Lost coins when trying to receive..

[Jikdor]

I recently came back to crypto after a few years, I installed Armory and transferred 200 euro worth of BTC to it. It didn't get received. I did not have the blockchain downloaded, I didn't realize it was needed. So I installed bitcoin core and started downloading the blockchain. I thought that I would get access to my lost coins if I just had the whole transaction history. But now when it’s completely downloaded, my balance is still 0. Is there any way to recover my lost coins or are they gone forever? The transaction is confirmed 53 times..

[hosseinimr93]

First of all let me assure you that there's nothing to worry about in the case you have sent the fund to the correct address. You can recover your bitcoin, even without any need to bitcoin core and having the whole blockchain. 
If you have sent the fund to correct address, you can export the private key of the address you sent the fund to and import it into another wallet like electrum.


Now let's go to zero balance issue.
Does bitcoin core run when you open Armory? Does Armory says "connected" at bottom right corner of the window? Or it says "Node offline"?
Perhaps, Armory isn't connected to bitcoin core properly.

[Chikito]

my balance is still 0. Is there any way to recover my lost coins or are they gone forever? The transaction is confirmed 53 times..

I guess, the balance will appears after restarting the wallet.

I also suggest you export a private key/address into another wallet such as electrum to check it all. you can follow the instruction below on how to get the private keys.

If you can manage to get it running... you can export your keys and then import them into another wallet like Electrum... If you just want to get it open, and 0.96.4 still won't run for you, you can try the older version and do the key export without worrying about syncing with Core etc.

NOTE: exporting keys should not be taken lightly. There is a chance your keys may get compromised if your computer is not secured and you could suffer coin loss as a result.


To export your keys, you can use the following menu options in Armory:
- Wallet Properties
- Backup This Wallet


- Select "Export Keys List" (top left box)
- Click "Export Keys List" (bottom box)


- Select the following options: "Private Key (Plain Base58)","Include Unused (Address Pool)"... and make sure "Omit spaces in key data" is checked


You'll end up with a list of all the private keys displayed in the text box. The private keys will be labelled as "Plain Base58". Note: if you are looking for one specific private key, and you know the address, tick the "Address String" box and you'll be able to find it easier

You can then "import" or "sweep" those private keys using the wallet of your choice (like Electrum or Bitcoin Core). I would highly recommend "sweeping" (as opposed to "importing") as the private keys could potentially be compromised/exposed during the export/import process.

[nc50lc]

Try to use "Rescan balance" in Armory: it's in the menu "Help->Rescan Balance", close Armory and it will try to find your walet's transaction(s) from its database.

But before any of that, are you sure that Armory is now sync'd to the network?
If it is, there should be a "Connected (xxxxxx blocks)" on the lower-right hand side of the client.

If not, you may have to post the logs from %appdata%/Armory/Armorylog.txt
eg. default Armory data directory for Windows: C:/Users/<your_username>/AppData/Roaming/Armory

[Jikdor]

Thanks a lot for the replies guys!

To clarify. When I first used Armory, and had no blockchain, the balance was a dash, not a zero (didn't think about it). I used the “Copy to Clipboard” button under the “Receive Bitcoins” menu and I definitely did dubble checked that the right address got copied. As soon as I installed bitcoin core, started downloading the blockchain and connected it to Armory, the dash changed to 0. And yes it is properly connected.

I’m doing the rescan now, and will see if it works soon..

[Jikdor]

Rescanning did not work, but efter importing my keys in Electrum I got my coins! Thanks!