 Show Posts
|
|
Pages: [1]
|
I assume you are getting that error because Electrum cannot decode the encrypted data because the plaintext contains invalid characters.
The only way to open this file with Electrum will be to replace the plaintext with the original data that it wrote over. If you are unable to recover this data with a data recovery tool, then the only option would be to bruteforcing the missing data. This will be relatively easy if it is just a few characters, but more likely it will be completely impossible if the plaintext is several words of text or more.
You could also try looking for some software which could try to decrypt the partial data you have remaining and see if anything useful can be recovered.
do you know such a program? or can you give me a few keywords with which I could find such a program? I think there are too many characters for brutforce, definitely up to 1000 characters.. |
|
|
|
yes, I opened the file with windows tex editor. There are many random characters, than some plaintext, than again random characters. The plaintext looks like, that it dont belong there. I didn find none of your keywords. I think it is encrypted, like you said. In that case yes, it sounds like the wallet file is encrypted and has been partially overwritten by plaintext. If the plaintext is making reference to Apple, then it definitely doesn't belong there. Do you remember the password you used to password protect the Electrum file? If you know the password, and the corruption is minimal, then you might have a very small chance of recovering something useful. But if a large part of the data is written over, or you don't remember the password, then you are almost certainly not going to be able to recover anything. Will pywallet open an electrum wallet file also? As far as I am aware, pywallet is only for bitcoin core wallet.dat files. Yes, I remember the password! Can you tell me, how I could open the file? When I try to open it with electrum, I get this error: can not read file/UnicodeDecodeError. I had tried to delete the text, which I think, it doesnt belongs there also, with same result. |
|
|
|
when i open the wallet file in the editor i can see something from apple inc... Are you opening it with a text editor? And you see data including some reference to Apple? What else do you see? Is there any plain text which makes reference to "seed", "xprv", "keystore", or "keypairs"? Or is there just a bunch of random looking characters (uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and + and /)? If it is plaintext, you might be able to extract something useful. If it is random characters, then it is encrypted and so the chances of recovery are almost zero. yes, I opened the file with windows tex editor. There are many random characters, than some plaintext, than again random characters. The plaintext looks like, that it dont belong there. I didn find none of your keywords. I think it is encrypted, like you said. I will now, try to recover the file with HDDRawcopy, and hope it will recover that file without error. Maybe someone else can recommend me a good recovery program? I have read in another thread, that someone opened his wallet file with pywallet, but it wasnt an electrum wallet file. Will pywallet open an electrum wallet file also? |
|
|
|
the wallet file i tried to open in electrum is the same version it was created in, i also tried the latest version. I think the problem is more that windows has started to overwrite the file. Unfortunately, I noticed too late that the seed recovery is not working. Only then I did restore the wallet file. is there someone I could contact to look at the file and possibly repair it?
What do you mean by Windows overwriting the wallet file? Do you get any errors in Electrum while opening your wallet? When installing or updating to the latest version it shouldn't overwrite the wallet file maybe when you open the Electrum wallet after updating you generated a new wallet? Would you mind checking this folder location \Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Electrum (or %APPDATA%\Electrum) Maybe there is two or more wallet file under that folder try to find the right wallet file by opening them one by one with latest Electrum and let's hope that you can find the right wallet file don't forget to increase the gap limit to each wallet. I mean I deleted my Windows user account (where my electron was), after that I installed iTunes and backed up my iPhone. Then, realizing that my seed wasn't working, I tried to recover my user account, when restoring, r studio told me that the file had started to be overwritten. when i open the wallet file in the editor i can see something from apple inc... when I open the wallet file with electrum, I get this error: can not read file/UnicodeDecodeError |
|
|
|
when I want to open the wallet, electrum gives the error: can not read file/UnicodeDecodeError
It looks like this error is from opening a newer wallet.dat file to an older version of the electrum wallet make sure that you imported the right Wallet.dat file and make sure you downloaded and install the latest version of the Electrum wallet. I just want to ask if your wallet is legacy because you can use a scanner tool like this one https://blockpath.com/wallets/local/101?action=appxpubIt only works to find wallet addresses with balance and to show the right derivation path you can then use it later to recover your addresses with funds. the wallet file i tried to open in electrum is the same version it was created in, i also tried the latest version. I think the problem is more that windows has started to overwrite the file. Unfortunately, I noticed too late that the seed recovery is not working. Only then I did restore the wallet file. is there someone I could contact to look at the file and possibly repair it? |
|
|
|
just to clarify, if i create a wallet and generate, let's say 3 more addresses (to the 20 default) and then do a seed recovery of the wallet and generate, let's say 10 more addresses (to the 20 default), then pop the 3 addresses (from the first creation of the wallet) directly under the 10?
