Old MtGox 2010 wallet.dat

[StormedByPizza]

This is what I know:

1. X amount of BTC were purchased from MtGox in 2010.
2. I've found the AppData> Roaming> Bitcoin> folder:
  -database folder (folder)
  -.lock (LOCK file)
  -__db.001-006 (001-006 File)
  -addr (DAT file)
  -blk0001 (DAT file)
  -blkindex (DAT file)
  -db (Text Doc)
  -debug (Text Doc)
  -wallet (DAT file)
3. The email used (I think).
4. Do I need to find the Private Address?
5. Do I need to find the Public Address?
6. Could the wallet file be password protected?
7. Can I use a newer/updated wallet software like BitCore to Sync the wallet.dat file?
8. How should I ensure to safely copy what little info I have, copy paste the folder in a separate hard drive?
9. Is there an offline claim that can still be done if the BTC are recovered?

BTCI know of the MtGox crapfest and the now >2 YO online claim deadline by MtGox.



What is my next course of action, What would you do? Thank you. And I understand fully that this might be a lost cause, but one can only try.



Thank you in advance.

[SopaXT]

You'll need to import that wallet file into the newest version of Bitcoin Core (by replacing the wallet file it creates).

But first of all, MAKE A BACKUP OF YOUR WALLET.DAT!
COPY IT TO A USB STICK, etc - you don't want losing it if your PC dies.

[cr1776]

Be careful sending your wallet or private keys to anyone. Even if they have a web site, offer to help, or appear legit.  If you do so you could lose your coins.

You just need to have the private key or wallet.dat that contains them to access the coins.

[cellard]

To answer your question above... yes, your wallet could be password protected. I think back in the Bitcoin-qt days. before version around 0.4, the Bitcoin-qt client was not able to encrypt the walles, so if it's that old, maybe you didn't had a password to enter yet, or maybe (hopefully) your client still had possibility of encryption but you never entered a password. It looks like you don't remember any password, so you better hope for that, because without the password, you will not be able to move the funds.

If the password was really weak, you could try to brute-force it.

And all you need is to:

1) Download Bitcoin Core from www.bitcoin.org
2) Wait for it to sync the blockchain (could take up to 5 days or even more depending on your computer and network)
3) Once it's synced, put your wallet.dat file that contains the coins in the Bitcoin folder (overwrite existing wallet.dat which was created with the first boot)

Then come back and report what you see here.

[thefragile99]

If the above method doesn't work and it is password protected you can retrieve the hash using a tool called bitcoin2john.py. Message me if you need any help.

[StormedByPizza]

Thank you for the replies!

I shall follow your steps as soon as I have time off work.

[StormedByPizza]

-Usb hdd arrived;
-Made backups of wallet.dat file/folder;
-Downloaded Bitcore from Bitcoin.org;
-I'm currently running Bitcore, it is now in the sync process (the laptop is a bit of an beat up oldie, so I'm unsure in how many days it'll be finished);
-I will then copy over the older wallet file after the sync process is complete.

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-I now know the username used
-I now know the email used
-I might know the potential password used (will brute-force it if need be)


What can I do in the meantime? What wallet softwares can I look for on the laptop in order to figure out if it was potentially used (back in 09-10) with a password encryption?





Thank you once again for all help.