Recreate private key based on very short but forgotten password

[bitcointoby]

I've lost my wallet.dat file and forgotten my password, but I do have my public address.

Is there a feasible way for me to recreate a private key that matches my public address?

Of the various passwords I used at the time it was very short (4-7 characters and using regular English alphabet and no more than two symbols (! and @).

Are there any viable solutions? Thanks!

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[Evilish]

It is not realistic to get a private key from a public key. Your best bet would be to brute force the passphrase using a tool such as this one:

https://github.com/glv2/bruteforce-wallet

Edit: Please disregard whatever I wrote. I read it as you still having "wallet.dat" but it being encrypted with a passphrase. You have no recourse. Sorry bud.

[odolvlobo]

I've lost my wallet.dat file and forgotten my password, but I do have my public address.

You are out of luck. Finding the passphrase won't help if you don't have the wallet data or a backup, and an address will not help at all.

[pooya87]

Your private key is not created from your password, the only usage of your password is to encrypt the wallet file contents. The private key is generated randomly (or from a random seed in HD wallets).
You need the encrypted file to then try and brute force it remembering parts of your password. Try some data recovery tools on your hard disk and see if there is any success.

[bob123]

I've lost my wallet.dat file and forgotten my password, but I do have my public address.

Is there a feasible way for me to recreate a private key that matches my public address?

To spend funds, you need either 1) the private key or 2) the wallet file and the password.
With just the password, there is no way to recover your coins as this is used to encrypt the private key stored in the wallet file.

Are there any viable solutions? Thanks!

When / How did you lose the wallet file?
Did you recently delete it? If so, data recovery may be an option.

Otherwise, did you do a backup maybe? Is there any way to get access to your wallet file?

[HCP]

I've lost my wallet.dat file and forgotten my password, but I do have my public address.

Your public address is useless. You absolutely require the wallet.dat and the password (or the private key for the address).

Is there a feasible way for me to recreate a private key that matches my public address?

No, it is not possible to recreate a private key from a public address. If it was possible, bitcoin would be fundamentally broken and worthless. Anyone could steal any coins from any address.

Are there any viable solutions? Thanks!

Depending on how you "lost" the wallet.dat, it might be possible to recover... was it a harddrive failure or something similar?

In any case, without that wallet.dat file, your chances of recovery are practically zero.