That's correct. Every time you restore your wallet from seed (or wallet file), addresses will be generated and displayed in the same order. Do you remember why you had to generate and use an address above the gap limit? Remembering the reason why you had to do so may give you an idea on how many addresses (above the gap) you have to generate to find the one you are looking for. Because I didnt know it better, didnt know that adresses by default in electrum, thought I have always generate one, when I create a wallet. I think, I have generatet 1-3 adresses more (by pushing the button New Address at the receive tab), therefore it have to be listet, when I increased the gap to 150, right?! |
|
|
|
just to clarify, if i create a wallet and generate, let's say 3 more addresses (to the 20 default) and then do a seed recovery of the wallet and generate, let's say 10 more addresses (to the 20 default), then pop the 3 addresses (from the first creation of the wallet) directly under the 10?
Yes. They would be the same. Note that all your addresses (not only the first 20 addresses) are derived from your seed phrase through a defined algorithm. Therefore, your seed phrase always generates the same addresses. Ok, than it will be another wallet:/ or an additional word that I used and dont remember. Is it possible to repair the wallet file that I still have, or to read it out to get the seed or the additional word? |
|
|
|
|
If your seed phrase is correct, it should generate correct addresses and if the wallet is synced, it should display the correct balance. Otherwise, the seed phrase you entered is wrong.
just to clarify, if i create a wallet and generate, let's say 3 more addresses (to the 20 default) and then do a seed recovery of the wallet and generate, let's say 10 more addresses (to the 20 default), then pop the 3 addresses (from the first creation of the wallet) directly under the 10?
|
|
|
|
After successfully restoring the wallet with the seed, I don't see my balance.
Do the addresses generated by electrum start with the same character as the address you are looking for? If no, you have selected an incorrect script type. (If the seed phrase has been generated by electrum itself, this can't be the problem.) is it possible to manually enter this address individually in electrum?
Take note that you can't import an address or a private key into a HD wallet. If you own the private key of an address, you can create a new wallet with that private key. Seed Phrase was generated by electrum itself. What is HD wallet? I only have the seed and can extract the master private key |
|
|
|
Hello, I unfortunately have a problem with my electrum wallet.
After successfully restoring the wallet with the seed, I don't see my balance. It seems that i added an additional address, but it doesn't show up in the address list anymore. I've tried increasing the gap to 150 but to no avail. I know the address with the credit. is it possible to manually enter this address individually in electrum?
1. You should make your own topic instead of reviving (and hijacking) an old one. 2. You cannot add addresses to Electrum like that (a new wallet based on an address would be watch only anyway, hence not spendable) and the address you cannot find may be from a different derivation path, or from a different seed, or by using a passphrase over the seed. You may have to think a little more about how your initial wallet was made (you no longer have that wallet file at all?). I'm relatively sure that the seed fits the wallet and I didn't add any more words to the seed. I was able to restore the wallet file, but unfortunately a little too late because it started to be overwritten. when I want to open the wallet, electrum gives the error: can not read file/UnicodeDecodeError |
|
|
|
|
Hello, I unfortunately have a problem with my electrum wallet.
After successfully restoring the wallet with the seed, I don't see my balance. It seems that i added an additional address, but it doesn't show up in the address list anymore. I've tried increasing the gap to 150 but to no avail. I know the address with the credit. is it possible to manually enter this address individually in electrum?
|
|
|
|
|
