Need your help! wallet.dat

[mastrox92]

(hope this is the right section for my topic)

Hi everyone!

my cousin just send me a three wallets.dat that he found in his old HDD

Im looking for the fast secure and practical way to check the funds in those wallets

1-Bitcoin ...\AppData\Roaming folder found an  wallet.dat
2-Darkcoin ...\AppData\Roaming folder found an  wallet.dat
3-Litecoin ...\AppData\Roaming folder found an  wallet.dat

I try electrum and did not help me

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[aleksej996]

Well you can install a light client like Electrum and import the wallet, at least for Bitcoin.

However, I would just use the command "hd" on Linux and get a hexdump of the wallets with ASCII decoded text next to it. There you can see all the addresses and check their balance on an online wallet, this works on encrypted wallets as well, at least it does for Bitcoin.

I assume Litecoin is very very similar and probably has an identical wallet file structure.

[onnz423]

Hey OP! You will need to install bitcoin core to export private keys, then litecoin core as well as the dash-qt.
The procedure will be following for all of the coins, as far as i know.

First of all, install the client for each one. Then pick up the wallet file, and copy them to following places for each coin:

Bitcoin:

Code:

%appdata%/bitcoin

Litecoin:

Code:

%appdata%/litecoin

Dash:

Code:

%appdata%/dash

After you have copied the wallet.dat files into the folders, you must then export the private keys:
You will need to check from block explorer which addresses have balance, and then export those addresses private keys.
Open the bitcoincore for example, press help -> Debug window, and then write:

Code:

walletpassphrase yourpassword 9999

Then on the same window we must dump private keys:

Code:

dumpprivkey "address"

Enter the address without quotes, and then press enter, and you should get your private key. Save it onto a place where you can easily find it.

Then we must get electrum wallets to send the funds to any places without actually needing to sync the whole chain.
We need Electrum BTC, Electrum LTC, and Electrum DASH.

The import process goes the following way:

When you install the electrum  programs, and open them, they ask you to create a new wallet. The options are the following:

Standard wallet -> Use public or private keys, and then you paste the private key there.
The process should be pretty much the same for every currency, feel free to ask if you have any more questions. I tried to write this as detailed as possible.

Edit: I just tested electrum dash, apperantly the options are little bit different. On first screen you must choose standard wallet and restore wallet and import keys.

[mastrox92]

Well you can install a light client like Electrum and import the wallet, at least for Bitcoin.

However, I would just use the command "hd" on Linux and get a hexdump of the wallets with ASCII decoded text next to it. There you can see all the addresses and check their balance on an online wallet, this works on encrypted wallets as well, at least it does for Bitcoin.

I assume Litecoin is very very similar and probably has an identical wallet file structure.

THANKS for replying
could you provide a video that explain the procedure because i tried Electrum maybe i did something wrong!

[mastrox92]

Hey OP! You will need to install bitcoin core to export private keys, then litecoin core as well as the dash-qt.
The procedure will be following for all of the coins, as far as i know.

First of all, install the client for each one. Then pick up the wallet file, and copy them to following places for each coin:

Bitcoin:

Code:

%appdata%/bitcoin

Litecoin:

Code:

%appdata%/litecoin

Dash:

Code:

%appdata%/dash

After you have copied the wallet.dat files into the folders, you must then export the private keys:
You will need to check from block explorer which addresses have balance, and then export those addresses private keys.
Open the bitcoincore for example, press help -> Debug window, and then write:

Code:

walletpassphrase yourpassword 9999

Then on the same window we must dump private keys:

Code:

dumpprivkey "address"

Enter the address without quotes, and then press enter, and you should get your private key. Save it onto a place where you can easily find it.

Then we must get electrum wallets to send the funds to any places without actually needing to sync the whole chain.
We need Electrum BTC, Electrum LTC, and Electrum DASH.

The import process goes the following way:

When you install the electrum  programs, and open them, they ask you to create a new wallet. The options are the following:

Standard wallet -> Use public or private keys, and then you paste the private key there.
The process should be pretty much the same for every currency, feel free to ask if you have any more questions. I tried to write this as detailed as possible.

Edit: I just tested electrum dash, apperantly the options are little bit different. On first screen you must choose standard wallet and restore wallet and import keys.

i done first steps...thanks your instruction help me so much
i have to dumps -extract- addresses

Code:

dumpprivkey "address"

and pursuit...
 

[mastrox92]

...

THANK YOU got all i need

1- encrypt your wallets

Code:

walletpassphrase PASSWORD 9999

2- find wallet address
3- extract the private key
 

Code:

dumpprivkey "YOUR ADDRESS"

4- download electrum concerned wallet for btc,ltc,dash
5- run electrum create new wallet via private key
...

[jackg]

...

THANK YOU got all i need

1- encrypt your wallets

Code:

walletpassphrase PASSWORD 9999

2- find wallet address
3- extract the private key
 

Code:

dumpprivkey "YOUR ADDRESS"

4- download electrum concerned wallet for btc,ltc,dash
5- run electrum create new wallet via private key
...

You may want to create a new wallet and sweep the private key into it depending on the inputs. The new wallet will be BIP39 so you'll get a seed that you can write down which can be used to regenerate the private keys at a later stage (raher than having the export all of your private keys frequently). Although, don't use this system if you have lots of small value inputs.

[mastrox92]

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You may want to create a new wallet and sweep the private key into it depending on the inputs. The new wallet will be BIP39 so you'll get a seed that you can write down which can be used to regenerate the private keys at a later stage (raher than having the export all of your private keys frequently). Although, don't use this system if you have lots of small value inputs.

All done thanks