Recover and migrate fund from old zcashd wallet.dat?

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I wasn’t following zcash closely, newly built zcashd v6.2.0 says it’s depreciated then shut down by itself:

Error: This version has been deprecated as of block height 2796400. You should upgrade to the latest version of Zcash.

The wallet was from before the unified address (was it NU5 ??). There are some ZEC in there. It seems that i need a node (zebrad) and a separate client.

Is fund still recoverable? If yes how do i migrate/upgrade?

thank you!

Edit: The block height 2796400 was mined on 23 Jan 2025, but zcashd v6.2.0 was released recently. I don’t quite understand this.

Edit2: i still have private key of z-addr previously dumped using command zcash-cli z_exportkey <z-addr>. The privkey started with secret-extended-key-main. Is there any wallet now accepting this privkey?

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Yes, it can be done with Ywallet but it’s not always a straightforward process.

Have a read through this thread:

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Something is not right. Zcashd 6.2.0 halts at height 3021100. Double check you’re compiling the right code and version.

Zcashd hasn’t been deprecated yet. The easiest path may be to get the correct zcashd running and them you should use its CLI to transfer your funds to a new wallet.

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I would also double check your version

zcash-cli --version

Check the thread Shawn posted, some good info if you choose the ywallet route.

I can offer more support either on discord or direct message here in the forums if you need it, lmk.

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