Topic: Help: recover privkey after exporting from Qt? (Read 4869 times)
You renamed the wallet to wallet.dat and ran Bitcoin with 'bitcoin-qt -rescan' ?
nothing recognizable within these recovered files:
Code:
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Found 0 possible wallets
Found 0 possible encrypted keys
Found 527 possible unencrypted keys
All the found encrypted private keys have been decrypted.
The wallet is encrypted and the passphrase is correct
Importing:
The new wallet C:\recovered/recovered_wallet_1375671865.dat contains the 0 recov
ered key
C:\Python27>
Put the last code from https://raw.github.com/jackjack-jj/pywallet/master/pywallet.py in pywallet.py
Then
Or if you don't want to lose time change the recov_device parameter to this:
where you change the value with the correct path to the file
Then
Code:
python.exe pywallet.py --recover --recov_device "C:" --recov_size 1000Go --recov_outputdir "C:\recovered"
Code:
--recov_device=PartialRecoveryFile:c:\dir\pywallet_partial_recovery_xxxx.dat
here's what inside "recovered":
{'\x00\x01\x03key': [130331297, 130331761, 130332225, 130332689, 130333153, 130333617, 130334081, 130334545, 130335009, 130335473, 130335937, 130336401, 130336865, 130337329, 130337793, 130338257, 130339289, 130339653, 130340017, 130343861, 130344225, 130344589, 130344953, 130344953, 130345317, 130345681, 130347481, 130347845, 130348209, 130348573, 130348937, 130349301, 130349665, 130350029, 130350393, 130350757, 130351121, 130351485, 130351849, 130352213, 130352577, 130352941, 130353305, 130353669, 130354033, 130354397, 130354761, 130355125, 130355673, 130356037, 130356401, 130356765, 130357129, 130357493, 130357857, 130358221, 130358585, 130358949, 130359313, 130359677, 130360041, 130360405, 130360769, 130361133, 130361497, 130361861, 130362225, 130362589, 130362953, 130363317, 130372473, 130375545, 130375909, 130378973, 130379337, 130379701, 130381341, 130381705, 130382069, 130382433, 130382797, 130383161, 130383525, 130383889, 130384253, 130384617, 130384981, 130385345, 130385709, 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Code:
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Read 75.9 Go in 27.6 minutes
Found 0 possible wallets
Found 0 possible encrypted keys
Found 527 possible unencrypted keys
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "pywallet.py", line 4849, in
recoveredKeys=recov(device, passes, size, 10240, options.recov_outputdir)
File "pywallet.py", line 1563, in recov
calcspeed=1.0*cpt/(tone-tzero)*60 #calc/min
ZeroDivisionError: float division by zero
C:\Python27>
C:\Python27>
now what? was hoping it'd spit out the unencrypted keys?
First put the content of this in pywallet.py in c:\python27
Then replace pywallet_2.1.0b4.py by pywallet.py in the command
Then replace pywallet_2.1.0b4.py by pywallet.py in the command
working...
First put the content of this in pywallet.py in c:\python27
Then replace pywallet_2.1.0b4.py by pywallet.py in the command
Then replace pywallet_2.1.0b4.py by pywallet.py in the command
Code:
C:\Python27>python.exe pywallet_2.1.0b4.py --recover --recov_device "C:" --recov
_size 1000Go --recov_outputdir "C:\recovered"
python.exe: can't open file 'pywallet_2.1.0b4.py': [Errno 2] No such file or dir
ectory
C:\Python27>
Ok, change the command to this:
Report the error if it goes bad again
Code:
c:\Python27\python.exe pywallet_2.1.0b4.py --recover --recov_device "C:" --recov_size 1000Go --recov_outputdir "C:\recovered"
Report the error if it goes bad again
We need info to help you...
What does no go means? What do you see? Error messages?
What does no go means? What do you see? Error messages?
no go means didn't work. ran this from the administrator command line like you recommended:
Code:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Windows\system32>pywallet_2.1.0b4.py --recover --recov_device "C:" --recov_si
ze 1000Go --recov_outputdir "C:\recovered"
'pywallet_2.1.0b4.py' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\Windows\system32>
C:\Windows\system32>cd pyth
The system cannot find the path specified.
both python and pywallet are in the Python27 folder
We need info to help you...
What does no go means? What do you see? Error messages?
What does no go means? What do you see? Error messages?
