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Big problem with Electrum. Can't restore my wallet and password not working #3758
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@killmultibit did you try and restore with version 2.8? What happens? |
@killmultibit @ramontayag always use the latest version when restoring since electrum maintains backwards compatibility with old seed formats. new versions have bug fixes that old ones do not. @killmultibit Seems like you are facing 2 here. See if the suggestions there help. |
Ok thanks for you answers. I try to restore the old version ,doesn't work. Nothing works. I'm dying... |
Could you verify if the addresses in your wallet match the addresses you used to have in your wallet? If nothing else works and you still have a backup of your wallet file, try to restore it with the newest version from when that wallet was created. You can find old versions of Electrum here: http://download.electrum.org/ If that succeeds, you should be able to export the seed and check if that differs from what you wrote down. |
I can't... I can't access to the wallet and when i restore it, there is nothing (no transactions, adresses...) |
did you ever change the gap limit of your wallet? |
You have to go to view menu > show addresses and then switch to addresses tab to see the addresses. It seems you ignored the link i posted above. Use only 3.0.5. |
@ramontayag I did click on the link. I try it nothing works. The gap limit of my wallet ? I never touch that... A nightmare |
so the addresses tab doesn't show up? |
...or is the list empty? |
The list is empty. I have only receive adresse. |
So the list is not empty. Do you recognize any of the receive addresses? The .sv file is not from Electrum. You might be able to import or sweep the private keys though. |
I can't tell... The last time who i receive money it's long time ago. I keep this wallet untouched or to send money not to receive... EDIT : no i don't think so |
is your wallet on an electrum seed, or a bip39 seed? |
It's Electrum Seed. |
Do you have wallets in the %APPDATA%\Electrum\wallets folder? Did you use the portable version? |
@lzsaver Just to know, i try to use btcrecover. Nothing happens, can't find my password. I will give 1000 dollars who find me a solution. |
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We still need to know - do you have the same addresses that you had before? |
@AbdussamadA @Izsaver 1 / Green 5/ I can't tell , i don't knwo they don't look like the same before... I can't tell. I use btcrecover but i have a memory problem and he can't finish the process. I think my wallet was corrupted when i install the 3.4 version , then i change my password then i install the 3.5. I don't know what to do , maybe there is a way to restore old password ? |
To change servers you have to right click on them and choose use server. Is that what you tried? If yes then I can only conclude that you didn't save the seed for the wallet you are trying to restore. You saved the seed for a different wallet. Search for the correct seed. |
Yes i do this. I'm sure of my seed 100 %. |
Try it with btcrecover, no results. I can't loose this wallet it's all my wallet there. |
You can try and manually decrypt the wallet if you're sure the password is correct. Otherwise, since you don't seem to have the seed for this wallet, there's not really much you can do. |
@bauerj |
Maybe you chose a seed extension or used a different derivation path? |
@bauerj |
Does your wallet require you to enter a password when you start it or only when you send coins from it? |
When i start it. |
@killmultibit Can you come to IRC? #electrum on freenode |
What for ? Do you have a solution for me ? |
Communication is faster over IRC. If you come on IRC we can do this whole troubleshooting business much faster. |
@AbdussamadA |
Still not finding a solution of my problem . Someone know a good password recover service ? |
Ok, I had a similar problem a while ago. Update from 2.6x to 3.0.3. |
2.5 btc. Now i'm pretty sure that the wallet is corrupted. I try every solution possible to make it work... |
unfortunately, not really. Electrum 2.8 was the first version of Electrum you used? |
@killmultibit what is in your .sv file? where does this file come from? |
^ you said that. what sv file(s) were you talking about? |
@killmultibit if the wallet were not encrypted, you could have tried copying all the key files into a new wallet file. So I fixed a Corrupt Wallet. I think some HDD writing error has caused that. The only thing that surprises me is that Electrum opens the Wallet file - in my experience Corrupt Wallets are not opened at all. You can try to decrypt it manually, but the chances are probably close to zero. Check your Download History, have you download electrum 3.5 from electrum.org ? |
@killmultibit I suppose the you means .csv file and not .sv file. Please also note that Electrum does not name its wallet file wallet.dat; Bitcoin Core does. Your statements are vague, and you do not provide accurate answers, I doubt someone will be able to help you if you do not communicate accurate information. I believe there is a high chance that you saved the seed for a different wallet than the one you used, and that you forgot the password to the wallet that has your funds. If you ever imported a wallet.dat file into electrum, then your wallet is an imported wallet and does not have seed words. |
You can import private keys using this guide. If you need one on one help you can email me at support+km@bitcoinspakistan.com. |
I believe the best option you have is to crack the Password. If you have not lost hope, contact me - I'll give you the instructions to install an Amazon instance and the tools to crack the password (Hashcat, JTR or BTCRecover). |
I think you are right about the password. I think when i change it , there was a bug. Remember that when i changed the password, i do it on the electrum version who has a serious "bug" and a security problem. And for the seed, i click on it right after. Then i installed the new version. I think when i use btcrecover i can't make a "good" passwordlist"I don't know how to make the software try various form of my actual password. How can i do it ? Just for info, i can open the wallet file, but i can't access it because of the password. @AbdussamadA |
BTCRecover has a detailed tutorial page: https://github.com/gurnec/btcrecover/blob/master/TUTORIAL.md Start with the Typos, so you can exclude that you have errors with upper/lower letters, swapt letters, missing letters or double letters. (these are usually the most common mistakes) Now I have to ask - you ever used the password after you have changed it? BTCRecover would not be my first choice, It does not support GPU acceleration. |
If you have an another software to recommend, i open to any suggestion. I use btcrecover because its "easy" to use, even for a newbie for me. I will try all this week end with new passwordlist. I will let you know. |
Hi,
I have a big problem with Electrum. I had 2.8 version and i go to 3.5
I verify the files and the install goes well. I change my password and i wrote it. I wrote my seed words.
5 days later i want to connect to my wallet. The password doesn't work. Ok i used my seed words.
My wallet was restored but with nothing on it (no money, transactions, history, nothing...)
I tried 10 times and i did all again.
If someone can help retrieve my money. I will give him a reward.
Thanks,
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