Noob question on old wallet

[DefunctOne]

I guess this has been asked many times but I can't seems to get a solution so far or even a hint if this is worth pursuing.

Recently I'd restored a wallet last used in Jan-2014. However

• Balance shows 0
• All the in/out transactions history are showing unconfirmed
• Tried to check the Transaction ID in some sites but all returns not found
• Bitcoin Core has been fully synchronized for a few days
• Receiving addresses window is showing blank, not even the address I previously used to receive coins in the transaction history
• Tried to open the same wallet backed up in different time but all is showing the same issue

I"m still able to unlock the wallet with the passphrase.

Appreciate if anyone can comment and/or help on how can I proceed.

Thanks!

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[NeuroticFish]

I would look into the console of Bitcoin core. And I would start with listunspent to see where I still have funds.
Then I would continue with dumpprivkey or if there are more addresses then dumpwallet

Good luck, you'll need it!


(Also you could check on block explorer some known addresses to check if you indeed have money there.)


Somehow I think that something is corrupted and even listunspent may show nothing. But maybe, just maybe at least dumpprivkey would work.

[LoyceV]

• Balance shows 0
• All the in/out transactions history are showing unconfirmed
• Tried to check the Transaction ID in some sites but all returns not found

Are you sure it's a Bitcoin wallet? I've seen similar posts where users had a wallet.dat that belongs to an altcoin. Try searching for the txid on for instance a Litecoin or Dogecoin explorer.

[hosseinimr93]

It's possible that those unconfirmed transactions are only on your local node and hasn't been broadcast through other nodes.
Try to open your wallet with -zapwallettxes command. It may solve the problem. The command makes bitcoin core forget about unconfirmed transactions on your local node.
To do so, open your wallet using the command below in cmd.exe

Code:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitcoin\bitcoin-qt" --zapwallettxes=1

You can also export your private keys and import them into other wallets like Electrum.


Following topics may be helpful to you.
cancel old transaction / update my blockchain?
Can't send because of "txn-mempool-conflict"

[DefunctOne]

• Balance shows 0
• All the in/out transactions history are showing unconfirmed
• Tried to check the Transaction ID in some sites but all returns not found

Are you sure it's a Bitcoin wallet? I've seen similar posts where users had a wallet.dat that belongs to an altcoin. Try searching for the txid on for instance a Litecoin or Dogecoin explorer.

A noob indeed! Thanks for the tips and apology for the question.

[bob123]

Did you try to check the addresses / transactions from your wallet which show unconfirmed in a blockexplorer (e.g. blockhair) ?

Can all of these transactions not be found?
If so, they either never got broadcasted (are they outgoing transaction or incoming onces?) or it might indeed be an altcoin.

[DefunctOne]

Did you try to check the addresses / transactions from your wallet which show unconfirmed in a blockexplorer (e.g. blockhair) ?

Can all of these transactions not be found?
If so, they either never got broadcasted (are they outgoing transaction or incoming onces?) or it might indeed be an altcoin.

Turns out it's a LTC wallet. My bad. Didn't know the wallet formats are compatible between coins.