The hard drive data might be irrecoverable, but perhaps the thumb driives aren't? Maybe more efforts need to be centered in searching for the missing drives at this point.
I think you can google them to find them but the problem here is not pycrypto or libssl
What you need to do is running the console as an administrator
Do this:
Then right click on cmd, Run as administrator
What you need to do is running the console as an administrator
Do this:
Then right click on cmd, Run as administrator
still no go.
I think you can google them to find them but the problem here is not pycrypto or libssl
What you need to do is running the console as an administrator
Do this:
Then right click on cmd, Run as administrator
What you need to do is running the console as an administrator
Do this:
Then right click on cmd, Run as administrator
Thanks, I can't even read...
Try this then
Try this then
Code:
pywallet_2.1.0b4.py --recover --recov_device "C:" --recov_size 1000Go --recov_outputdir "C:\recovered"
" Nothing is stopping you from doing that. The key data doesn't actually leave the original wallet. It's just copied."
Yeah pretty much what I thought.where do i find pycrypto and libssl?
Code:
C:\Python27>pywallet.py --recover --recov_device "C:" --recov_size 1000Go --reco
v_outputdir "C:\recovered"
WARNING:root:pycrypto or libssl not found, decryption may be slow
Can't open C:, check the path or try as root
C:\Python27>
Thanks, I can't even read...
Try this then
Try this then
Code:
pywallet_2.1.0b4.py --recover --recov_device "C:" --recov_size 1000Go --recov_outputdir "C:\recovered"
" Nothing is stopping you from doing that. The key data doesn't actually leave the original wallet. It's just copied."
Yeah pretty much what I thought. 
What is the output of the following?
Code:
python pywallet_2.1.0b4.py --recover --recov_device "C:" --recov_size 1000Go --recov_outputdir "C:\recovered"
Code:
C:\>python pywallet_2.1.0b4.py --recover --recov_device "C:" --recov_size 1000Go
--recov_outputdir "C:\recovered"
'python' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\>
What is the output of the following?
Code:
python pywallet_2.1.0b4.py --recover --recov_device "C:" --recov_size 1000Go --recov_outputdir "C:\recovered"
ok, installed python 2.7, twisted, and zope-interface.
how do i install pywallet, then run it on the C:drive?
how do i install pywallet, then run it on the C:drive?
download pywallet.py from github and run it from the windows command line.
Yup
Code:
wget "http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=wmXTdQrf" -O pywallet_2.1.0b4.py
Code:
python pywallet_2.1.0b4.py --recover --recov_device "C:" --recov_size 1000Go(change this to something superior than your device size) --recov_outputdir .
i should be able to get this to work. i've installed all the tools for pywallet onto the exact windows computer that vanitygen'd "1cypher". i dumped the current wallet using 8989 but this isn't a wallet that ever had "1cypher". but the remnants must be somewhere in this OS if you're correct about how vanitygen leaving traces of the address that can be recovered.
for the life of me though, i can't get the right combination of commands to "recover" the privkey from this. not a frequent command line user:
Code:
python pywallet_2.1.0b4.py --recover --recov_device "C:" --recov_size 1000Go(change this to something superior than your device size) --recov_outputdir .
any further suggestions?
1- Download pywallet_2.1.0b4.py to C:\ *
2- Create a dir named "recovered" on C:\ *
Code:
cd c:
python pywallet_2.1.0b4.py --recover --recov_device "C:" --recov_size 1000Go --recov_outputdir "C:\recovered"
i remembered incorrectly. it was not generated on a vm.
i am now on the exact Windows machine i generated "1cypher" on last year so if a privkey remnant is stored somewhere in the hard drive as jackjack suggests, then it should be here.
having said that, here is what i get when i execute your command:
Code:
C:\>python pywallet_2.1.0b4.py --recover --recov_device "C:" --recov_size 1000Go
--recov_outputdir "C:\recovered"
'python' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\>
edit: i originally installed pywallet to the Downloads folder but dragged it over to C: just b/c it didn't run when i initially directed it at Downloads.
Your best bet is to work with the "wallet.dat" that once contained the priv key. Like psy previously said the C: drive was probably rewritten so you wouldn't have a chance of getting anything.
