Trying To Recover Wallet Identifier From 2011

[Sou1060]

  I'm reaching out to this forum for help trying to retrieve my wallet identifier created in late 2011. Long story short I had a friend set up a wallet for me in late 2011 and shortly thereafter my computer picked up a virus and I formatted the hard drive forgetting that the interface and wallet id was on there. I picked up a new IPad and the computer was put away and forgotten.

  Fast forward to 2018 and for whatever reason I remember that situation and start piecing together the details. After looking at different interfaces from that time the Blockchain interface stands out to me. I'm confident that's the one I used. I try their email reminder but nothing. I then start a troubleshooting tag with them and hunt down my emails as well as my friends that were used at the time as well as any ip addresses but so far I've been getting a luke warm response at best. The responses seem very generic and I'm not really getting much help from them to this point. I understand if I lost my password but this is the wallet id. Who am I supposed to retrieve it from if not them?

  Is it possible my friend set up some different interface and not Blockchain's? Were there even interfaces like that back then? I only used it for a few times but the one I remember looks just like that setup. I remember getting an email confirmation (since deleted), I remember doing the 12 word phrase and retyping everything in(can't find) and I'm pretty sure I got verification codes on my phone when I logged in.

 Is it possible I was using something besides Blockchain? Is there anything I can do to try and track down my wallet identifier?

[SFR10]

The main issue, is the fact that you've lost everything (not just one of the needed things, to recover each of those).

Is it possible my friend set up some different interface and not Blockchain's?

Is it possible I was using something besides Blockchain?

If you used an online wallet (on that time), then most likely it was blockchain.info.

Were there even interfaces like that back then?

Yes.

Is there anything I can do to try and track down my wallet identifier?

Normally, the following links should be the answer but I'm sure you've already tried everything (based on what you wrote earlier):

1. Remind Recover Reset
2. Support

The only other way that I can think of, is to use a recovery tool for your hard drive (don't get your hopes up).

[jseverson]

The only thing you can do at this point is look for the verification email blockchain.info sent you when you first registered. If their 2011 protocols were anything like they are now, they should have sent you one along with your wallet ID. Having them reset the password should be possible once you prove ownership of the account with your email, but if it involves a significant amount of money, you might get scrutinized a bit more.

I don't think anyone will be able to help you if you don't find that email because there would be no way to figure out which account was yours, so you better start digging.

[Sou1060]

Thanks for the responses. I have tried a software recovery tool and have recovered a lot of older files but nothing obvious. Can you tell me what to look for in those files? I'm assuming that there wasn't ever a wallet.dat file since it was stored on Blockchain's servers right? Was there a specific way the id was stored through Internet explorer or another file section that I can search the code on?


  Blockchain did offer a last resort method of me supplying my password to them and the date I thought it was created. Any thoughts on this? Are they able to force the password onto all the wallets created that day? If it opens they are just going to say "it worked, here's your xxx bitcoins". I'm hesitant to try this even though I have my password and a specific set of dates when the wallet was created. Any thoughts on this?

[SFR10]

Can you tell me what to look for in those files? 

Try to look for "wallet.aes.json" (in case you had a back-up).

Blockchain did offer a last resort method of me supplying my password to them and the date I thought it was created. Any thoughts on this? Are they able to force the password onto all the wallets created that day? If it opens they are just going to say "it worked, here's your xxx bitcoins". I'm hesitant to try this even though I have my password and a specific set of dates when the wallet was created. Any thoughts on this?

If the above method fails (locating the back-up file), then you've got no other option (AFAIK). If that's what they said, then "yes" (I didn't find anything in regards to giving them your password [on their support section], only the creation date and IP [for such cases]).