchange reads this, you are welcome to comment!

Hello

I have a problem for which I can't seem to figure the solution. I have the Bitcoin Client "MultiBit" Version 0.5.9 (most up to date i think).

I transfered bitcoins from mtgox to my wallet. no problem.

now I have 0.5762188 BTC in my wallet. I tried to send these (ALL OF THEM) to another wallet. I quickly noticed that there is a fee (or call it a fine) I have to pay. If I go to settings it says "Fee: 5 BTC". I changed it to 0.0001 which I found out is the lowest. When I go back to the Send Coins tab it changes the fee to 1 BTC. Wow, cool.

Ok, when I try to send the Bitcoins it tells me something like. "I do not have enough funds to make the transaction. Transaction fee is 1 BTC".

Even if I try to send 0.5754 of my 0.5762188 it still does not work although there would be 0.0008 to cover the fee.

Can anybody give me a hint what I am doing wrong?

thanks

(My MultiBit is in german, so I can't post the exact Error in english"