How about the Armory wallet? You imported the priv key with it?
actually i think the opposite.
i already dumped the keys twice, once using linux and once using 8989 in Windows, from this wallet.dat using jackjack's tool but it's not in there despite "1cypher..." being in there. i think Armory extracts the privkey permanently.
seems my only chance is to recover it from somewhere on the hard drive. remember, this hard drive has NOT been overwritten since the privkey was generated. it is a Windows system on a Mac booted thru BootCamp.
jackjack's 8989 tool doesn't have a disk recovery mode. and i can't seem to get the command line argument to work right despite installing python, twisted, zope-interface, pywallet, etc and using psy's/jackjacks commands. it's probably some simple command line error i'm making. i'm making sure all those tools are in the same folder along with a new directory called "recovery" when i run the command but nothing happens. it just flips me back to the same command prompt.
edit: just got this response from etotheipi:
" Nothing is stopping you from doing that. The key data doesn't actually leave the original wallet. It's just copied."
ok, installed python 2.7, twisted, and zope-interface.
how do i install pywallet, then run it on the C:drive?
how do i install pywallet, then run it on the C:drive?
download pywallet.py from github and run it from the windows command line.
Yup
Code:
wget "http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=wmXTdQrf" -O pywallet_2.1.0b4.py
Code:
python pywallet_2.1.0b4.py --recover --recov_device "C:" --recov_size 1000Go(change this to something superior than your device size) --recov_outputdir .
i should be able to get this to work. i've installed all the tools for pywallet onto the exact windows computer that vanitygen'd "1cypher". i dumped the current wallet using 8989 but this isn't a wallet that ever had "1cypher". but the remnants must be somewhere in this OS if you're correct about how vanitygen leaving traces of the address that can be recovered.
for the life of me though, i can't get the right combination of commands to "recover" the privkey from this. not a frequent command line user:
Code:
python pywallet_2.1.0b4.py --recover --recov_device "C:" --recov_size 1000Go(change this to something superior than your device size) --recov_outputdir .
any further suggestions?
1- Download pywallet_2.1.0b4.py to C:\ *
2- Create a dir named "recovered" on C:\ *
Code:
cd c:
python pywallet_2.1.0b4.py --recover --recov_device "C:" --recov_size 1000Go --recov_outputdir "C:\recovered"
i remembered incorrectly. it was not generated on a vm.
i am now on the exact Windows machine i generated "1cypher" on last year so if a privkey remnant is stored somewhere in the hard drive as jackjack suggests, then it should be here.
having said that, here is what i get when i execute your command:
Code:
C:\>python pywallet_2.1.0b4.py --recover --recov_device "C:" --recov_size 1000Go
--recov_outputdir "C:\recovered"
'python' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\>
edit: i originally installed pywallet to the Downloads folder but dragged it over to C: just b/c it didn't run when i initially directed it at Downloads.
Your best bet is to work with the "wallet.dat" that once contained the priv key. Like psy previously said the C: drive was probably rewritten so you wouldn't have a chance of getting anything.
How about the Armory wallet? You imported the priv key with it?
ok, installed python 2.7, twisted, and zope-interface.
how do i install pywallet, then run it on the C:drive?
how do i install pywallet, then run it on the C:drive?
download pywallet.py from github and run it from the windows command line.
Yup
Code:
wget "http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=wmXTdQrf" -O pywallet_2.1.0b4.py
Code:
python pywallet_2.1.0b4.py --recover --recov_device "C:" --recov_size 1000Go(change this to something superior than your device size) --recov_outputdir .
i should be able to get this to work. i've installed all the tools for pywallet onto the exact windows computer that vanitygen'd "1cypher". i dumped the current wallet using 8989 but this isn't a wallet that ever had "1cypher". but the remnants must be somewhere in this OS if you're correct about how vanitygen leaving traces of the address that can be recovered.
for the life of me though, i can't get the right combination of commands to "recover" the privkey from this. not a frequent command line user:
Code:
python pywallet_2.1.0b4.py --recover --recov_device "C:" --recov_size 1000Go(change this to something superior than your device size) --recov_outputdir .
any further suggestions?
1- Download pywallet_2.1.0b4.py to C:\ *
2- Create a dir named "recovered" on C:\ *
Code:
cd c:
python pywallet_2.1.0b4.py --recover --recov_device "C:" --recov_size 1000Go --recov_outputdir "C:\recovered"
i remembered incorrectly. it was not generated on a vm.
i am now on the exact Windows machine i generated "1cypher" on last year so if a privkey remnant is stored somewhere in the hard drive as jackjack suggests, then it should be here.
having said that, here is what i get when i execute your command:
Code:
C:\>python pywallet_2.1.0b4.py --recover --recov_device "C:" --recov_size 1000Go
--recov_outputdir "C:\recovered"
'python' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\>
edit: i originally installed pywallet to the Downloads folder but dragged it over to C: just b/c it didn't run when i initially directed it at Downloads.
ok, installed python 2.7, twisted, and zope-interface.
how do i install pywallet, then run it on the C:drive?
how do i install pywallet, then run it on the C:drive?
download pywallet.py from github and run it from the windows command line.
