hitndahedfred (OP)
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August 31, 2013, 01:36:46 AM |
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OK,,, ok I KNOW I am NOT the only one to have done this. Is there ANY WAY to recover this file or am I screwed? Deep sigh  |
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August 31, 2013, 01:50:05 AM |
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what do mean lost? You can't find it, accidentally deleted, it got corrupted?
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August 31, 2013, 01:57:30 AM |
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Is this for an altcoin? "LC" sounds like a name for an altcoin.
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August 31, 2013, 02:17:25 AM |
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File deleted or formatted HD? If NTFS, GetDataBack for NTFS. If FAT32, GetDataBack for FAT. If ext3 or 4, get http://www.deftlinux.net/, it has some file recovery tools. |
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August 31, 2013, 09:24:55 AM |
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Pywallet will find every single private key it can find even the deleted wallet is corrupted
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Own address: 19QkqAza7BHFTuoz9N8UQkryP4E9jHo4N3 - Pywallet support: 1AQDfx22pKGgXnUZFL1e4UKos3QqvRzNh5 - Bitcointalk++ script support: 1Pxeccscj1ygseTdSV1qUqQCanp2B2NMM2 Pywallet: instructions. Encrypted wallet support, export/import keys/addresses, backup wallets, export/import CSV data from/into wallet, merge wallets, delete/import addresses and transactions, recover altcoins sent to bitcoin addresses, sign/verify messages and files with Bitcoin addresses, recover deleted wallets, etc. |
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hitndahedfred (OP)
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September 07, 2013, 03:38:23 AM |
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File deleted or formatted HD? If NTFS, GetDataBack for NTFS. If FAT32, GetDataBack for FAT. If ext3 or 4, get http://www.deftlinux.net/, it has some file recovery tools. ============================================================ YES !! I reformatted the drive then remembered I had the wallet on that PC. <headbang> Think it may work? |
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hitndahedfred (OP)
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September 07, 2013, 03:41:19 AM
Last edit: September 07, 2013, 03:52:43 AM by hitndahedfred |
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Pywallet will find every single private key it can find even the deleted wallet is corrupted
===================================================== Hrmmm,, well I guess I will be trying this as well. I think I remembered reading somewhere that there is a method that uses the "32 bit" waller key to find the private key. Or did I misunderstand the article? So I run it on the PC that the previous wallet,,,sounds stupid,, I admit. But I am not too keen on programming. Have a pile of very nice hardware I mine with but when it comes to code,,, I SUCK.  |
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FiiNALiZE
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September 07, 2013, 03:59:39 AM |
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File deleted or formatted HD? If NTFS, GetDataBack for NTFS. If FAT32, GetDataBack for FAT. If ext3 or 4, get http://www.deftlinux.net/, it has some file recovery tools. ============================================================ YES !! I reformatted the drive then remembered I had the wallet on that PC. <headbang> Think it may work? 1. What kind of format did you do? (Standard, Gutmann, etc.) 2. Did you reinstall your OS or anything on your HDD after you formatted it? |
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hitndahedfred (OP)
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September 07, 2013, 04:04:32 AM |
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File deleted or formatted HD? If NTFS, GetDataBack for NTFS. If FAT32, GetDataBack for FAT. If ext3 or 4, get http://www.deftlinux.net/, it has some file recovery tools. ============================================================ YES !! I reformatted the drive then remembered I had the wallet on that PC. <headbang> Think it may work? 1. What kind of format did you do? (Standard, Gutmann, etc.) 2. Did you reinstall your OS or anything on your HDD after you formatted it? Yes, I did simple format that is on my WIN7 dvd. And yes again that same drive was reloaded with win7. Thanks for the replies everyone |
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September 07, 2013, 04:09:16 AM |
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File deleted or formatted HD? If NTFS, GetDataBack for NTFS. If FAT32, GetDataBack for FAT. If ext3 or 4, get http://www.deftlinux.net/, it has some file recovery tools. ============================================================ YES !! I reformatted the drive then remembered I had the wallet on that PC. <headbang> Think it may work? 1. What kind of format did you do? (Standard, Gutmann, etc.) 2. Did you reinstall your OS or anything on your HDD after you formatted it? Yes, I did simple format that is on my WIN7 dvd. And yes again that same drive was reloaded with win7. Thanks for the replies everyone If you're very lucky, your wallet.dat could still be uncorrupted. Don't install anything, don't download anything. I used the Stellar recovery program to recover some of my lost files in the past. http://www.stellarinfo.com/ Hopefully Win7 or any other programs you installed didn't already overwrite your wallet file. |
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September 07, 2013, 04:29:57 AM |
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And yes again that same drive was reloaded with win7. You've done goofed. But there is still a chance that the wallet was located towards the end of the drive. |
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jackjack
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September 07, 2013, 09:52:45 AM |
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File deleted or formatted HD? If NTFS, GetDataBack for NTFS. If FAT32, GetDataBack for FAT. If ext3 or 4, get http://www.deftlinux.net/, it has some file recovery tools. ============================================================ YES !! I reformatted the drive then remembered I had the wallet on that PC. <headbang> Think it may work? 1. What kind of format did you do? (Standard, Gutmann, etc.) 2. Did you reinstall your OS or anything on your HDD after you formatted it? Yes, I did simple format that is on my WIN7 dvd. And yes again that same drive was reloaded with win7. Thanks for the replies everyone If you're very lucky, your wallet.dat could still be uncorrupted. Don't install anything, don't download anything. I used the Stellar recovery program to recover some of my lost files in the past. http://www.stellarinfo.com/ Hopefully Win7 or any other programs you installed didn't already overwrite your wallet file. The problem is that if it is partly corrupted you can either recover an unreadable file or even not recover the file at all Whereas pywallet looks for private keys, not files |
Own address: 19QkqAza7BHFTuoz9N8UQkryP4E9jHo4N3 - Pywallet support: 1AQDfx22pKGgXnUZFL1e4UKos3QqvRzNh5 - Bitcointalk++ script support: 1Pxeccscj1ygseTdSV1qUqQCanp2B2NMM2 Pywallet: instructions. Encrypted wallet support, export/import keys/addresses, backup wallets, export/import CSV data from/into wallet, merge wallets, delete/import addresses and transactions, recover altcoins sent to bitcoin addresses, sign/verify messages and files with Bitcoin addresses, recover deleted wallets, etc. |
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pedrog
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September 07, 2013, 11:22:30 AM |
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File deleted or formatted HD? If NTFS, GetDataBack for NTFS. If FAT32, GetDataBack for FAT. If ext3 or 4, get http://www.deftlinux.net/, it has some file recovery tools. ============================================================ YES !! I reformatted the drive then remembered I had the wallet on that PC. <headbang> Think it may work? Yes, you can recover everything that has ever been in that hard drive. |
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