Hello all quick question,

upon installation of bitcoin core the wallet file is created already even though the blockchain hasnt synced yet, correct?

the reason im asking is i was asked to provide an example wallet.dat file to data recovery professionals who are looking into my ssd to possibly recover lost coins from 2014.

i downloaded bitcoincore and backed up the wallet file without waiting for the entire blockchain to sync. that wallet file should have public and private keys on it upon creation/installation of bitcoin core, correct?

also were wallet files always 1.3mb?? i couldve sworn they were alot smaller years ago...

thanks!

Hey all,

I've been browsing the web for an example wallet.dat and had no luck finding one. Do i have to reinstall bitcoin core to create a new wallet to find a wallet.dat file or are there any examples around on the web someone kind enough can point me too, thanks.

hello all

my old account has been locked and told to email some recovery email to get it opened again, so i just made a new one to post a quick question.

back in 2014 i was a noob and had some bitcoins on a windows OS on a samsung 840 evo 120gb SSD, i let a friend play around it and they deleted the partition that had my wallet file and installed ubuntu on top of it, i see alot of conflicting information regarding the possibility of recovering my wallet.dat file some say if the SSD has TRIM i wont be able to recover data, others say i have a small chance

the SSD in question was probably turned on a handful of times 5 years ago but not really used at all since, so:

1. Is it t all possible to recover my wallet file if i send it to professionals?

2. do i actually tell the professionals im looking to recover a wallet file?(something tells me to be wary, and if i should how do i word it?)

Thank you!!!