Yup
Code:
wget "http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=wmXTdQrf" -O pywallet_2.1.0b4.py
Code:
python pywallet_2.1.0b4.py --recover --recov_device "C:" --recov_size 1000Go(change this to something superior than your device size) --recov_outputdir .
i should be able to get this to work. i've installed all the tools for pywallet onto the exact windows computer that vanitygen'd "1cypher". i dumped the current wallet using 8989 but this isn't a wallet that ever had "1cypher". but the remnants must be somewhere in this OS if you're correct about how vanitygen leaving traces of the address that can be recovered.
for the life of me though, i can't get the right combination of commands to "recover" the privkey from this. not a frequent command line user:
Code:
python pywallet_2.1.0b4.py --recover --recov_device "C:" --recov_size 1000Go(change this to something superior than your device size) --recov_outputdir .
any further suggestions?
1- Download pywallet_2.1.0b4.py to C:\ *
2- Create a dir named "recovered" on C:\ *
Code:
cd c:
python pywallet_2.1.0b4.py --recover --recov_device "C:" --recov_size 1000Go --recov_outputdir "C:\recovered"
ok, installed python 2.7, twisted, and zope-interface.
how do i install pywallet, then run it on the C:drive?
how do i install pywallet, then run it on the C:drive?
download pywallet.py from github and run it from the windows command line.
Yup
Code:
wget "http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=wmXTdQrf" -O pywallet_2.1.0b4.py
Code:
python pywallet_2.1.0b4.py --recover --recov_device "C:" --recov_size 1000Go(change this to something superior than your device size) --recov_outputdir .
i should be able to get this to work. i've installed all the tools for pywallet onto the exact windows computer that vanitygen'd "1cypher". i dumped the current wallet using 8989 but this isn't a wallet that ever had "1cypher". but the remnants must be somewhere in this OS if you're correct about how vanitygen leaving traces of the address that can be recovered.
for the life of me though, i can't get the right combination of commands to "recover" the privkey from this. not a frequent command line user:
Code:
python pywallet_2.1.0b4.py --recover --recov_device "C:" --recov_size 1000Go(change this to something superior than your device size) --recov_outputdir .
any further suggestions?
"pywallet.py --web" and then navigate to http://localhost:8989/, work with the entire pub key to find it "1cypherEucdwyZ8Xn84M8qUscjBXnWGZA"
This tool never failed me once and I thank jackjack for making it.
it doesn't appear that the web gui can recover a lone privkey if it's not in a wallet. ie, it doesn't have the recovery feature.
i'm hoping the privkey is somewhere on this C: drive since it was generated on this machine.
ok, installed python 2.7, twisted, and zope-interface.
how do i install pywallet, then run it on the C:drive?
how do i install pywallet, then run it on the C:drive?
download pywallet.py from github and run it from the windows command line.
Yup
Code:
wget "http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=wmXTdQrf" -O pywallet_2.1.0b4.py
Code:
python pywallet_2.1.0b4.py --recover --recov_device "C:" --recov_size 1000Go(change this to something superior than your device size) --recov_outputdir .
i should be able to get this to work. i've installed all the tools for pywallet onto the exact windows computer that vanitygen'd "1cypher". i dumped the current wallet using 8989 but this isn't a wallet that ever had "1cypher". but the remnants must be somewhere in this OS if you're correct about how vanitygen leaving traces of the address that can be recovered.
for the life of me though, i can't get the right combination of commands to "recover" the privkey from this. not a frequent command line user:
Code:
python pywallet_2.1.0b4.py --recover --recov_device "C:" --recov_size 1000Go(change this to something superior than your device size) --recov_outputdir .
any further suggestions?
"pywallet.py --web" and then navigate to http://localhost:8989/, work with the entire pub key to find it "1cypherEucdwyZ8Xn84M8qUscjBXnWGZA"
This tool never failed me once and I thank jackjack for making it.
ok, installed python 2.7, twisted, and zope-interface.
how do i install pywallet, then run it on the C:drive?
how do i install pywallet, then run it on the C:drive?
download pywallet.py from github and run it from the windows command line.
