example wallet.dat

[adizzle888]

Hey all,

I've been browsing the web for an example wallet.dat and had no luck finding one. Do i have to reinstall bitcoin core to create a new wallet to find a wallet.dat file or are there any examples around on the web someone kind enough can point me too, thanks.

[cr1776]

Hey all,

I've been browsing the web for an example wallet.dat and had no luck finding one. Do i have to reinstall bitcoin core to create a new wallet to find a wallet.dat file or are there any examples around on the web someone kind enough can point me too, thanks.

Usually if there is no wallet.dat file or directory, stopping and restarting bitcoin-core will recreate it.  (And you wouldn't have to re-download the block chain to do so.)

The wallet.dat file is accessed using Berkeley DB, is there something you are trying to accomplish by accessing it directly?

( see e.g. https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/build-unix.md
libdb4.8   Berkeley DB   Optional, wallet storage (only needed when wallet enabled)
)

It isn't like bitcoin.conf where it is just a text file, e.g.
https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/share/examples/bitcoin.conf


Perhaps if you tell us what you are trying to do you can get more responses.

edit:
Is this related to your other question about recovering an old wallet.dat?  If it is, whatever you do, do not install anything else on the old SSD.

[decodx]

I don't understand why would you search the web and download 'god knows what' when you can just create your new wallet.dat?

[adizzle888]

Thank you all so much for your replys, im asking if there are any example wallet.dat on the web, or am i better off creating my own.
The reason i need one is so data recovery professionals have a file on hand to search through data using a RAW scan for RAW recovery.

So i guess my question is do i just create a new wallet.dat downloading bitcoincore? or are there examples i can send to the data recovery professionals!?

thanks

[bitbollo]

you should make a first search on your laptop and make a backup of any wallet.dat already created.
generally speaking you can create by your self a first example of a wallet.dat but each wallet.dat will recreate a new pair of public and private keys, so I am not sure it can be useful for your purpose.
It's pretty clear you can't find an example available for free on the net since it would means the private key will be exposed to anyone
about recovering pay attention on what you are searching for since the risk to get scammed is very high.