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Title: HOW TO RESTORE WALLET
Post by: tradebit on August 16, 2012, 04:41:19 AM
i have my bitcoin client wallet.dat backup it is 4 btc but some problem of my bitcoin client so i want to restore my wallet.dat backup anyone know how to restore wallet.dat other than btc client.



Title: Re: HOW TO RESTORE WALLET
Post by: Revalin on August 16, 2012, 05:27:54 AM
You can use PyWallet to extract the keys, then you can import them into any wallet.

https://github.com/jackjack-jj/pywallet


Title: Re: HOW TO RESTORE WALLET
Post by: tradebit on August 16, 2012, 05:41:21 AM
thanks for your reply


Title: Re: HOW TO RESTORE WALLET
Post by: tradebit on August 16, 2012, 05:43:39 AM

How I can extract ?

You can use PyWallet to extract the keys, then you can import them into any wallet.

https://github.com/jackjack-jj/pywallet


Title: Re: HOW TO RESTORE WALLET
Post by: Revalin on August 16, 2012, 06:51:45 AM
Install Python and Twisted (see directions at the bottom of that page), then:

pywallet.py --datadir=WHEREVER --dumpwallet


Title: Re: HOW TO RESTORE WALLET
Post by: tradebit on August 16, 2012, 07:10:55 AM
I am using window can i install Python / Twisted in window

Install Python and Twisted (see directions at the bottom of that page), then:

pywallet.py --datadir=WHEREVER --dumpwallet


Title: Re: HOW TO RESTORE WALLET
Post by: Revalin on August 16, 2012, 07:34:57 AM
First install one of:

x86: http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.3/python-2.7.3.msi
x64: http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.3/python-2.7.3.amd64.msi

Then install one of:

x86: http://twistedmatrix.com/Releases/Twisted/12.1/Twisted-12.1.0.win32-py2.7.msi
x64: http://twistedmatrix.com/Releases/Twisted/12.1/Twisted-12.1.0.win-amd64-py2.7.msi