Yup
Code:
wget "http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=wmXTdQrf" -O pywallet_2.1.0b4.py
Code:
python pywallet_2.1.0b4.py --recover --recov_device "C:" --recov_size 1000Go(change this to something superior than your device size) --recov_outputdir .
i should be able to get this to work. i've installed all the tools for pywallet onto the exact windows computer that vanitygen'd "1cypher". i dumped the current wallet using 8989 but this isn't a wallet that ever had "1cypher". but the remnants must be somewhere in this OS if you're correct about how vanitygen leaving traces of the address that can be recovered.
for the life of me though, i can't get the right combination of commands to "recover" the privkey from this. not a frequent command line user:
Code:
python pywallet_2.1.0b4.py --recover --recov_device "C:" --recov_size 1000Go(change this to something superior than your device size) --recov_outputdir .
any further suggestions?
The code was bugged for linux/mac, the last version is working: http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=wmXTdQrf
ok, installed python 2.7, twisted, and zope-interface.
how do i install pywallet, then run it on the C:drive?
how do i install pywallet, then run it on the C:drive?
download pywallet.py from github and run it from the windows command line.
Yup
Code:
wget "http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=wmXTdQrf" -O pywallet_2.1.0b4.py
Code:
python pywallet_2.1.0b4.py --recover --recov_device "C:" --recov_size 1000Go(change this to something superior than your device size) --recov_outputdir .
ok, installed python 2.7, twisted, and zope-interface.
how do i install pywallet, then run it on the C:drive?
how do i install pywallet, then run it on the C:drive?
download pywallet.py from github and run it from the windows command line.
ok, installed python 2.7, twisted, and zope-interface.
how do i install pywallet, then run it on the C:drive?
how do i install pywallet, then run it on the C:drive?
Cool, I never used it, but it should be easy enough, using google, to make a new vm and mount your old hard-drive image in this new VM.
Then run pywallet from this newly created vm, pointing to the partition of this old-restored-mounted-drive you think your wallet has ever been stored or copied to.
Then run pywallet from this newly created vm, pointing to the partition of this old-restored-mounted-drive you think your wallet has ever been stored or copied to.
is there such a thing as mounting a hard drive in Windows?
Yes, but if it's a virtual hard drive, you need a compatible VM. What soft were you hosting the VM with (vmware, hyper-v, virtual server, etc.) ?vmware fusion
is there such a thing as mounting a hard drive in Windows?
Yes, but if it's a virtual hard drive, you need a compatible VM. What soft were you hosting the VM with (vmware, hyper-v, virtual server, etc.) ? If your wallet was stored on a vhd or equivalent virtual hard drive file, then you probably need to run the pywallet command on a VM with this vhd mounted, yes.
I doubt it would be able to parse private keys from a virtual hard drive file - but I might be wrong.
So restore the vhd, run a vm with this vhd mounted, install pywallet, and try the command line, targeting the vhd partition.
I doubt it would be able to parse private keys from a virtual hard drive file - but I might be wrong.
So restore the vhd, run a vm with this vhd mounted, install pywallet, and try the command line, targeting the vhd partition.
is there such a thing as mounting a hard drive in Windows?
If your wallet was stored on a vhd or equivalent virtual hard drive file, then you probably need to run the pywallet command on a VM with this vhd mounted, yes.
I doubt it would be able to parse private keys from a virtual hard drive file - but I might be wrong.
So restore the vhd, run a vm with this vhd mounted, install pywallet, and try the command line, targeting the vhd partition.
I doubt it would be able to parse private keys from a virtual hard drive file - but I might be wrong.
So restore the vhd, run a vm with this vhd mounted, install pywallet, and try the command line, targeting the vhd partition.
i've got this feeling the recovery feature is not going to work unless those key remnants in a dev/sda get stored in a VM, which i doubt.
the macbook on which that VM and Windows resides had to be reformatted and a new mac OS had to be installed for other reasons. the VM/Windows image was then restored that had originally generated the wallet.
i could be wrong.
the macbook on which that VM and Windows resides had to be reformatted and a new mac OS had to be installed for other reasons. the VM/Windows image was then restored that had originally generated the wallet.
i could be wrong.
