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May 14, 2017, 04:46:28 PM |
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hello guys i have a serious problem with my multibit wallet. Few days ago, i had a HDD crash and lost almost everything. I tried restoring an old backup of my multibit wallet, but faced a more serious problem afterward. Now i have access to my wallet, but the new addresses was generated are lost  nd my luck is great !! I had few big payments in 1 of those addresses (cry) I tried multibit support, but donno im not talking english or they dont understand english :| ! Now im begging for help here Is there any solution to get access to that address while it was generated in my wallet after this backup i restored ? Thanks in advance |
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pixie85
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May 14, 2017, 04:55:21 PM |
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I think you're not explaining it properly. What new addresses are lost?
Did you just install a new multibit, make some new addresses, receive payments and restore?
With my multibit if I restore a wallet it usually makes a new one, so if you reinstalled multibit, made a wallet with some new addresses and then restored your old one using the safe words, you should have 2 wallets to choose from.
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Chevas Regal
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May 14, 2017, 05:05:05 PM |
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Do you the backup file that was created before crash? I have been using multibit HD since 3 years and never encountered any loss after irresponsibly shut down also.
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OmegaStarScream
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May 14, 2017, 05:09:43 PM |
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I believe you are using Multibit classic and not HD? because If It wasn't the case, you wouldn't need to backup multiple times and you also didn't mention anything about the seed. If you don't have the backup file and the password associated with it (If its encrypted) then I'm afraid there isn't much you can do.
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May 15, 2017, 02:48:14 AM |
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If you were using MultiBit HD, and restored with seed words... then MultiBit HD should have restored all your addresses and transactions (assuming the addresses involved were within the "gap limit" of unused addresses.
If you were using MultiBit Classic, then I am afraid that you have probably lost your coins. I've just done some tests and it seems that Classic is just creating 'random' addresses/keys...
For the record, I tested it by backing up the wallet, then I created 5 new addresses and noted them down, then I deleted the wallet files... Finally, I restored from the backup file and created new addresses and they were different from the previous ones.
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~Money~ (OP)
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May 15, 2017, 06:24:14 AM |
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I believe you are using Multibit classic and not HD? because If It wasn't the case, you wouldn't need to backup multiple times and you also didn't mention anything about the seed. If you don't have the backup file and the password associated with it (If its encrypted) then I'm afraid there isn't much you can do.
yes im using multibit classic and thats the problem here according to u, I think I should forget all those funds for good : ( |
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May 15, 2017, 06:24:58 AM |
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I believe you are using Multibit classic and not HD? because If It wasn't the case, you wouldn't need to backup multiple times and you also didn't mention anything about the seed. If you don't have the backup file and the password associated with it (If its encrypted) then I'm afraid there isn't much you can do.
yes im using multibit classic and thats the problem here according to u, I think I should forget all those funds for good : ( Do you still have your backup? What sort of backup did you make? If you were using multibit classic and you made a backup .key file that isn't password protected then try using these instructions to get the private key from it, then import that private key into electrum. If you export your multibit wallet's private key to a file without a password, then open that file in notepad you should see something like the text in the quote below. The bit in blue is the private key. You can import that into electrum using these instructions. # KEEP YOUR PRIVATE KEYS SAFE !
# Anyone who can read this file can spend your bitcoin.
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# Format:
# <Base58 encoded private key>[<whitespace>[<key createdAt>]]
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# The Base58 encoded private keys are the same format as
# produced by the Satoshi client/ sipa dumpprivkey utility.
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# Key createdAt is in UTC format as specified by ISO 8601
# e.g: 2011-12-31T16:42:00Z . The century, 'T' and 'Z' are mandatory
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L4ciWWbEdt3hauU5Tudn13RuN9ZdTqqtm7X1DHbCDgUzpMvQiwsU 2009-01-03T18:15:05Z
# End of private keys |
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~Money~ (OP)
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May 15, 2017, 06:25:18 AM |
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If you were using MultiBit HD, and restored with seed words... then MultiBit HD should have restored all your addresses and transactions (assuming the addresses involved were within the "gap limit" of unused addresses.
