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Long story short, my keyboard messed up and accidentally added an unknown number of characters to my electrum password.  I am unable to find any kind of clipboard on linux which would still have a copy of the passcode that I need.  I'm wondering how I should go about getting into my account, as I have over 3k in BTC in there.  Any help would be appreciated

Thanks

Just restore the wallet from the seed there is no way to brute force the password if its reasonably strong.

Okay, I'm pretty new at linux (obviously haha) how would I go about doing that?

File -> New/Restore -> create a new wallet location -> select "Restore an existing wallet from its seed" -> Next -> follow the instructions.

the only option after new/restore is create new folder. I don't see an option to restore existing wallet from its seed

Sorry I'm borderline autistic about this, I appreciate all the help :(

Its asking you where to store the new wallet file, just enter a name and click save (IIRC)

Okay, now where do I find the seed?

I dont know, you are supposed to back it up when you create your wallet the first time. Most commonly written on paper. Its 12 words.

so if that got lost, I'm fucked basically?

Yes, unless you have a weak password. In which case you might hire someone to brute force your wallet.

e.g. -> http://www.walletrecoveryservices.com/

I copied and pasted it at one point, is there a template list of things that have been copied I can access on linux?

do these people have a phone number I can call or what? I can't find one

You must have written the 12 word seed down somewhere, in a text file, on a piece of paper. Without that seed, you cannot recover the wallet. Look for it. Emailing electrum support is useless, they cannot help you to find your seed from an encrypted wallet.

I think you can copy and paste it -- perhaps something that can get changed going forward.

I know other apps require you to type each word in a box and then move to the next (i.e., can't copy/paste).

I remain perplexed as to how people cannot heed the warnings noted when creating a wallet and the importance of securing the seed.

Nope, no phone number.


Linux does not safe a history of your clipboard (what you copy pasted), no.

If you indeed just copied it from the one window into the next window there is no way you will be able to restore from seed. Your only hope at this point is that the password is not very strong otherwise its a very expensive lesson.

If you mostly recall your password, and if you're somewhat computer-savvy and can follow technical directions, you may want to try btcrecover (https://github.com/gurnec/btcrecover/blob/master/TUTORIAL.md#btcrecover-tutorial) which is open source and free.

Otherwise, shorena's suggestion to contact a wallet recovery service seems like the best idea (you still need to mostly recall your password, though).

If you need any assistance with btcrecover, please feel free to ask me, and I'll help if I can.

Hi,

Im having a similar issue and am still new to the bitcoin scene. I misplaced my password but I have my
seed backed up. How do I go about restoring my account to unlock encryption?

Thanks in advance.

If you restore from the seed the newly restored wallet is not protected by a password. The password is not part of the seed and is thus not restored with the rest of the wallet.