Ok maybe I was not clear enough
This feature will read all the bytes on the partition you provide (/dev/sdax) and then gather everything that looks like a key
It does not read your wallet to try to repair it
That's why you need to put the partition where your wallet was/is
This feature will read all the bytes on the partition you provide (/dev/sdax) and then gather everything that looks like a key
It does not read your wallet to try to repair it
That's why you need to put the partition where your wallet was/is
Also, you need to replace the 'x' in "/dev/sdax" by 2 or 5, depending on which partition your wallet was stored/copied on. If not sure, try both.
Sorry JackJack, this was begining to look like a mandatory hint.
Ok maybe I was not clear enough
This feature will read all the bytes on the partition you provide (/dev/sdax) and then gather everything that looks like a key
It does not read your wallet to try to repair it
That's why you need to put the partition where your wallet was/is
This feature will read all the bytes on the partition you provide (/dev/sdax) and then gather everything that looks like a key
It does not read your wallet to try to repair it
That's why you need to put the partition where your wallet was/is
well then i'm going to have to move it back to the Windows system where it originated.
Ok maybe I was not clear enough
This feature will read all the bytes on the partition you provide (/dev/sdax) and then gather everything that looks like a key
It does not read your wallet to try to repair it
That's why you need to put the partition where your wallet was/is
This feature will read all the bytes on the partition you provide (/dev/sdax) and then gather everything that looks like a key
It does not read your wallet to try to repair it
That's why you need to put the partition where your wallet was/is
i have to be careful b/c i'm doing this on my linux mining server which has it's own wallet.dat and was not the originating computer.
i've copied the wallet.dat in question to the Desktop and need to confine any operations to it.
i've copied the wallet.dat in question to the Desktop and need to confine any operations to it.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.2763547
Code:
python pywallet_2.1.0b2.py --recover --recov_size 500Go --recov_device "/dev/sdax" --recov_outputdir="/home/xxx"
does this look right before i run it?:
Code:
sudo python pywallet_2.1.0b2.py --recover --recov_size 500Go --recov_device "/dev/sdax" --recov_outputdir="/home/cypher/Desktop/wallet.dat"
edit: do i need the passphrase?
- 500Go to the approximate size of your partition (better higher than lower)
- /dev/sdax to the partition you want to look into (sudo fdisk -l might help)
- As Kouye said recov_outputdir must be a directory, empty or not
Pywallet will ask for the passphrases
The recovered file will be named "recovered_wallet_{timestamp}.dat"
this is what i have:
Code:
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2048 499711 248832 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 501758 250068991 124783617 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 501760 250068991 124783616 83 Linux
so this where "output" is a new empty folder?
Code:
python pywallet_2.1.0b2.py --recover --recov_size 500Go --recov_device "/dev/sdax" --recov_outputdir="/home/cypher/Desktop/output
If your partition is like 300->500Go large, and if you never stored a wallet outside of /dev/sdax, then I guess it's ok.
If you think you might have stored/copied your wallet elsewhere, you'll need to retry with [elsewhere] instead of /dev/sdax, once this fails.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.2763547
Code:
python pywallet_2.1.0b2.py --recover --recov_size 500Go --recov_device "/dev/sdax" --recov_outputdir="/home/xxx"
does this look right before i run it?:
Code:
sudo python pywallet_2.1.0b2.py --recover --recov_size 500Go --recov_device "/dev/sdax" --recov_outputdir="/home/cypher/Desktop/wallet.dat"
edit: do i need the passphrase?
Err, no, wallet.dat is not an "outputdir"... You need an empty folder where, I guess, all the found wallet ghosts will be written.
so this where "output" is a new empty folder?
Code:
python pywallet_2.1.0b2.py --recover --recov_size 500Go --recov_device "/dev/sdax" --recov_outputdir="/home/cypher/Desktop/output
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.2763547
Code:
python pywallet_2.1.0b2.py --recover --recov_size 500Go --recov_device "/dev/sdax" --recov_outputdir="/home/xxx"
does this look right before i run it?:
Code:
sudo python pywallet_2.1.0b2.py --recover --recov_size 500Go --recov_device "/dev/sdax" --recov_outputdir="/home/cypher/Desktop/wallet.dat"
edit: do i need the passphrase?
