hi, need help

[joe.jr]

hi last day i went to our old house basement i find my old pc from 4 years ago i totally forgot those stuff i saved on it when i fix it up a bit and login i find out about my old wallet  from Electrum after i check it out i see i have around 8K$ worth of btc in that wallet i make new wallet to blockchain and when i try to transfer those old btc i face problem iset password befor about that day when i open this wallet but sadly i cant rememmber that and when i search internet they say with seed i can recover but i cant find that in my desktop and i dont know where i put that file after more search i find a script name decrypt_electrum_seed but its not work
so if any one in here can kindly helping me to get my btc back i will give him good reward for show him how thankful im about the help
https://i.ibb.co/X3j4wrW/ff.png
https://i.ibb.co/f8JWHhY/Capture.png
when i open it in my new pc with notepad++ they looklike this :
https://i.ibb.co/DYqwjcR/b.png

[Lucius]

I think that in this particular case the only way to unlock your wallet is to be able to reveal the password. The program you used to encrypt the seed actually protects your seed, and you need a password to get to the seed. I can't be 100% if I'm right, but I base my conclusion on this post How to manually decrypt Electrums encrypted seed and xprv from wallet file.

You will probably get a much better answer from members who are more technically savvy, and in the meantime I advise you to try to find the password.

[math09183]

You mean you forgot the password to the electrum wallet? Do you have any idea about your password?

You may try to extract password hash using script from John The Ripper project:
https://github.com/magnumripper/JohnTheRipper/blob/bleeding-jumbo/run/electrum2john.py

Then probably hashcat could help.
If you know the probable format of password (word, special characters, number), there are some chances...

[keychainX]

hi last day i went to our old house basement i find my old pc from 4 years ago i totally forgot those stuff i saved on it when i fix it up a bit and login i find out about my old wallet  from Electrum after i check it out i see i have around 8K$ worth of btc in that wallet i make new wallet to blockchain and when i try to transfer those old btc i face problem iset password befor about that day when i open this wallet but sadly i cant rememmber that and when i search internet they say with seed i can recover but i cant find that in my desktop and i dont know where i put that file after more search i find a script name decrypt_electrum_seed but its not work
so if any one in here can kindly helping me to get my btc back i will give him good reward for show him how thankful im about the help


when i open it in my new pc with notepad++ they looklike this :

Try hashcat and you could brute force the password if you have any ideas what it might be.

You can ask questions how to run it here https://hashcat.net/forum/
Or download latest version here https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat

Good luck
/KX

[hosseinimr93]

You have an old wallet in Electrum and you are trying to send the fund to your blokchain wallet but you don't remember the password you set four years ago? Am I right?

The password you need to send your bitcoin is the password you used for opening your wallet.
How did you open that old wallet if you don't know the password?

Is there something I don't understand?

[Soldierswitlittlefaith]

You mean you forgot the password to the electrum wallet? Do you have any idea about your password?

You may try to extract password hash using script from John The Ripper project:
https://github.com/magnumripper/JohnTheRipper/blob/bleeding-jumbo/run/electrum2john.py

Then probably hashcat could help.
If you know the probable format of password (word, special characters, number), there are some chances...

@math09183, becareful if, you intend to follow any suggestion from newbies especially if, it contain an external link(s) outside this forum.

*for the main i'll suggest you play around & search within the => project dev. section of this forum because there have been series of pw recovering discussion on this forum. personally, i have not had time to try any of such tool but, i can link-up to the thread within my post whenever i come across the discussion again.



  UPDATED : dated : 28.05.20

Pls, refer to the following thread in regard's to bitcoin recovery tool

Goodluck
Soldierwitlittlefaith

[joe.jr]

I think that in this particular case the only way to unlock your wallet is to be able to reveal the password. The program you used to encrypt the seed actually protects your seed, and you need a password to get to the seed. I can't be 100% if I'm right, but I base my conclusion on this post How to manually decrypt Electrums encrypted seed and xprv from wallet file.

You will probably get a much better answer from members who are more technically savvy, and in the meantime I advise you to try to find the password.

will do this way thanks for answer

[joe.jr]

https://i.ibb.co/f8JWHhY/Capture.png

You have an old wallet in Electrum and you are trying to send the fund to your blokchain wallet but you don't remember the password you set four years ago? Am I right?

The password you need to send your bitcoin is the password you used for opening your wallet.
How did you open that old wallet if you don't know the password?

Is there something I don't understand?

i make new folder with backup of my wallet befor so i download latest version and use open wallet and in new windows its import but when i try to send out btc ask me for password or when i click in seed ask for password again

[Rickorick]

How did you open the wallet without entering the password in the first place? IIRC, electrum won't allow you enter a password-protected wallet without the password.

[joe.jr]

You mean you forgot the password to the electrum wallet? Do you have any idea about your password?

