# Can I send BSQ from my old Bisq data directory? **URL:** \ **Category:** Bisq DAO\ **Created:** [May 18, 2019, 8:19am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/can-i-send-bsq-from-my-old-bisq-data-directory/7697 "2019-05-18T08:19:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![itsme](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/itsme/32/2067_2.png) [@itsme](https://bisq.community/u/itsme)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2019, 8:19am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/can-i-send-bsq-from-my-old-bisq-data-directory/7697/1 "2019-05-18T08:19:38Z")
Can I send BSQ from my old BSQ wallet nr. 1 to my new BSQ wallet nr. 2 after I started with an empty Bisq data directory? In other words, I want to make a new Bisq data directory and new wallets, then I go back to the old directory and send the BSQ to my new BSQ address. Is that possible? ---
**Author:** ![Homard](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/homard/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Homard](https://bisq.community/u/Homard)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2019, 8:26am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/can-i-send-bsq-from-my-old-bisq-data-directory/7697/2 "2019-05-18T08:26:26Z")
Yes you can. For that: - carefully copy/paste the receiver address, - carefully use enough fees, better put 5 sat/byte more than less - better don’t run the 2 applis simultaneously on the same computer. That’s door open for issues. Be also aware that fees are quite high atm. So if you transfer small amounts, the fee ratio will be high. ---
**Author:** ![itsme](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/itsme/32/2067_2.png) [@itsme](https://bisq.community/u/itsme)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2019, 8:35am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/can-i-send-bsq-from-my-old-bisq-data-directory/7697/3 "2019-05-18T08:35:35Z")
Can I start the appli with the old data directory, send BSQ to the new address, quit the appli, change directory data, start the appli again, receive BSQ (all on the same computer, but not running the 2 applis simultaneously)? ---
**Author:** ![Homard](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/homard/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Homard](https://bisq.community/u/Homard)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2019, 9:34am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/can-i-send-bsq-from-my-old-bisq-data-directory/7697/4 "2019-05-18T09:34:31Z")
Yes. This is a way to proceed. But don’t mislead with the directories, and take care to well notice the receiver address. ---
**Author:** ![itsme](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/itsme/32/2067_2.png) [@itsme](https://bisq.community/u/itsme)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2019, 11:26am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/can-i-send-bsq-from-my-old-bisq-data-directory/7697/5 "2019-06-08T11:26:56Z")
What can be done, if the fee for withdrawal of BSQ was too low and transaction is still not found after a week? ---
**Author:** ![Homard](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/homard/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Homard](https://bisq.community/u/Homard)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2019, 12:19pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/can-i-send-bsq-from-my-old-bisq-data-directory/7697/6 "2019-06-08T12:19:53Z")
Mining fees are currently quite low (40 sat/byte right now). What fees did you use for your tx ? If it is in the 40 sat/byte zone, it may be processed today. ---
**Author:** ![itsme](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/itsme/32/2067_2.png) [@itsme](https://bisq.community/u/itsme)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2019, 12:32pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/can-i-send-bsq-from-my-old-bisq-data-directory/7697/7 "2019-06-08T12:32:02Z")
I used 1 or 2 sat/byte. 😊 For me it’s OK, if it is processed after a month or so. ---
**Author:** ![a123b](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/a123b/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@a123b](https://bisq.community/u/a123b)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2019, 1:04pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/can-i-send-bsq-from-my-old-bisq-data-directory/7697/8 "2019-06-08T13:04:24Z")
I had several 1 sat/byte transaction getting confirmed over the last few days. If your transaction didn’t go through yet, something probably went wrong when you sent the BSQ. You should look for the transaction ID on a blockchain explorer. If it doesn’t know the transaction, it probably wasn’t broadcasted properly. ---
**Author:** ![itsme](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/itsme/32/2067_2.png) [@itsme](https://bisq.community/u/itsme)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2019, 1:09pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/can-i-send-bsq-from-my-old-bisq-data-directory/7697/9 "2019-06-08T13:09:24Z")
I didn’t get any error message. But the transaction on June 1, 2019 is not found on Blockstream. [https://blockstream.info/tx/bda7e1a77c0291663f958465eb9a0ed14cc3467c178201eec85d860a33aa1487](https://blockstream.info/tx/bda7e1a77c0291663f958465eb9a0ed14cc3467c178201eec85d860a33aa1487) ---
