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Import from ZecWallet Lite and other wallets


ZecWallet Lite is an abandoned ZCash Wallet that some users have had trouble reclaiming stored funds. Funds from this wallet can be reclaimed by importing into ZCash Wallet. There are two main issues with the ZecWallet Lite wallet that are addressed in the ZCash Wallet.

ZecWallet Lite Issues
  • Connect issues with error "Error: Couldn't get network from server, connection refused. Is the server address correct?". This error is because the default lightwalletd server used by ZecWallet Lite is no longer operational.
  • Transaction errors where transactions have too low fees, so they never get confirmed by the network and therefore funds can no longer be moved from the wallet.
ZecWallet Lite troubleshooting solutions

Gaining access to frozen funds in ZecWallet is easy. ZCash Wallet has a compatible seed address derivation so it can be used to regain access to your wallet.

  1. Download and install ZCash Wallet
  2. Input your ZecWallet Lite seed when creating the ZCash wallet
  3. Input the birthday / restore height used in ZecWallet
  4. Count the number of shielded addresses used in ZecWallet. If this is 7 for example then input 7 in the "Number of Addresses" field

After doing this you will regain access to your ZCash funds.

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