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June 12, 2017, 07:00:13 AM |
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what I have is .
Key-backup
Rolling- backup
wallet -backup
wallet-unenc-backup
Ok... that's a great start... If screen shots aren't working for you, we'll just do it the long way  Can you now please tell me exactly what you have if you look in the "key-backup" folder, the "wallet-backup" and the "wallet-unenc-backup" folder... it would be very useful if you could split them out, so that it looks something like this: Key-backup: multibit-20170602232509.key multibit-20170609211938.key Wallet-backup: multibit-20170602232509.info multibit-20170602232509.wallet multibit-20170605013355.info multibit-20170605013355.wallet Wallet-unenc-backup: multibit-20170602232432.info multibit-20170602232432.wallet.cipher |
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Towdogs (OP)
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June 13, 2017, 03:35:48 AM |
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what I have is .
Key-backup
Rolling- backup
wallet -backup
wallet-unenc-backup
Ok... that's a great start... If screen shots aren't working for you, we'll just do it the long way Can you now please tell me exactly what you have if you look in the "key-backup" folder, the "wallet-backup" and the "wallet-unenc-backup" folder... it would be very useful if you could split them out, so that it looks something like this: Key-backup: multibit-20170602232509.key multibit-20170609211938.key Wallet-backup: multibit-20170602232509.info multibit-20170602232509.wallet multibit-20170605013355.info multibit-20170605013355.wallet Wallet-unenc-backup: multibit-20170602232432.info multibit-20170602232432.wallet.cipher ok Wallet-unenc-backup: untitled-20170420141407- data = file folder untitled - date=info file untitled - date= wallet file untitled-20170420141407info file untitled-20170420141407wallet file untitled-20170517163027info untitled-20170517163027wallet |
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Towdogs (OP)
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June 13, 2017, 03:38:24 AM |
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what I have is .
Key-backup
Rolling- backup
wallet -backup
wallet-unenc-backup
Ok... that's a great start... If screen shots aren't working for you, we'll just do it the long way Can you now please tell me exactly what you have if you look in the "key-backup" folder, the "wallet-backup" and the "wallet-unenc-backup" folder... it would be very useful if you could split them out, so that it looks something like this: Key-backup: multibit-20170602232509.key multibit-20170609211938.key Wallet-backup: multibit-20170602232509.info multibit-20170602232509.wallet multibit-20170605013355.info multibit-20170605013355.wallet Wallet-unenc-backup: multibit-20170602232432.info multibit-20170602232432.wallet.cipher ok Wallet-unenc-backup: untitled-20170420141407- data = file folder untitled - date=info file untitled - date= wallet file untitled-20170420141407info file untitled-20170420141407wallet file untitled-20170517163027info untitled-20170517163027wallet key and wallet are empty. rolling-backup untitled-20170611143303 |
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June 13, 2017, 04:43:26 AM |
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Ok... it looks like there are a couple of backup copies of your wallet file... which is great news! The problem is that extracting your keys from this file can be a bit technical and complicated  So, you currently have a couple of options... Option 1. You can copy these two files: untitled-20170517163027info untitled-20170517163027wallet from the wallet-unenc-backup folder, to the %appdata%/MultiBit directory. You should then be able to open MultiBit and go "File -> "Open Wallet" and then open the "untitled-20170517163027wallet" wallet file. If you get asked for the password, just use your wallet password. Hopefully, that will open your wallet and start synchronizing with the network. After a long wait, you will hopefully see all your coins. Option 2. If that doesn't work... then you would need to try to run some wallet recovery scripts on your backup file and that is where it gets very technical and complicated.  So give Option #1 a go... and hopefully it works... if it doesn't we'll have to try something else. |
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Towdogs (OP)
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June 15, 2017, 05:46:30 PM |
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where is this = to the %appdata%/MultiBit directory= to copy and paste to?
Thank You for all your Help!!
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June 15, 2017, 07:39:37 PM |
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where is this = to the %appdata%/MultiBit directory= to copy and paste to?
Thank You for all your Help!!
Appdata is a folder that's normally hidden by windows. Multibit wallets put a folder inside the hidden appdata folder. You can open it using these instructions. Click the windows start button, then copy and paste the line of text below into the search box that appears, then press the enter key to open the hidden folder containing your multibit wallet files. %appdata%\Multibit This is what your search box should look like after you have copied and pasted the line above into it.  |
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June 15, 2017, 09:45:43 PM |
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where is this = to the %appdata%/MultiBit directory= to copy and paste to?
