lol I'm trying to avoid having to download the full btc core node as it is 350gb, I'm sure there are other ways I can gain access to my private keys and address and transfer/import that wallet

thank you for the advice, im just wondering do I need to do this step, as I don't believe my wallet.dat file is corrupted ?

would it not be easier to import said wallet.dat file to a new btc wallet

most youtube videos show as long as I can get my private keys and default address I should be able to import my wallet from 2013

or am I way off the mark

yep backed up on USB stick and a standard external drive

PT1.

So I have made 3 back ups,

I have found the wallet.dat file from 2013  

I have downloaded Python and I have downloaded the  pywallet master file

when I try and run pywallet, it flashes on the screen and disappears,

PT2
having re-read the post after typing up the first part,

I've realised I don't think I need to do step 4 due to my wallet file not being corrupt (hopefully)

I'm going back to step 2 lol

I should extra benefits fro all the extra chromosomes i have

I don

just  note I have zero coding experience  

ok guys this is getting bloody tense, have found some files by searching wallet. I've realised before going any further I need back all this up

how do i add an image, I want to add a screenshot of when I downloaded bitcoin core lool it beggars belief I had bitcoin core in 2011 I always thought it was 2013,


also, update now that I have connected my old hard drive to my new laptop via USB, even tho i can't find

 Wallets are located at C:\Users\<YOUR USERNAME>\AppData\Roaming\bitcoin\wallets on Windows


I can't even find the folder named AppData

awesome sauce, lets see how taking the hard drive out helps me locate the wallet file, I'm sure I didn't delete anything, upon further reading I've learnt that I didn't have to try and re-synchronise the node to see how much I have in my wallet lol learning everyday

thanks guys for replying to my posts, really appreciate ur help on this matter, due to being caught up trading cryptos i haven't replied here,

unfortunately, the laptop from 2009 is far too clogged up and slow, I'm unable to even open the documents folder let alone c drive and search/move any files let alone btc core wallet files,

my local repair guy is recommending rather than upgrading the ram and trying to fix up the laptop so its workable it would be easier to move the hard drive and retrieve any files via connecting said hardrive to another device,

this shouldn't comprise right?

Once I am able to eventually find this file do I just us e a USB stick and move it to a more stable and update device ? that connects to the bitcoin core network or will I able to add that file to another wallet type

again thank you for responding 

apologies if this has been covered or been requested many times,

I have got my old 2009 windows 7 sony vaoi laptop out, as I recall having some (no idea if I have even a full BTC ) BTC on the bitcoin core desktop system that I downloaded in 2013,

what would be the most efficient way to move that btc from that harddrive? as the laptop is super slow (takes about 5 mins to load the start menu ) and has a limited space of 450 gig on the hard drive, back then the bitcoin core would only take up a handful of gig whereas now it would need at least 350 gigs not sure if I even have enough free space for it to synchronize with the network along with the fact if it will even complete the task of synchronising   

thank you for reading this, I feel like a lost child even tho I use to be here regularly 8 years ago lol