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Title: Lost passphrase for wallet, but have the private keys - how do I resolve? Post by: Primrose on November 29, 2013, 07:48:35 PM Hi
I posted elsewhere that I lost my passphrase for one of my btc wallets, which had two coins in. I think I have found the private keys for those coins, so, is there anyway I can recover the coins please? Please could someone show me what to do. Thanks Title: Re: Lost passphrase for wallet, but have the private keys - how do I resolve? Post by: michelDiz on November 29, 2013, 07:50:21 PM You can try this http://pastebin.com/arvxGgKA
more about here https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=85495.120 Good luck Title: Re: Lost passphrase for wallet, but have the private keys - how do I resolve? Post by: Martijnvdc on November 29, 2013, 08:09:23 PM Import the private keys in another wallet Are you serious? You'd take 1% off even though he already owns the private keys??In electrum its very easy In qt. You have to type a command line in debug mode (But I wonder how you found the private key) If needed, send me keys via pm, i'll take 1% and send you the rest back) OP, please tell us which wallet you'd like to use and we'll guide you on how to recover the money. Title: Re: Lost passphrase for wallet, but have the private keys - how do I resolve? Post by: marcovaldo on November 29, 2013, 08:10:36 PM Yes you can try to import the private key in blockchain.info it is really easy (go to advanced, and copy/paste the private key there) ...
Title: Re: Lost passphrase for wallet, but have the private keys - how do I resolve? Post by: DeathAndTaxes on November 29, 2013, 08:14:07 PM You sure you have private keys and not addresses?
Address (note the begins with one and is generally shorter than a private key): 14CD3Ra5yMjWaEA3HTX5nAqvYb8sSjMheJ Private Key (one format could be in an alternate form): 5KEWNTr5Jsk4H147KkNE2NZTg9zXESU5m6rmibfJQMvMswL6WiZ If you have private key. 1) Don't share it with anyone. Access to private key = ownership for all practical intents and purposes. If you give someone the private key so they can help and they steal your coins they are probably gone. 2) As indicated above you can import the private key into any wallet, even a new QT client wallet, an eWallet, or a different client and gain access to the funds. If you have the address not the private key then you have nothing. Addresses are public knowledge. The private key is what allows the owner (and nobody else) to spend/move coins. Title: Re: Lost passphrase for wallet, but have the private keys - how do I resolve? Post by: marcovaldo on November 29, 2013, 08:16:44 PM Yes, it is likely that you did not find the private but public keys ....
And if so, it means that you are doomed, and you definitly lost the coins. You can also trying to bruteforce the passphrase ::) Or remember it Title: Re: Lost passphrase for wallet, but have the private keys - how do I resolve? Post by: Primrose on November 29, 2013, 09:53:57 PM You sure you have private keys and not addresses? Address (note the begins with one and is generally shorter than a private key): 14CD3Ra5yMjWaEA3HTX5nAqvYb8sSjMheJ Private Key (one format could be in an alternate form): 5KEWNTr5Jsk4H147KkNE2NZTg9zXESU5m6rmibfJQMvMswL6WiZ If you have private key. 1) Don't share it with anyone. Access to private key = ownership for all practical intents and purposes. If you give someone the private key so they can help and they steal your coins they are probably gone. 2) As indicated above you can import the private key into any wallet, even a new QT client wallet, an eWallet, or a different client and gain access to the funds. If you have the address not the private key then you have nothing. Addresses are public knowledge. The private key is what allows the owner (and nobody else) to spend/move coins. Hi everyone Thanks for your replies. I really appreciate all of your input. I am learning here, so it's all good. I have a 34 digit/letter long string of numbers and letters, so, it looks as if I still have a wallet with a glass door, where I can see my coins but not get at them. Please could you tell me how to access the private key? I have another bitcoin wallet, and this time I have the passphrase written in several places, electronically and the good olde fashioned pen and paper way. How could I see my private key in the wallet that is not locked? Thanks Title: Re: Lost passphrase for wallet, but have the private keys - how do I resolve? Post by: Primrose on November 29, 2013, 10:24:54 PM I think you can download pywallet to see your privates key in the one unlocked thanksTitle: Re: Lost passphrase for wallet, but have the private keys - how do I resolve? Post by: Mondy on November 29, 2013, 11:35:32 PM Yes you can try to import the private key in blockchain.info it is really easy (go to advanced, and copy/paste the private key there) ... That is the simplest way, use blockchain.info Title: Re: Lost passphrase for wallet, but have the private keys - how do I resolve? Post by: Primrose on November 29, 2013, 11:42:10 PM Yes you can try to import the private key in blockchain.info it is really easy (go to advanced, and copy/paste the private key there) ... That is the simplest way, use blockchain.info I have never learnt about all the techy stuff there is with bitcoin. Im not a natural techie. I guess I shied away from it. Title: Re: Lost passphrase for wallet, but have the private keys - how do I resolve? Post by: bitcoin44me on November 29, 2013, 11:46:08 PM What do you want to know exactly?
Even for a newbie, it is easy as a pie. Title: Re: Lost passphrase for wallet, but have the private keys - how do I resolve? Post by: hilariousandco on November 30, 2013, 05:34:25 AM You sure you have private keys and not addresses? Address (note the begins with one and is generally shorter than a private key): 14CD3Ra5yMjWaEA3HTX5nAqvYb8sSjMheJ Private Key (one format could be in an alternate form): 5KEWNTr5Jsk4H147KkNE2NZTg9zXESU5m6rmibfJQMvMswL6WiZ If you have private key. 1) Don't share it with anyone. Access to private key = ownership for all practical intents and purposes. If you give someone the private key so they can help and they steal your coins they are probably gone. 2) As indicated above you can import the private key into any wallet, even a new QT client wallet, an eWallet, or a different client and gain access to the funds. If you have the address not the private key then you have nothing. Addresses are public knowledge. The private key is what allows the owner (and nobody else) to spend/move coins. Thanks for this information. It'll come in handy. Title: Re: Lost passphrase for wallet, but have the private keys - how do I resolve? Post by: lefrog on November 30, 2013, 05:58:25 AM You sure you have private keys and not addresses? Address (note the begins with one and is generally shorter than a private key): 14CD3Ra5yMjWaEA3HTX5nAqvYb8sSjMheJ Private Key (one format could be in an alternate form): 5KEWNTr5Jsk4H147KkNE2NZTg9zXESU5m6rmibfJQMvMswL6WiZ If you have private key. 1) Don't share it with anyone. Access to private key = ownership for all practical intents and purposes. If you give someone the private key so they can help and they steal your coins they are probably gone. 2) As indicated above you can import the private key into any wallet, even a new QT client wallet, an eWallet, or a different client and gain access to the funds. If you have the address not the private key then you have nothing. Addresses are public knowledge. The private key is what allows the owner (and nobody else) to spend/move coins. Hi everyone Thanks for your replies. I really appreciate all of your input. I am learning here, so it's all good. I have a 34 digit/letter long string of numbers and letters, so, it looks as if I still have a wallet with a glass door, where I can see my coins but not get at them. Please could you tell me how to access the private key? I have another bitcoin wallet, and this time I have the passphrase written in several places, electronically and the good olde fashioned pen and paper way. How could I see my private key in the wallet that is not locked? Thanks 34 digit long? hm..It seems the OP only has the address. If you have no idea what your passphrase is, your btc is probably forever lost. If you have "some idea" what your passphrase is, try again with Cap Lock / Num Lock on and off. |