Oh boy, I've got wallet.dat

[pffffffff]

Hey guys, no luck

The problem is I didn't make any plan and tried so many I actually don't remember which ones

I've also spent too much time thinking it's some kind of puzzle but it definitely doesn't look like one

I've checked out btcrecover but it's way out of my league

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[bnbstorm]

Hey guys, no luck

The problem is I didn't make any plan and tried so many I actually don't remember which ones

I've also spent too much time thinking it's some kind of puzzle but it definitely doesn't look like one

I've checked out btcrecover but it's way out of my league

There are ways to generate hash of your wallet.dat file and ask others to find password for you. If they successfully find password then you can share some rewards with them. You can ask more about it by asking for help in this forum.

[o_e_l_e_o]

I've checked out btcrecover but it's way out of my league

There is a pretty straightforward installation guide here: https://btcrecover.readthedocs.io/en/latest/INSTALL/. Setting up the tokensfile itself will be the trickiest part, but we can help you to do that. I would suggest you give it a try. Once set up you will be able to check thousands of passwords a second, far more efficient than anything you are trying manually.

Or as bnbstorm says, you can extract the bare minimum information from your wallet.dat file using the instructions here (https://btcrecover.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Extract_Scripts/), and then share that extracted file with someone else who can attempt to crack the password for you without any risk to your coins. I can give it a shot for you if you want.

[Pmalek]

Does it really say that? THE DATE?
Have you tried some obvious things like your dad's birthday, the day you were born, the day you turned 18, your graduation date, your parent's marriage anniversary, or any other dates you know about and obviously your father thinks you should know about, hence the hint? The day he bought you something special, when he got his first grandchild, etc.

[Vampobit]

OP have you tried asking for THE DATE some other relatives (your mom for example).

Perhaps they could guide you into finding an important date that you miss.

[o_e_l_e_o]

Trying individual dates like this or asking relatives for any meaningful dates is utterly pointless. You will spend far longer doing this, with a far lower chance of success, than simply setting up btcrecover. Even if you want to expand the search range to every single day +/- 5000 years from today, then you can exhaust that space in half an hour for a single date format using btcrecover.

I've even offered to set up the tokens file or even try cracking it myself for free. If OP still just tries randomly guessing individual dates manually, then he's really got no one to blame but himself.

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I wonder do people actually buy this kind of wallets or all those posts are just scams?

[paid2]

I wonder do people actually buy this kind of wallets or all those posts are just scams?

What you mean ? What is the link between with your topic and bought wallet.dat files ?

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I wonder do people actually buy this kind of wallets or all those posts are just scams?

What you mean ? What is the link between with your topic and bought wallet.dat files ?

Well, I did my best, I stopped trying a long time ago. It's basically just a file for me at this point. If people say they can crack it in half an hour, okay, no problem, but I'm not going to click any links or send anything up front.

[Romoe]

Well, I did my best, I stopped trying a long time ago. It's basically just a file for me at this point. If people say they can crack it in half an hour, okay, no problem, but I'm not going to click any links or send anything up front.

You can totally do this on your own, Just read these instructions[https://btcrecover.readthedocs.io/en/latest/TUTORIAL/#installation] for btcrecover carefully.
First, create your own list of passwords in a text file. You only need to test 365 keys for one year, and only 365 x 50 for fifty years. Then, change those passwords to different formats, like DDMMYYYY, DDMMYY, DD/MM/YYYY,  DD-MM-YYYY or other format, and repeat the process. I can help you create those password lists in a text file or guide you step-by-step. Don't worry, there won't be any links to click on, and you won't need to send me anything upfront. Contact me up on Telegram at @Panadawn

[paid2]

Well, I did my best, I stopped trying a long time ago. It's basically just a file for me at this point. If people say they can crack it in half an hour, okay, no problem, but I'm not going to click any links or send anything up front.

I understand, but you have one of the most trusted and reputable member of this community who offer his help for free.
If you are ready to give up, why aren't you ready to be assisted / helped by a trusted person ?

Trying individual dates like this or asking relatives for any meaningful dates is utterly pointless. You will spend far longer doing this, with a far lower chance of success, than simply setting up btcrecover. Even if you want to expand the search range to every single day +/- 5000 years from today, then you can exhaust that space in half an hour for a single date format using btcrecover.

I've even offered to set up the tokens file or even try cracking it myself for free. If OP still just tries randomly guessing individual dates manually, then he's really got no one to blame but himself.

[o_e_l_e_o]

Contact me up on Telegram

I would be extremely wary of a brand new account with no history here asking you to contact them privately. He might be perfectly legit, but this is also exactly what a scammer would ask you to do.

I have already offered to help him create a tokens file for btcrecover in public in this thread, which is a far safer option than talking to anyone in private, me included, but especially a newbie account.

If OP is wary about downloading btcrecover, then he can review the source code here (https://github.com/3rdIteration/btcrecover/) and can also do it on an airgapped computer so there is no way it could steal his wallet file.