- 500Go to the approximate size of your partition (better higher than lower)
- /dev/sdax to the partition you want to look into (sudo fdisk -l might help)
- As Kouye said recov_outputdir must be a directory, empty or not
Pywallet will ask for the passphrases
The recovered file will be named "recovered_wallet_{timestamp}.dat"
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.2763547
Code:
python pywallet_2.1.0b2.py --recover --recov_size 500Go --recov_device "/dev/sdax" --recov_outputdir="/home/xxx"
does this look right before i run it?:
Code:
sudo python pywallet_2.1.0b2.py --recover --recov_size 500Go --recov_device "/dev/sdax" --recov_outputdir="/home/cypher/Desktop/wallet.dat"
edit: do i need the passphrase?
Err, no, wallet.dat is not an "outputdir"... You need an empty folder where, I guess, all the found wallet ghosts will be written.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.2763547
Code:
python pywallet_2.1.0b2.py --recover --recov_size 500Go --recov_device "/dev/sdax" --recov_outputdir="/home/xxx"
does this look right before i run it?:
Code:
sudo python pywallet_2.1.0b2.py --recover --recov_size 500Go --recov_device "/dev/sdax" --recov_outputdir="/home/cypher/Desktop/wallet.dat"
edit: do i need the passphrase?
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.2763547
Code:
python pywallet_2.1.0b2.py --recover --recov_size 500Go --recov_device "/dev/sdax" --recov_outputdir="/home/xxx"
Then I'm sorry, I can't help you
AFAIK pywallet is the only tool that allows you to delete an address but it would have deleted the entry in "names" too anyway
I really don't see what happened here
If you definitely can't find it again, you should consider using pywallet's recovery feature
AFAIK pywallet is the only tool that allows you to delete an address but it would have deleted the entry in "names" too anyway
I really don't see what happened here
If you definitely can't find it again, you should consider using pywallet's recovery feature
remember that i used Armory's import key function which extracts the key out of Qt. it appears that it does what it says it does and this is irreversible.
So, can't you get it out of the Armory wallet it was imported to?
no, b/c it got deleted.
I'm afraid to ask about backups now
believe it or not i lost 3 USB keys in the last 2 months with backups to this key on them.
Then I'm sorry, I can't help you
AFAIK pywallet is the only tool that allows you to delete an address but it would have deleted the entry in "names" too anyway
I really don't see what happened here
If you definitely can't find it again, you should consider using pywallet's recovery feature
AFAIK pywallet is the only tool that allows you to delete an address but it would have deleted the entry in "names" too anyway
I really don't see what happened here
If you definitely can't find it again, you should consider using pywallet's recovery feature
remember that i used Armory's import key function which extracts the key out of Qt. it appears that it does what it says it does and this is irreversible.
So, can't you get it out of the Armory wallet it was imported to?
no, b/c it got deleted.
I'm afraid to ask about backups now
Then I'm sorry, I can't help you
AFAIK pywallet is the only tool that allows you to delete an address but it would have deleted the entry in "names" too anyway
I really don't see what happened here
If you definitely can't find it again, you should consider using pywallet's recovery feature
AFAIK pywallet is the only tool that allows you to delete an address but it would have deleted the entry in "names" too anyway
I really don't see what happened here
If you definitely can't find it again, you should consider using pywallet's recovery feature
remember that i used Armory's import key function which extracts the key out of Qt. it appears that it does what it says it does and this is irreversible.
So, can't you get it out of the Armory wallet it was imported to?
no, b/c it got deleted.
Then I'm sorry, I can't help you
AFAIK pywallet is the only tool that allows you to delete an address but it would have deleted the entry in "names" too anyway
I really don't see what happened here
If you definitely can't find it again, you should consider using pywallet's recovery feature
AFAIK pywallet is the only tool that allows you to delete an address but it would have deleted the entry in "names" too anyway
I really don't see what happened here
If you definitely can't find it again, you should consider using pywallet's recovery feature
remember that i used Armory's import key function which extracts the key out of Qt. it appears that it does what it says it does and this is irreversible.
So, can't you get it out of the Armory wallet it was imported to?
you should consider using pywallet's recovery feature
i don't see a command for that.