**Author:** ![a123b](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/a123b/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@a123b](https://bisq.community/u/a123b)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2019, 1:16pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/can-i-send-bsq-from-my-old-bisq-data-directory/7697/10 "2019-06-08T13:16:18Z")
It really seems like it didn’t broadcast… If you hover the transaction’s confirmation circle under “Funds” -\> “Transactions”, what does it say? I wonder if there’s a way to re-broadcast it from Bisq… ---
**Author:** ![itsme](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/itsme/32/2067_2.png) [@itsme](https://bisq.community/u/itsme)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2019, 1:17pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/can-i-send-bsq-from-my-old-bisq-data-directory/7697/11 "2019-06-08T13:17:55Z")
“Seen by 0 peers / 0 confirmations” ---
**Author:** ![a123b](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/a123b/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@a123b](https://bisq.community/u/a123b)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2019, 1:25pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/can-i-send-bsq-from-my-old-bisq-data-directory/7697/12 "2019-06-08T13:25:06Z")
Well, in that case, I guess the fee estimator underestimated the transaction size and the transaction had a fee less then 1 sat/byte. The first thing you need to do now is to remove that transaction from your Bisq wallet. I think if you go to “Settings” -\> “Network Info” and click on “Delete SPV file and resync”, it should rebuild the whole transaction list from scratch. After this, the transaction should be gone. Then you should set your withdrawal fee to 2 sat/byte and send the BSQ to your new wallet again. ---
**Author:** ![Homard](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/homard/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Homard](https://bisq.community/u/Homard)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2019, 1:31pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/can-i-send-bsq-from-my-old-bisq-data-directory/7697/13 "2019-06-08T13:31:38Z")
The above advice from @a123b is the right thing to do. Delete the SPV file and retry, but with enough fee this time ! ---
**Author:** ![itsme](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/itsme/32/2067_2.png) [@itsme](https://bisq.community/u/itsme)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/can-i-send-bsq-from-my-old-bisq-data-directory/7697/14 "2019-06-08T13:33:10Z")
I used custom value for the fee – 1 or 2 sat/byte. Transaction size was 0.00000415 BTC. This is the BSQ transaction: [https://explorer.bisq.network/tx.html?tx=bda7e1a77c0291663f958465eb9a0ed14cc3467c178201eec85d860a33aa1487](https://explorer.bisq.network/tx.html?tx=bda7e1a77c0291663f958465eb9a0ed14cc3467c178201eec85d860a33aa1487) My BSQ wallet is empty now. I will do the resync. How much fee do you recommend? ---
**Author:** ![a123b](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/a123b/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@a123b](https://bisq.community/u/a123b)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2019, 1:40pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/can-i-send-bsq-from-my-old-bisq-data-directory/7697/15 "2019-06-08T13:40:40Z")
The _fee_ was 0.00000415 BTC. This is only enough for one BSQ input. If you send _all_ of your BSQ inputs at once, the transaction will be larger than just 415 bytes. I had the same thing happen to me recently, I guess the transaction size estimator is just very inaccurate. As for how much fee you should use, 2 sat/byte was enough for all of my transactions so far. But I also never had more than 2 BSQ outputs in the wallet. I would just try 2 sat/byte, which will probably work. If it doesn’t, you can always try again with a higher fee. ---
**Author:** ![Homard](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/homard/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@Homard](https://bisq.community/u/Homard)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2019, 1:52pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/can-i-send-bsq-from-my-old-bisq-data-directory/7697/16 "2019-06-08T13:52:31Z")
The custom value proposed by the Bisq appli is never under 10 sat/byte. And for my personal use, I always add +5 sat/byte to the proposed value. Which is also my advice. Trying to save some cents just to have txs hanging for hours/days/weeks … thanks, but just no ! ---
**Author:** ![itsme](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/itsme/32/2067_2.png) [@itsme](https://bisq.community/u/itsme)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/can-i-send-bsq-from-my-old-bisq-data-directory/7697/17 "2019-06-08T20:16:12Z")
Everything is fine now. Transaction with 10 sat/byte fee was successful. Thank you.