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pedrog

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Quote from: hitndahedfred on September 06, 2013, 10:38:23 PM

Quote from: pedrog on August 30, 2013, 09:17:25 PM

File deleted or formatted HD?

If NTFS, GetDataBack for NTFS.

If FAT32, GetDataBack for FAT.

If ext3 or 4, get http://www.deftlinux.net/, it has some file recovery tools.

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YES !!

I reformatted the drive then remembered I had the wallet on that PC.

Think it may work?

Yes, you can recover everything that has ever been in that hard drive.

jackjack

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Quote from: FiiNALiZE on September 06, 2013, 11:09:16 PM

Quote from: hitndahedfred on September 06, 2013, 11:04:32 PM

Quote from: FiiNALiZE on September 06, 2013, 10:59:39 PM

Quote from: hitndahedfred on September 06, 2013, 10:38:23 PM

Quote from: pedrog on August 30, 2013, 09:17:25 PM

File deleted or formatted HD?

If NTFS, GetDataBack for NTFS.

If FAT32, GetDataBack for FAT.

If ext3 or 4, get http://www.deftlinux.net/, it has some file recovery tools.

============================================================

YES !!

I reformatted the drive then remembered I had the wallet on that PC.

Think it may work?

1. What kind of format did you do? (Standard, Gutmann, etc.)

2. Did you reinstall your OS or anything on your HDD after you formatted it?

Yes, I did simple format that is on my WIN7 dvd.
And yes again that same drive was reloaded with win7.

Thanks for the replies everyone

If you're very lucky, your wallet.dat could still be uncorrupted.

Don't install anything, don't download anything.

I used the Stellar recovery program to recover some of my lost files in the past. http://www.stellarinfo.com/

Hopefully Win7 or any other programs you installed didn't already overwrite your wallet file.

The problem is that if it is partly corrupted you can either recover an unreadable file or even not recover the file at all
Whereas pywallet looks for private keys, not files

gica_contra

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Quote

And yes again that same drive was reloaded with win7.

You've done goofed. But there is still a chance that the wallet was located towards the end of the drive. Roll Eyes

FiiNALiZE

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Quote from: hitndahedfred on September 06, 2013, 11:04:32 PM

Quote from: FiiNALiZE on September 06, 2013, 10:59:39 PM

Quote from: hitndahedfred on September 06, 2013, 10:38:23 PM

Quote from: pedrog on August 30, 2013, 09:17:25 PM

File deleted or formatted HD?

If NTFS, GetDataBack for NTFS.

If FAT32, GetDataBack for FAT.

If ext3 or 4, get http://www.deftlinux.net/, it has some file recovery tools.

============================================================

YES !!

I reformatted the drive then remembered I had the wallet on that PC.

Think it may work?

1. What kind of format did you do? (Standard, Gutmann, etc.)

2. Did you reinstall your OS or anything on your HDD after you formatted it?

Yes, I did simple format that is on my WIN7 dvd.
And yes again that same drive was reloaded with win7.

Thanks for the replies everyone

If you're very lucky, your wallet.dat could still be uncorrupted.

Don't install anything, don't download anything.

I used the Stellar recovery program to recover some of my lost files in the past. http://www.stellarinfo.com/

Hopefully Win7 or any other programs you installed didn't already overwrite your wallet file.

hitndahedfred

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Quote from: FiiNALiZE on September 06, 2013, 10:59:39 PM

Quote from: hitndahedfred on September 06, 2013, 10:38:23 PM

Quote from: pedrog on August 30, 2013, 09:17:25 PM

File deleted or formatted HD?

If NTFS, GetDataBack for NTFS.

If FAT32, GetDataBack for FAT.

If ext3 or 4, get http://www.deftlinux.net/, it has some file recovery tools.

============================================================

YES !!

I reformatted the drive then remembered I had the wallet on that PC.

Think it may work?

1. What kind of format did you do? (Standard, Gutmann, etc.)

2. Did you reinstall your OS or anything on your HDD after you formatted it?

Yes, I did simple format that is on my WIN7 dvd.
And yes again that same drive was reloaded with win7.

Thanks for the replies everyone

FiiNALiZE

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Quote from: hitndahedfred on September 06, 2013, 10:38:23 PM

Quote from: pedrog on August 30, 2013, 09:17:25 PM

File deleted or formatted HD?

If NTFS, GetDataBack for NTFS.

If FAT32, GetDataBack for FAT.

If ext3 or 4, get http://www.deftlinux.net/, it has some file recovery tools.

============================================================

YES !!

I reformatted the drive then remembered I had the wallet on that PC.

Think it may work?

1. What kind of format did you do? (Standard, Gutmann, etc.)

2. Did you reinstall your OS or anything on your HDD after you formatted it?

hitndahedfred

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Quote from: jackjack on August 31, 2013, 04:24:55 AM

Pywallet will find every single private key it can find even the deleted wallet is corrupted

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Hrmmm,, well I guess I will be trying this as well.

I think I remembered reading somewhere that there is a method that uses the "32 bit" waller key to find the private key.

Or did I misunderstand the article?

So I run it on the PC that the previous wallet,,,sounds stupid,, I admit. But I am not too keen on programming.

Have a pile of very nice hardware I mine with but when it comes to code,,, I SUCK.

Roll Eyes

hitndahedfred

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Quote from: pedrog on August 30, 2013, 09:17:25 PM

File deleted or formatted HD?

If NTFS, GetDataBack for NTFS.

If FAT32, GetDataBack for FAT.

If ext3 or 4, get http://www.deftlinux.net/, it has some file recovery tools.

============================================================

YES !!

I reformatted the drive then remembered I had the wallet on that PC.

Think it may work?

jackjack

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May Bitcoin be touched by his Noodly Appendage

Pywallet will find every single private key it can find even the deleted wallet is corrupted

pedrog

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File deleted or formatted HD?

If NTFS, GetDataBack for NTFS.

If FAT32, GetDataBack for FAT.

If ext3 or 4, get http://www.deftlinux.net/, it has some file recovery tools.

grue

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Is this for an altcoin? "LC" sounds like a name for an altcoin.

digit

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what do mean lost? You can't find it, accidentally deleted, it got corrupted?

hitndahedfred

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OK,,, ok

I KNOW I am NOT the only one to have done this.

Is there ANY WAY to recover this file or am I screwed?

Deep sigh

Cry

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