Error: wallet.dat corrupt, salvage failed

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The thread was created in 2011 and last updated in 2012, if your wallet.dat is generated after 2012, it might be the reason the salvage failed.

I believe the "salvage" error message in the title is the one he received when he tried to normally open Bitcoin core.
If the wallet.dat is corrupted, it will result with same error: "Error: wallet.dat corrupt, salvage failed" despite having no -salvagewallet argument.

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Quote from: bitcoins.cli on August 30, 2020, 12:20:51 PM

I ran into a fatal error with my wallet
it could be corrupted or attacked by a virus

~~The "fatal error" can be unrelated to your wallet.dat, it may have been anything in the Bitcoin data directory.~~
If it explicitly said "wallet", like: Error: Wallet.dat corrupt, then it's really the wallet.

Quote from: bitcoins.cli on August 30, 2020, 02:00:10 PM

Are there other tools? to restore the wallet

For wallet issues, try to run bitcoin-cli or bitcoin-qt with --salvagewallet arg after creating a backup

-edit-
Holy crap, the error is in the title Lips sealed

Then try -salvagewallet as I previously suggested first before trying any third-party tools.

bob123

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Please answer my questions:

Quote from: bob123 on August 30, 2020, 01:40:50 PM

Did you download the tool and are you running it correctly?
Or did you just copy/paste a random command you found somewhere?
[...]
Also, did you create a backup (or better: several backups) before trying to recover your wallet file?
And the most important question: Did you buy that wallet file? If you indeed did, you got scammed.

And further, what exactly is the error you are encountering? Any error message?
You literally gave us 0 information.

Did you notice the pinned thread called [READ BEFORE POSTING] Tech Support Help Request Format ?
You might want to read it..

bitcoins.cli

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Quote from: bob123 on August 30, 2020, 01:40:50 PM

Quote from: bitcoins.cli on August 30, 2020, 12:20:51 PM

it could be corrupted or attacked by a virus

Probably not the latter one..

Quote from: bitcoins.cli on August 30, 2020, 12:20:51 PM

I have read several posts, can recover wallet

Code:

./wallet-recover corruptedWallet.dat recoveredWallet.dat

help me

What tool are you talking about? Did you download the tool and are you running it correctly?
Or did you just copy/paste a random command you found somewhere?

Which thread? You need to give us more information..

Also, did you create a backup (or better: several backups) before trying to recover your wallet file?
And the most important question: Did you buy that wallet file? If you indeed did, you got scammed.

this topic

Code:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=25091.0

Yesterday I still use my wallet
is about 0.066btc
Are there other tools? to restore the wallet

bob123

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Quote from: bitcoins.cli on August 30, 2020, 12:20:51 PM

it could be corrupted or attacked by a virus

Probably not the latter one..

Quote from: bitcoins.cli on August 30, 2020, 12:20:51 PM

I have read several posts, can recover wallet

Code:

./wallet-recover corruptedWallet.dat recoveredWallet.dat

help me

What tool are you talking about? Did you download the tool and are you running it correctly?
Or did you just copy/paste a random command you found somewhere?

Which thread? You need to give us more information..

Also, did you create a backup (or better: several backups) before trying to recover your wallet file?
And the most important question: Did you buy that wallet file? If you indeed did, you got scammed.

bitcoins.cli

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I ran into a fatal error with my wallet
it could be corrupted or attacked by a virus
I have read several posts, can recover wallet

Code:

./wallet-recover corruptedWallet.dat recoveredWallet.dat

help me

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