Launch Bisq after almost three years - not working

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Hello.

Please me help, I am desperate. :zipper_mouth_face:

I had Bisq installed on older computer (Windows 8.1) from December 2017. The last time when I turned on the program was be approx 19.february.2018.
In Bisq built-in wallet, I have some small money in Bitcoin currency. :sleepy:

I have made backups direct from Bisq interface from December 2017 and February 2018. The last backup have name “bisq_backup_2018-02-19-XXXXXX” (X - some number).
I remember that I typed passwords? (protection for wallet?) somewhere in Bisq
 I have this passwords noticed.

Yesterday I tried to run Bisq after almost three years. :frowning:
I created a backup before running Bisq, I backuped both directory C:\users\dogwolf\appdata\local\Bisq\ and C:\users\dogwolf\appdata\roaming\Bisq\

Of course, I assumed that the three old years program would not work. :frowning:

I run the old Bisq on, program started running but remained standing and wrote: “Couldn’t make a Tor connection.”
I uninstalled old Bisq and deleted folders (I have a backups of these folders) C:\users\dogwolf\appdata\local\Bisq and C:\users\dogwolf\appdata\romaing\Bisq and install new Bisq from webpage.
I run the new Bisq, program started successfully and I closed Bisq.

From my manually backup C:\old_bisq_backup\appdata\roaming\Bisq\btc_mainnet\wallet
I copy file “bisq_BTC.wallet” to:
C:\user\dogwolf\appdata\roaming\Bisq\btc_mainnet\wallet.
I don’t remember if I deleting bisq.spvchain file.

Next
 I run new Bisq, the program works, but I had “no money in my wallet”, it is possible that the program also reported an error with the some XML document

After 1 minute I turn off Bisq and deleted bisq.spvchain and run program on again.
Later, I Delete SPV file and resync from button on the Network info tab of the Settings in Bisq interface.

After my experiments, if I tried to run the program, new Bisq will not start but it is stopped on startup screen with text: “Connecting to Bitcoin network
” with no result.

I assume that I need to uninstall new Bisq and delete both directories with data in “appdata” and install new Bisq again.

But I need to restore my old wallet from my backup (from old Bisq 2018) to new Bisq.
(As I wrote above, old Bisq of February 2018 will not start.)

Can you please help me? How restore an old wallet from backups?
I don’t want to lose my small money in BTC.

Thank you for help.

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It think that the best to retrieve your BTC is to get the private keys and export them to another wallet (i.e. Electrum).
Try the key shortcut ctrl+E.

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Hello. I’m a little advanced.

In past I am used Bisq 0.65.
I install new Bisq to second computer. I copy “tor” folder from new Bisq appdata\Bisq\btc_mainnet\ to old computer with Bisq 0.65. In old Bisq I deteled bisq.spvchain.

I run old Bisq. Old Bisq started and ask for enter my password
a typed password. In old Bisq I see 0 BTC in wallet. I decrypt wallet. I used ALT+J and I copy text with seed as word and private key.

But I have new problem.

I install Electrum - I chose “new wallet” - “I alerdy have a seed” - check “BIP39 seed” and wrote my seed in field. Bud next step Electrum ask for three questions:

electrum

Can you help me please.

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It’s got to be legacy addresses.

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Problem solved.

I gained access to my funds.
I chose “legacy(p2pkh) addresses” and "derivation path m/44’/0’/0’ in Electrum.

Thank you “MnM” very much for help.

I hope that this “topic” helps other people with the same problem.

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