You may try to extract password hash using script from John The Ripper project:
https://github.com/magnumripper/JohnTheRipper/blob/bleeding-jumbo/run/electrum2john.py

Then probably hashcat could help.
If you know the probable format of password (word, special characters, number), there are some chances...

thanks for answer but im not expert in computer stuff can you tell me how can i run this tool i search the net but cant find tut for it

[joe.jr]

How did you open the wallet without entering the password in the first place? IIRC, electrum won't allow you enter a password-protected wallet without the password.

in electrum make new wallet then go to file and click on open after that old wallet import successfully BUT when i try to transfer my btc out ask for password

[BitMaxz]

This one image below includes the private key under the Keystore


So, what I think is the BIP32 private key(xprv) you can use that to recover your wallet.

Try to copy the xprv under the wallet file that you open using notepad++ then install the latest wallet from another device or PC and import the private key(xprv) to your new wallet.

Or use this https://iancoleman.io/bip39/ and paste it to the BIP32 root key then go to the derivation path and choose bip32 it must show all of your addresses then get the address and check them one by with block explorer until you found the address with balance.
After you find the address with balance get the private key under that address and import it to your Electrum wallet as a new wallet.

Take note run iancoleman tool above as offline to make sure your wallet is safe.

[joe.jr]

This one image below includes the private key under the Keystore
https://i.ibb.co/DYqwjcR/b.png

So, what I think is the BIP32 private key(xprv) you can use that to recover your wallet.

Try to copy the xprv under the wallet file that you open using notepad++ then install the latest wallet from another device or PC and import the private key(xprv) to your new wallet.

Or use this https://iancoleman.io/bip39/ and paste it to the BIP32 root key then go to the derivation path and choose bip32 it must show all of your addresses then get the address and check them one by with block explorer until you found the address with balance.
After you find the address with balance get the private key under that address and import it to your Electrum wallet as a new wallet.

Take note run iancoleman tool above as offline to make sure your wallet is safe.

ok thanks will do this now if i get success will give you good gift to thank you

[joe.jr]

This one image below includes the private key under the Keystore
https://i.ibb.co/DYqwjcR/b.png

So, what I think is the BIP32 private key(xprv) you can use that to recover your wallet.

Try to copy the xprv under the wallet file that you open using notepad++ then install the latest wallet from another device or PC and import the private key(xprv) to your new wallet.

Or use this https://iancoleman.io/bip39/ and paste it to the BIP32 root key then go to the derivation path and choose bip32 it must show all of your addresses then get the address and check them one by with block explorer until you found the address with balance.
After you find the address with balance get the private key under that address and import it to your Electrum wallet as a new wallet.

Take note run iancoleman tool above as offline to make sure your wallet is safe.

https://i.ibb.co/fkj3vL8/1.png</a>
https://i.ibb.co/tDJJ23g/2.png
i do step by step but not work all address come with 0 balance

[nc50lc]

How did you open the wallet without entering the password in the first place? IIRC, electrum won't allow you enter a password-protected wallet without the password.

in electrum make new wallet then go to file and click on open after that old wallet import successfully BUT when i try to transfer my btc out ask for password

@Rickorick There are two options to encrypt Electrum wallets.
First, encrypt the whole wallet file, the other one is to encrypt the seed/keys.

The former will make the wallet file unreadable when you opened it with a text editor and Electrum will ask for the password right after you open the wallet.
The latter will have a text-editor readable wallet file but encrypted keys/seed and will immediately open with Electrum, but will ask for the password when the keys are needed.

[pooya87]

This one image below includes the private key under the Keystore


So, what I think is the BIP32 private key(xprv) you can use that to recover your wallet.

Try to copy the xprv under the wallet file that you open using notepad++ then install the latest wallet from another device or PC and import the private key(xprv) to your new wallet.

that is also encrypted. so he can't do that.
i made the same mistake after the first look since it starts with letter "x" it seems like it is the xprv but Electrum has always been encrypting everything correctly meaning if the seed phrase is encrypted then the extended private key is also encrypted.
additionally if you look ahead there is a "/" in it which indicates it is encoded using base-64 and is indeed encrypted, if it weren't it should have been using base-58 and there is no "/" in that....

[math09183]

@math09183, becareful if, you intend to follow any suggestion from newbies especially if, it contain an external link(s) outside this forum.

So, you want to say that my hints are suspicious because I did not post yet 30 posts and label next to my nick is 'Newbie'?
Maybe I did not post because I had nothing constructive to say and I do not care about 'forum status'?

To the author:
If the situation is that wallet itself is not encrypted (you are able to open it), but private keys are encrypted, then in general are 2 solutions:
1) send wallet file to the company which will try to crack it. As far as I know the best reputation has 'Dave' from https://www.walletrecoveryservices.com/
Their fee is usually 20%. There are others, but it seems you may trust him.
2) you may try to crack password yourself. To do this you do not need to give anyone the wallet because what you need is 'hash' of password.
If you want to do it itself, you need to install Python on your computer and then launch the script mentioned by me - from John The Ripper project. It will give you hash.
(do not use online services because they may steal your wallet and open them-self, so be careful with sites like https://www.onlinehashcrack.com/tools-bitcoin-litecoin-hash-extractor.php)
Using hash, you may launch application for cracking passwords - probably hashcat would be the best solution. For details, how to configure - you may ask.
If you do not have resources - you may always rent machine with strong GPU etc. It depends if you want to do it yourself... It is really not very difficult and with a guide you could do it (I mean configure everything) in - let's say - half a day. Maybe whole day if you are not a 'IT guy'.
But it makes sense if you know what you are looking for. If you have no idea about the password, you do not know how many characters are there, you do not know if it was random text or dictionary word... it is difficult and maybe it is better to hire someone and just pay him.

