cannot restore wallet from seed - page 2.

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Quote from: stan4electrum on March 06, 2022, 04:02:20 PM

Hi, I'm trying to restore my Bitcoin wallet that I created 4 years ago with Electrum. I have got a seed with 12 words. I only made one transfer to the wallet from my coinbase account which is recorded here https://www.blockchain.com/btc/tx/acac52b8482bb75945a93b9c5b939fe5dc701063e9df591bf2bed768ca692f7d

When I restore wallet with my seed I get 0 bitcoins on it. I'm trying to find out what is wrong but I don't understand few things.

1. how can I confirm that restored wallet is the correct one that received transaction on the link above?

Check the addresses tab for the address where the coins were received. You can bring that tab into view via the view menu and then switch to it and press ctrl+f to search the list of addresses.

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2. is the seed case sensitive? my noted seed has got 12 words all lowercase only one word I have written down is with first letter capital. Does it matter? When I'm recovering wallet in electrum it does let me to restore wallet when I change letter to capital or lowercase but if I change the letter to different one it does not allow me to continue. Seems like it is case insensitive?

Yes it is case insensitive.

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3. if I get my wallet restored correctly, how do I verify that someone hasn't got hold of my wallet and didn't transfer bitcoin out of my wallet? If the restored wallet is the one I expect would I see the transaction history in electrum with all transfers in and out?

You would see it on the history tab.

I suggest you try the things listed here:

https://bitcoinelectrum.com/frequently-asked-questions/#why-does-restoring-my-wallet-from-seed-lead-to-a-different-wallet

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Quote from: stan4electrum on March 06, 2022, 04:26:49 PM

My history tab is empty.

Probably not your address. To know if you have the address on your Electrum wallet, on the GUI, click on view -> show console. Click on console and paste your address which you think is yours like this:

Code:

ismine("paste your address")

And click on enter on your key board. If it display true, the address is on your Electrum wallet. If it is false, that means the address is not on your Electrum wallet.

If the address is not on your Electrum wallet, that means you import wrong private key or seed phrase. Check if you have another seed phrase or private key and import it on Electrum wallet, try the above code again and see if it will display 'true' or not.

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Quote from: stan4electrum on March 06, 2022, 04:02:20 PM

When I restore wallet with my seed I get 0 bitcoins on it. I'm trying to find out what is wrong but I don't understand few things.

I can see that address starting with 15TR still has some coins and only one transaction from 2017, so your issue could be one of several things.
Either you didn't wait until wallet is synced or you used different seed words that are not generating same address.

Quote from: stan4electrum on March 06, 2022, 04:02:20 PM

how can I confirm that restored wallet is the correct one that received transaction on the link above?

Anyone, including me, can confirm that with any blockchain explorer from transaction link you posted.
What address you used and how you generated it is totally different question and only you can answer this.

Quote from: stan4electrum on March 06, 2022, 04:02:20 PM

is the seed case sensitive? my noted seed has got 12 words all lowercase only one word I have written down is with first letter capital. Does it matter? When I'm recovering wallet in electrum it does let me to restore wallet when I change letter to capital or lowercase but if I change the letter to different one it does not allow me to continue. Seems like it is case insensitive?

What wallet you exactly used for generating seed words?
Most seed words are lowercase, including most used BIP39, except if people are using some custom words that only complicates thing and I don't recommend doing that.
I don't think this is the problem in your case.

Quote from: stan4electrum on March 06, 2022, 04:02:20 PM

if I get my wallet restored correctly, how do I verify that someone hasn't got hold of my wallet and didn't transfer bitcoin out of my wallet? If the restored wallet is the one I expect would I see the transaction history in electrum with all transfers in and out?

If coins are still on your address (check with blockchair or other explorer) that probably means that nobody stole them from you.
Don't complicate things by asking so many questions, and first answer what was asked from you.

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Quote from: stan4electrum on March 06, 2022, 04:26:49 PM

I can see multiple receiving addresses there and some "change" adresses... all showing Balance 0 and tx 0

This means that the seed phrase you imported into electrum isn't for the wallet you sent bitcoin to 4 years ago.

Quote from: stan4electrum on March 06, 2022, 04:26:49 PM

I don't know, how do I find out?

15TRBjwU1T........ received 0.02952818 BTC which was worth around 570 dollars at that time.
1P767QD3qz....... received 0.58188470 BTC which was worth around 11,250 dollars at that time.

Which one is yours?

Edit:
Your address is probably 15TRBjwU1T.......... The other one should belong to Coinbase.

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Quote from: hosseinimr93 on March 06, 2022, 04:12:51 PM

Is your wallet synced?
The circle located at bottom right corner of the window should be green. Otherwise your wallet is not synced.

yes it is green.

Quote from: hosseinimr93 on March 06, 2022, 04:12:51 PM

Go to "Addresses" tab. Do you see the address you used for receiving bitcoin 4 years ago there?
(If addresses tab isn't available, click on "View" at top of the window and select "Show addresses".

I can see multiple receiving addresses there and some "change" adresses... all showing Balance 0 and tx 0

Quote from: hosseinimr93 on March 06, 2022, 04:12:51 PM

In that case, you should see an outgoing transaction in "history" tab.

My history tab is empty.

Quote from: hosseinimr93 on March 06, 2022, 04:12:51 PM

The transaction you shared includes two outputs.
Which of addresses is yours? 15TRBjwU1T........ or 1P767QD3qz.........?

I don't know, how do I find out?

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Is your wallet synced?
The circle located at bottom right corner of the window should be green. Otherwise your wallet is not synced.

Quote from: stan4electrum on March 06, 2022, 04:02:20 PM

1. how can I confirm that restored wallet is the correct one that received transaction on the link above?

Go to "Addresses" tab. Do you see the address you used for receiving bitcoin 4 years ago there?
(If addresses tab isn't available, click on "View" at top of the window and select "Show addresses".

Quote from: stan4electrum on March 06, 2022, 04:02:20 PM

2. is the seed case sensitive?

No.

Quote from: stan4electrum on March 06, 2022, 04:02:20 PM

3. if I get my wallet restored correctly, how do I verify that someone hasn't got hold of my wallet and didn't transfer bitcoin out of my wallet?

In that case, you should see an outgoing transaction in "history" tab.

The transaction you shared includes two outputs.
Which of addresses is yours? 15TRBjwU1T........ or 1P767QD3qz.........?

If your address is 15TRBjwU1T........, there is no outgoing transaction made from that and the fund is still there.
If your address is 1P767QD3qz........, the fund has been spent in another transaction.

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Hi, I'm trying to restore my Bitcoin wallet that I created 4 years ago with Electrum. I have got a seed with 12 words. I only made one transfer to the wallet from my coinbase account which is recorded here https://www.blockchain.com/btc/tx/acac52b8482bb75945a93b9c5b939fe5dc701063e9df591bf2bed768ca692f7d

When I restore wallet with my seed I get 0 bitcoins on it. I'm trying to find out what is wrong but I don't understand few things.

1. how can I confirm that restored wallet is the correct one that received transaction on the link above?

2. is the seed case sensitive? my noted seed has got 12 words all lowercase only one word I have written down is with first letter capital. Does it matter? When I'm recovering wallet in electrum it does let me to restore wallet when I change letter to capital or lowercase but if I change the letter to different one it does not allow me to continue. Seems like it is case insensitive?

3. if I get my wallet restored correctly, how do I verify that someone hasn't got hold of my wallet and didn't transfer bitcoin out of my wallet? If the restored wallet is the one I expect would I see the transaction history in electrum with all transfers in and out?

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