Thank You for all your Help!!
It is the main MultiBit folder that contains the untitled-data folder (that contains the key-backup and wallet-unenc-backup dirs etc)... it should also contain some other files like "wallet.spvchain" |
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Towdogs (OP)
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June 17, 2017, 06:41:18 PM |
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where is this = to the %appdata%/MultiBit directory= to copy and paste to?
Thank You for all your Help!!
It is the main MultiBit folder that contains the untitled-data folder (that contains the key-backup and wallet-unenc-backup dirs etc)... it should also contain some other files like "wallet.spvchain" ok first try got nothing. third time- got folder bitcoin folder log folder multibit-data file multibit.checkpoints file multibit= in notebook fi. multibit.properties fi. multbit= notebook fi. multibit = nootbook |
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Towdogs (OP)
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June 17, 2017, 06:49:01 PM |
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where is this = to the %appdata%/MultiBit directory= to copy and paste to?
Thank You for all your Help!!
It is the main MultiBit folder that contains the untitled-data folder (that contains the key-backup and wallet-unenc-backup dirs etc)... it should also contain some other files like "wallet.spvchain" ok first try got nothing. third time- got folder bitcoin folder log folder multibit-data file multibit.checkpoints file multibit= in notebook fi. multibit.properties fi. multbit= notebook fi. multibit = nootbook folder multibit-data is date 1-22/2014 file multibit.checkpoints is date 1-21-2014 file multibit= in notebook is date 4--4-17 about the time my bitcoin went away. |
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Towdogs (OP)
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June 17, 2017, 06:55:29 PM |
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where is this = to the %appdata%/MultiBit directory= to copy and paste to?
Thank You for all your Help!!
It is the main MultiBit folder that contains the untitled-data folder (that contains the key-backup and wallet-unenc-backup dirs etc)... it should also contain some other files like "wallet.spvchain" ok first try got nothing. third time- got folder bitcoin folder log folder multibit-data file multibit.checkpoints file multibit= in notebook fi. multibit.properties fi. multbit= notebook fi. multibit = nootbook folder multibit-data is date 1-22/2014 file multibit.checkpoints is date 1-21-2014 file multibit= in notebook is date 4--4-17 about the time my bitcoin went away. [/quote this came up as C: \ \appdata \roming\ multibit |
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Towdogs (OP)
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June 17, 2017, 07:12:15 PM |
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where is this = to the %appdata%/MultiBit directory= to copy and paste to?
Thank You for all your Help!!
It is the main MultiBit folder that contains the untitled-data folder (that contains the key-backup and wallet-unenc-backup dirs etc)... it should also contain some other files like "wallet.spvchain" ok first try got nothing. third time- got folder bitcoin folder log folder multibit-data file multibit.checkpoints file multibit= in notebook fi. multibit.properties fi. multbit= notebook fi. multibit = nootbook folder multibit-data is date 1-22/2014 file multibit.checkpoints is date 1-21-2014 file multibit= in notebook is date 4--4-17 about the time my bitcoin went away. [/quote this came up as C: \ \appdata \roming\ multibit ok in wallet-backup 10 files all different dates 2014 the last 2 are 6/15/14 one an info file 1KB. The last one is WALLET File 49KB in notebook. this is what we are looking for. I Hope!! File #8 is from 2/18/14 wallet file # KB |
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June 18, 2017, 02:17:29 AM
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Ok, I think we are getting a little confused because windows is not configured to show the files types correctly in Windows Explorer (where you are looking at your folders and files)... so you aren't seeing the "Full" file names... To correct this, you need to: 1. Click on Start button in the bottom left corner of the desktop 2. Type "Folder Options" in the box at the bottom and you should get an option at the top that says "Folder Options", click on that:  3. You'll get a window titled "Folder Options" pop up. Click on the "View" Tab at the top and then make sure that "Hide extensions for known file types" is UNCHECKED:  4. Click "Apply" and then "OK". Now, when you look in the appdata\Roaming\MultiBit directory... you should see the FULL filename for each file: multibit.info multibit.key multibit.properties multibit.spvchain etc. What you want to do is copy the "File #8 is from 2/18/14 wallet file" that you found in wallet-backup and copy that into the appdata\roaming\MultiBit directory. Then inside MultiBit program "File -> Open Wallet" and select the file #8 that you copied. That will hopefully show you all your coins. |
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Towdogs (OP)
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June 18, 2017, 03:34:40 AM |
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HCP Thank You for all your help!!
