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nobody | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 It might be in hex format though. 
https://damus.io/key
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NunyaBidness | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 True! Forgot some clients still want a hex.
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frolickingFord | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Thanks for that but it’s not changing anything.
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nobody | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Sorry friend. Does your private key not start with the letters nsec?
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frolickingFord | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 No sir. It begins with an ‘f’.
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nobody | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Try this one and paste in the bottom box.
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nobody | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 https://nostrcheck.me/converter/
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frolickingFord | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Ok, so that changed my private key to the npub.
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nobody | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Change npub to nsec and see if it works in your client.
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frolickingFord | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 How do I change the npub to a nsec? lol
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nobody | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I mean just backspace those letters out and type nsec at the beginning.
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frolickingFord | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 That doesn’t seem right. That would be my public key changed to begin with nsec instead of npub?
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frolickingFord | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 Can I view my nsec here on damus?
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nobody | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Yes. It’s under settings->keys. https://i.nostr.build/VwDPq.jpg
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frolickingFord | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 Thanks for the help kitty cat 🧡
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nobody | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Was a pleasure.
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frolickingFord | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 YES! I got it…Christ o mighty that was challenging lol
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nobody | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 The converter doesn’t know that you pasted your nsec instead of an npub. 

nsec and npub are just added to the beginning. They’re not part of the hash. If you pasted a hex nsec, you should be able to change npub to nsec with no issue.