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Bitcoin => Bitcoin Technical Support => Topic started by: InFract on December 20, 2017, 12:48:53 PM



Title: Wallet AES
Post by: InFract on December 20, 2017, 12:48:53 PM
Hello there!

Just found an AES encrypted wallet in my backups. But I'm not able to open it /: It looks like this:
http://img4host.net/upload/201346075a3a5b8fa5721.png

Any suggestions? I just tried to open it with AESCrypt, no chance.. Also tried it with MultiBit (thought I created it with it several years ago) but I'm nearly 100% sure, that i did not use any Wallet Words.. But I remember the password, I used for my wallet.

Thanks!


Title: Re: Wallet AES
Post by: SopaXT on December 20, 2017, 12:59:14 PM
This StackExchange question seems relevant: https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/39049/how-do-i-restore-a-multibit-hd-wallet-from-a-backup-using-only-a-password.

TL;DR - look for a .wallet.aes file.

You'll need MultiBit HD to load your wallet, those backups are useless without the seed.


Title: Re: Wallet AES
Post by: HCP on December 20, 2017, 07:42:33 PM
MultiBit HD .zip.aes files are wallet backup files that have been encrypted using the wallet words... NOT your wallet password.

Without the wallet words, you will be unable to decrypt these files. Refer to the technical details here: https://multibit.org/help/hd0.4/backups.html