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How does a view only wallet work and what is stored?

In relation to blockchain scanning and disk usage, as well as disk space, how does a view only wallet work? Specifically: 1.) does the blockchain need to be scanned? 2.) how much free space is ...
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How does the get_reserve_proof command work?

The documentation of the command is as follows Command usage: get_reserve_proof (all|<amount>) [<message>] Command description: Generate a signature proving that you own at least ...
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Is it possible to fake the date of arrival of funds?

Let's say I claim I've had X Monero for 1 year in my account and truth is I just received that amount X to my account yesterday. If I'm giving away all (private) keys to that person, he could see the ...
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Cold wallet - got the 1 and L mixed up in private view key

I just created a cold wallet on moneroaddress.org I sent some Monero to the wallet. I then tried to check the balance, which required my private view key. It said view key was wrong. I am pretty ...
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How to check balance of Cold Storage Monero Wallet, easily, when privacy of balance is not an issue?

I am aware similar questions have been asked - but I could not find the exact answer I seek. In the situation of: The user has a cold storage wallet, made on an airgapped computer, and has written ...
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I only see a part of the transferred amount with my viewkey

I send an XMR amount from an exchange to a cold address. Using the tool xmrchain.net/tx/... I wanted to check if the transaction went well with the viewkey. I only see about 1/3 of the amount as ...
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Verifying an AEON transaction sent to cold storage

How can I verify the receipt of AEON sent to cold storage? Does AEON have a view key tool similar to this XMR check transaction tool or this Signed Outputs Public Keys Checker described in this ...
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Verifying Tx to cold wallet

Having some trouble. I have made a few transactions to hot wallets just fine. Balances reflect transactions. Also sent tx to cold storage wallet addresses. Using https://xmrchain.net/ I can see ...
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How to create a view-only wallet for the GUI?

Say I have a cold storage wallet, is there any way I can make a view only wallet with GUI?
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Can the import\export key images command can be used to check the balance of a paperwallet?

The import/export key images command can be used to check the balance of a view only wallet. But is there a way to use it to check the balance of an already set up Paperwallet? Is it possible to get ...
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Problems with creating name and regularly accessing view-only wallet for cold storage

Thanks for taking the time to help me out. I've created a couple view-only wallets using https://getmonero.org/knowledge-base/user-guides/view_only , and have been coming across some problems: 1) ...
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How to use the view key to see amount sent to cold storage?

I know that you can't view both incoming and outgoing transactions of a cold wallet, but I'm still confused as to how I can see if my previous transactions I made have actually reached my cold storage ...
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Can I fake a balance by giving the view key to an auditor but omitting some transactions and key images?

The viewkey can be used to see the outputs sent to my address, but not the outputs I generate when sending monero. If I need to know the balance I also need the private spendkey. It is suggested that ...
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Will the viewkey ever be able to view both incoming and outgoing transactions in a wallet?

I am aware that the current viewkey setup allows us to check for funds sent to our wallets. However, in the example case of cold storage, it would be very nice to be able to check if funds are still ...
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