If you were using MultiBit Classic, then I am afraid that you have probably lost your coins. I've just done some tests and it seems that Classic is just creating 'random' addresses/keys...
For the record, I tested it by backing up the wallet, then I created 5 new addresses and noted them down, then I deleted the wallet files... Finally, I restored from the backup file and created new addresses and they were different from the previous ones.
does it means those funds will be trapped in somewhere and no one cant use them ever again |
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May 15, 2017, 06:27:38 AM |
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I believe you are using Multibit classic and not HD? because If It wasn't the case, you wouldn't need to backup multiple times and you also didn't mention anything about the seed. If you don't have the backup file and the password associated with it (If its encrypted) then I'm afraid there isn't much you can do.
yes im using multibit classic and thats the problem here according to u, I think I should forget all those funds for good : ( If you were using multibit classic and your backup isn't password protected then try using these instructions to get the private key from it, then import that private key into electrum. If you export your multibit wallet's private key to a file without a password, then open that file in notepad you should see something like the text in the quote below. The bit in blue is the private key. You can import that into electrum using these instructions. # KEEP YOUR PRIVATE KEYS SAFE !
# Anyone who can read this file can spend your bitcoin.
#
# Format:
# <Base58 encoded private key>[<whitespace>[<key createdAt>]]
#
# The Base58 encoded private keys are the same format as
# produced by the Satoshi client/ sipa dumpprivkey utility.
#
# Key createdAt is in UTC format as specified by ISO 8601
# e.g: 2011-12-31T16:42:00Z . The century, 'T' and 'Z' are mandatory
#
L4ciWWbEdt3hauU5Tudn13RuN9ZdTqqtm7X1DHbCDgUzpMvQiwsU 2009-01-03T18:15:05Z
# End of private keys i have pvt key but only the btc id where i have those funds is missing from wallet |
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May 15, 2017, 06:31:44 AM |
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I believe you are using Multibit classic and not HD? because If It wasn't the case, you wouldn't need to backup multiple times and you also didn't mention anything about the seed. If you don't have the backup file and the password associated with it (If its encrypted) then I'm afraid there isn't much you can do.
yes im using multibit classic and thats the problem here according to u, I think I should forget all those funds for good : ( If you were using multibit classic and your backup isn't password protected then try using these instructions to get the private key from it, then import that private key into electrum. If you export your multibit wallet's private key to a file without a password, then open that file in notepad you should see something like the text in the quote below. The bit in blue is the private key. You can import that into electrum using these instructions. # KEEP YOUR PRIVATE KEYS SAFE !
# Anyone who can read this file can spend your bitcoin.
#
# Format:
# <Base58 encoded private key>[<whitespace>[<key createdAt>]]
#
# The Base58 encoded private keys are the same format as
# produced by the Satoshi client/ sipa dumpprivkey utility.
#
# Key createdAt is in UTC format as specified by ISO 8601
# e.g: 2011-12-31T16:42:00Z . The century, 'T' and 'Z' are mandatory
#
L4ciWWbEdt3hauU5Tudn13RuN9ZdTqqtm7X1DHbCDgUzpMvQiwsU 2009-01-03T18:15:05Z
# End of private keys i have pvt key but only the btc id where i have those funds is missing from wallet Try downloading the electrum wallet, installing it, then importing your private key into it. https://electrum.org/#downloadThis page explains how to do it. http://docs.electrum.org/en/latest/faq.html#can-i-import-private-keys-from-other-bitcoin-clients |
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May 15, 2017, 06:36:30 AM |
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does it means those funds will be trapped in somewhere and no one cant use them ever again For all intents and purposes... Yes. The odds of someone 'randomly' generating the private key to that address is so small that you can effectively consider them lost forever. There is a chance that if quantum computing ever becomes reality that it might be possible to crack it, but I wouldn't hold my breath if I was you. This scenario is precisely why HD wallets were developed... all addresses/keys can be recovered from the single seed... and generally, any backup will then be able to recreate any missing addresses/keys that were used after the backup was made. Try downloading the electrum wallet, installing it, then importing your private key into it.
There is no point... the addresses containing the "Big Payments" were created AFTER the backup was made... so now that he has restored from the backup, those addresses are effectively lost... |
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