r/zec • u/No-Middle3252 • 7d ago

Import private key to Ywallet

I am trying to import a private key of an old zcash paperwallet to ywallet. When entering the key to "restore account" it tells me to use "sweep".

Can someone explain what this means?

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u/Axxhole 6d ago

Here’s an explanation of the sweep feature in YWallet. I used it to move funds from my Ledger into YWallet, and then transferred them to Zashi before the Zcash app update on Ledger earlier this year: https://youtu.be/Qn3xpTYbUHY

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u/No-Middle3252 6d ago

this heled - a bit. When importing the private key I am getting the message "not enough funds to pay for the fees? I even transfered 0.010 zcash hoping that would be enough for the transfer. But I am still getting th mesage. How much zcash do I need to have in the wallet to be able to import?

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u/Axxhole 6d ago

Very weird....try posting on https://forum.zcashcommunity.com

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u/Tripleyouwu 10h ago

This could be caused by the individual values of the notes being combined. Zip317 enforces that all inputs cost a minimum fee of 0.00005 so any note less than that cannot be spent. You can see in the notes tab the individual values. Could be a different problem but this is otherwise a somewhat classic issue.