Can you Please show me how to do the last 2 lines in your last post. the part about file # 8.
Thank You Again!!!
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June 18, 2017, 05:03:20 AM |
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If you can't copy the file, you should be able to just open MultiBit program... then select "File -> Open Wallet"
You will get a Window open that allows you to select a wallet file. You should be able to see the "multibit-data" folder... double click that... and then double click the "wallet-backup" folder. You should see your backup files.
Select the one from the date before your bitcoins disappeared and then click open. This should open your wallet backup and you should be able to see your coins (assuming they have not been hacked/stolen).
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Towdogs (OP)
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June 18, 2017, 08:54:11 PM |
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If you can't copy the file, you should be able to just open MultiBit program... then select "File -> Open Wallet"
You will get a Window open that allows you to select a wallet file. You should be able to see the "multibit-data" folder... double click that... and then double click the "wallet-backup" folder. You should see your backup files.
Select the one from the date before your bitcoins disappeared and then click open. This should open your wallet backup and you should be able to see your coins (assuming they have not been hacked/stolen).
Ok I did all that it is in word pad. I changed format it says. multibit.info,1walletVersion,3 receive, 1L6_____________ receive,1Ko_____________,bitcoins%40byex.com rec__________ rec_________________get%20free%20money Rec__________________ Rec_________________ property,walletDescription,your%20wallet%20description pro______________________________ pro_________________________________ property,receiveaddress,______________________ I put blanks for the addresses. How do I get this back in my wallet? |
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June 19, 2017, 08:37:48 AM |
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No, you should open it from inside the MultiBit program... then use "File -> Open Wallet". Don't try and open it in wordpad or notepad etc. Also, you have opened the multibit.info file... you want to open the multibit.wallet file (or the multibit-[YYYYMMDDHHMMSS].wallet file from your wallet-backup folder). The YYYYMMDDHHMMSS is the Year-Month-Day-Hours-Mins-Seconds that the file was created. Pick the one that has the date before all your coins went away. You can also check those "receive" addresses on www.blockchain.info (or another block explorer) to make sure they still have coins in them. |
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Towdogs (OP)
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June 23, 2017, 10:12:51 PM |
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No, you should open it from inside the MultiBit program... then use "File -> Open Wallet". Don't try and open it in wordpad or notepad etc. Also, you have opened the multibit.info file... you want to open the multibit.wallet file (or the multibit-[YYYYMMDDHHMMSS].wallet file from your wallet-backup folder). The YYYYMMDDHHMMSS is the Year-Month-Day-Hours-Mins-Seconds that the file was created. Pick the one that has the date before all your coins went away. You can also check those "receive" addresses on www.blockchain.info (or another block explorer) to make sure they still have coins in them. Thank you again for all your help!! BUT how do I Open it from INSIDE the Multibit program? Thank you for that blockchain. Link!!! the addresses in the file ARE My Bitcions. Now if I can get them back in a wallet safely without loosing them again. ok now that I searched the address, can some one steal my coin from that website with my coin address on that site? |
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June 24, 2017, 03:22:24 AM |
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No, no one can steal your coins just because you checked the address on blockchain.info And regarding opening the wallet from inside Multibit: - Open Multibit - Go to " File --> Open Wallet"  - It will ask you to browse for the .wallet file - Navigate to the desired folder and choose the .wallet file you want to open |
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Towdogs (OP)
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June 24, 2017, 05:59:50 PM |
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No, no one can steal your coins just because you checked the address on blockchain.info And regarding opening the wallet from inside Multibit: - Open Multibit - Go to " File --> Open Wallet" - It will ask you to browse for the .wallet file - Navigate to the desired folder and choose the .wallet file you want to open Thank You for all your Help!! I tried what you showed me for more than an hour, every way I could think of but it still will not open in the wallet. I have it open on a notepad file. but I can't get it in a wallet. |
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June 25, 2017, 12:35:05 AM
Last edit: November 15, 2023, 09:02:43 AM by HCP |
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So you have opened MultiBit... And you selected: "File" -> "Open Wallet" It should have opened a window asking you to select a wallet file, did you see something like this:  You want to select "multibit-data", then click "Open", you should see this:  Now you want to select the "wallet-backup" folder and then click "Open", you should see the "multibit-YYYYMMDDHHMMSS.wallet" files:  Select the wallet file you want and click "Open". You should go back to the main multibit window, and it will start synchronising the wallet. This may take a while, so be patient.  After this has finished you should see all your addresses, transactions and coins. |
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