[Soldierswitlittlefaith]

UPDATED : dated : 28.05.20

Pls, refer to the following thread in regard's to bitcoin recovery tool

Goodluck
Soldierwitlittlefaith

[joe.jr]

@math09183, becareful if, you intend to follow any suggestion from newbies especially if, it contain an external link(s) outside this forum.

So, you want to say that my hints are suspicious because I did not post yet 30 posts and label next to my nick is 'Newbie'?
Maybe I did not post because I had nothing constructive to say and I do not care about 'forum status'?

To the author:
If the situation is that wallet itself is not encrypted (you are able to open it), but private keys are encrypted, then in general are 2 solutions:
1) send wallet file to the company which will try to crack it. As far as I know the best reputation has 'Dave' from https://www.walletrecoveryservices.com/
Their fee is usually 20%. There are others, but it seems you may trust him.
2) you may try to crack password yourself. To do this you do not need to give anyone the wallet because what you need is 'hash' of password.
If you want to do it itself, you need to install Python on your computer and then launch the script mentioned by me - from John The Ripper project. It will give you hash.
(do not use online services because they may steal your wallet and open them-self, so be careful with sites like https://www.onlinehashcrack.com/tools-bitcoin-litecoin-hash-extractor.php)
Using hash, you may launch application for cracking passwords - probably hashcat would be the best solution. For details, how to configure - you may ask.
If you do not have resources - you may always rent machine with strong GPU etc. It depends if you want to do it yourself... It is really not very difficult and with a guide you could do it (I mean configure everything) in - let's say - half a day. Maybe whole day if you are not a 'IT guy'.
But it makes sense if you know what you are looking for. If you have no idea about the password, you do not know how many characters are there, you do not know if it was random text or dictionary word... it is difficult and maybe it is better to hire someone and just pay him.

thanks i will contact the site you give or looking for someone to hire if he decrypt it will pay him 3k$ to 4k$ as payment

[The Cryptovator]

Basically you lost funds when you lost password+seed/private keys. You may see on Electrum documents there is no way to recover your funds without password & seed/private keys. So the only solution is to recover your password now because recover seed is more difficult and likely you will not success. Most better suggestion given by @math09183 and likely you may follow it. But I would like to suggest bruite force password by yourself. A human usually use some common password, so you may guess your best password for bruite force hope you will get success.

Be careful for scammers, perhaps you may receive PM from some users that they will help you to recover your funds. Don't share your wallet files or credential with any untrusted person. Just share it here publicly if anyone ask you on privately. So many scammers around us. Just try yourself, don't lose hope.

[tianxie]

This one image below includes the private key under the Keystore


So, what I think is the BIP32 private key(xprv) you can use that to recover your wallet.

Try to copy the xprv under the wallet file that you open using notepad++ then install the latest wallet from another device or PC and import the private key(xprv) to your new wallet.

Or use this https://iancoleman.io/bip39/ and paste it to the BIP32 root key then go to the derivation path and choose bip32 it must show all of your addresses then get the address and check them one by with block explorer until you found the address with balance.
After you find the address with balance get the private key under that address and import it to your Electrum wallet as a new wallet.

Take note run iancoleman tool above as offline to make sure your wallet is safe.

https://i.ibb.co/tDJJ23g/2.png
i do step by step but not work all address come with 0 balance

You can also contact keychainx, they helped me with a Bitcoin wallet and have some interesting stories here https://medium.com/@keychainx

Tian

[bob123]

You can also contact keychainx, they helped me with a Bitcoin wallet and have some interesting stories here https://medium.com/@keychainx

Tian

Don't do this.

If you are using a wallet recovery service, always only use some reputable one (e.g. Dave's recovery service).
I would not recommend to use keychainx at all.

[tianxie]

You can also contact keychainx, they helped me with a Bitcoin wallet and have some interesting stories here https://medium.com/@keychainx

Tian

Don't do this.

If you are using a wallet recovery service, always only use some reputable one (e.g. Dave's recovery service).
I would not recommend to use keychainx at all.

Of course you would not, as you work for the pseudo anonymous service.

At least https://keychainx.io is public, you know who they are and I even met them during a security conference in Malta with Ledger CEO

[joe.jr]

thank you all i contact dave and i give my wallet to them and some password i used those days now im waiting for them to contacting me

[tianxie]

thank you all i contact dave and i give my wallet to them and some password i used those days now im waiting for them to contacting me

any luck with the wallet?