Hello,
I have some old Bitcoin Core wallet.dat files and about 1.2GB of blockchain data downloaded. I believe there may be Bitcoin in the wallet, but I’m unable to access it. Unfortunately, I accidentally overwrote the wallet file and will need assistance restoring my laptop (I have restore files available). The challenge is that I partitioned my hard drive years ago to install Bitcoin Core. I’ve attempted to use the restore files, but it hasn’t worked. If anyone can help me recover and access the wallet, I’m willing to offer 50% of what’s inside.
(Oct 10, 2024 11:08 AM)Omniscient Wrote: Try Recuva software.
https://www.ccleaner.com/recuva
thank you, would this be just as good as get back data for nfts (i think thats the program name) used it years and years ago when i installed linux os. got back some data but not sure if it can get back data thats over ridden ? will give it a try thank you.
(Oct 10, 2024 11:43 AM)totalcontrol123 Wrote: thank you, would this be just as good as get back data for nfts (i think thats the program name) used it years and years ago when i installed linux os. got back some data but not sure if it can get back data thats over ridden ? will give it a try thank you.
Far as I know, yes. NTFS (not NFTS) is not a program. It's the file-system partition type.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS
Oct 10, 2024 11:50 AM
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(Oct 10, 2024 11:47 AM)Omniscient Wrote: Far as I know, yes. NTFS (not NFTS) is not a program. It's the file-system partition type.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS
ok i will have a look later thank you.
this is what i used before which worked after installing os by mistake. got some files back but not 100%
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQBprGyy_Ko
When you had the wallet created. Was the file system FAT32? I've done drive recoveries before, it can be tricky. One thing you should consider doing first is a full mirror of the drive. If possible buy the exact same drive and clone it with proper software. This potentially gives you a backup.
(Oct 10, 2024 12:07 PM)Omniscient Wrote: When you had the wallet created. Was the file system FAT32? I've done drive recoveries before, it can be tricky. One thing you should consider doing first is a full mirror of the drive. If possible buy the exact same drive and clone it with proper software. This potentially gives you a backup.
https://ibb.co/7g0643F
https://ibb.co/Hn8yKds
https://ibb.co/8KHpnfR
https://ibb.co/gWsxQFG
i dont know if this helps answer your quesitons regarding the file ? they are on another computer which takes a while to load up now. do you think its worth the hasel? last opened in 2013 time.
(Oct 10, 2024 12:36 PM)totalcontrol123 Wrote: https://ibb.co/7g0643F
https://ibb.co/Hn8yKds
https://ibb.co/8KHpnfR
https://ibb.co/gWsxQFG
i dont know if this helps answer your quesitons regarding the file ? they are on another computer which takes a while to load up now. do you think its worth the hasel? last opened in 2013 time.
If that's a newer screenshot then it looks like you have the wallet.dat file intact.
So what's the problem?
Oct 10, 2024 02:09 PM
(This post was last modified: Oct 10, 2024 02:10 PM by totalcontrol123.)
(Oct 10, 2024 01:50 PM)Omniscient Wrote: If that's a newer screenshot then it looks like you have the wallet.dat file intact.
So what's the problem?
this was a screenshot before i opened the new wallet.dat file which overrode the 2013.dat file
i messed up and haven't touched it since 2021 as i didn't want to lose the chance to recover the wallet file if any bitcoins inside
Oct 10, 2024 02:10 PM
(This post was last modified: Oct 10, 2024 02:13 PM by Omniscient.)
(Oct 10, 2024 02:09 PM)totalcontrol123 Wrote: this was a screenshot before i opened the new wallet.dat file which overrode the 2013.dat file
Wait, from the recovery? You had the file then fucked it up without making a copy of the .dat file?
Now I get your dilemma. You can try recovery software because when a file is written it may not be on the same space of the drive even if it's the same file name.
(Oct 10, 2024 02:10 PM)Omniscient Wrote: Wait, from the recovery? You had the file then fucked it up without making a copy of the .dat file?
Now I get your dilemma. You can try recovery software because when a file is written it may not be on the same space of the drive even if it's the same file name.
Yes, I updated Bitcoin Core and I’m fairly certain I opened it before making a secure backup of the wallet.dat file. When Bitcoin Core opened, it likely overwrote the old file. Since then, I haven’t touched the files or the laptop. I have recovery files from before this happened, as I had to partition my backup HDD into my C drive to make more space for Bitcoin Core.
The recovery files should date back to after I first opened the wallet in 2013 but before I updated to the new Bitcoin Core version. I hope this makes sense.
(Oct 10, 2024 02:21 PM)totalcontrol123 Wrote: Yes, I updated Bitcoin Core and I’m fairly certain I opened it before making a secure backup of the wallet.dat file. When Bitcoin Core opened, it likely overwrote the old file. Since then, I haven’t touched the files or the laptop. I have recovery files from before this happened, as I had to partition my backup HDD into my C drive to make more space for Bitcoin Core.
The recovery files should date back to after I first opened the wallet in 2013 but before I updated to the new Bitcoin Core version. I hope this makes sense.
1. Set Drive to READ only mode.
2. Clone Drive to an exact drive.
3. Run Recuva on it.
Likely the best you can do without professional help.
Oct 10, 2024 02:35 PM
(This post was last modified: Oct 10, 2024 02:37 PM by totalcontrol123.)
(Oct 10, 2024 02:31 PM)Omniscient Wrote: 1. Set Drive to READ only mode.
2. Clone Drive to an exact drive.
3. Run Recuva on it.
Likely the best you can do without professional help.
i appreciate the response. i will give this a shot thank you.
i tired to donate some bytes to say thank you but it didn't allow me.
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