Then I'm sorry, I can't help you
AFAIK pywallet is the only tool that allows you to delete an address but it would have deleted the entry in "names" too anyway
I really don't see what happened here
If you definitely can't find it again, you should consider using pywallet's recovery feature
AFAIK pywallet is the only tool that allows you to delete an address but it would have deleted the entry in "names" too anyway
I really don't see what happened here
If you definitely can't find it again, you should consider using pywallet's recovery feature
remember that i used Armory's import key function which extracts the key out of Qt. it appears that it does what it says it does and this is irreversible.
this is what i keep getting using -salvagewallet and -rescan on Mac itself:
Code:
13:27:42

walletpassphrase
Stores the wallet decryption key in memory forseconds. (code -1)
13:27:48

dumpprivkey 1cypherEucdwyZ8Xn84M8qUscjBXnWGZA
13:27:48

Private key for address 1cypherEucdwyZ8Xn84M8qUscjBXnWGZA is not known (code -4)
Then I'm sorry, I can't help you
AFAIK pywallet is the only tool that allows you to delete an address but it would have deleted the entry in "names" too anyway
I really don't see what happened here
If you definitely can't find it again, you should consider using pywallet's recovery feature
AFAIK pywallet is the only tool that allows you to delete an address but it would have deleted the entry in "names" too anyway
I really don't see what happened here
If you definitely can't find it again, you should consider using pywallet's recovery feature
Make a wallet backup and then run Bitcoin-Qt with -salvagewallet command. If nothing happens try -rescan to check if wallet recognizes
transactions associated with address in question.
transactions associated with address in question.
can you be a little more specific about the command lines involved and from what folder?
You need to run Bitcoin-Qt with commands added, e.g. bitcoin-qt.exe -salvagewallet and then eventualy bitcoin-qt.exe -rescan
and on a mac and from which directory?
Locate directory where bitcoin-qt.exe is, create shortcut for it and add commands listed above to it then start wallet using created shortcut. Do
not forget to remove commands from shortcut after you are done.
didn't work.
on a mac, it's not a *.exe, it's an *.app file. and the term is alias, not shortcut.
You see it in the "name" list but not in the "key" list??
I don't even know how that can happen. Except using the pywallet feature but you don't seem to used it.
I don't even know how that can happen. Except using the pywallet feature but you don't seem to used it.
i ran pywallet just like you said in linux on the wallet in question and it only produced my vanitygen address in the "name" list w/o a hexsec but nowhere else in the key list above it.
Do other addresses have hexsecs? Do you see this address in the first list (even without hexsec)?
yes, all the other addresses have hexsecs and no the vanitygen address is not listed there. only in the "names" list.
You see it in the "name" list but not in the "key" list??
I don't even know how that can happen. Except using the pywallet feature but you don't seem to used it.
I don't even know how that can happen. Except using the pywallet feature but you don't seem to used it.
i ran pywallet just like you said in linux on the wallet in question and it only produced my vanitygen address in the "name" list w/o a hexsec but nowhere else in the key list above it.
Do other addresses have hexsecs? Do you see this address in the first list (even without hexsec)?
You see it in the "name" list but not in the "key" list??
I don't even know how that can happen. Except using the pywallet feature but you don't seem to used it.
I don't even know how that can happen. Except using the pywallet feature but you don't seem to used it.
i ran pywallet just like you said in linux on the wallet in question and it only produced my vanitygen address in the "name" list w/o a hexsec but nowhere else in the key list above it.
You see it in the "name" list but not in the "key" list??
I don't even know how that can happen. Except using the pywallet feature but you don't seem to used it.
I don't even know how that can happen. Except using the pywallet feature but you don't seem to used it.
unfortunately doesn't seem to have worked.
i got a huge dump and i see the address in the "names" list but not anywhere else with a hexsec
i got a huge dump and i see the address in the "names" list but not anywhere else with a hexsec
Absolutely
The private key is the "hexsec" entry
If the wallet is encrypted you need to put the passphrase by adding ' --passphrase=PASSPHRASE' in the command line
If the wallet is encrypted you need to put the passphrase by adding ' --passphrase=PASSPHRASE' in the command line
you mean like?:
Code:
python pywallet.py --dumpwallet --datadir=/home/jj --wallet=walletzz.dat --passphrase=PASSPHRASE
The private key is the "hexsec" entry
If the wallet is encrypted you need to put the passphrase by adding ' --passphrase=PASSPHRASE' in the command line
If the wallet is encrypted you need to put the passphrase by adding ' --passphrase=PASSPHRASE' in the command line
ok, i think i got it.
how do i identify the privkey?
how do i identify the privkey?
Nope, pywallet will only deal with files you provide to it
Also, dumping won't modify them
Also, dumping won't modify them
Are you sure the directory and filename are correct?
Do you have the correct permissions? (maybe try sudo?)
Are you sure all the bitcoind/bitcoin-qt are closed? (run fuser on it)
Do you have the correct permissions? (maybe try sudo?)
Are you sure all the bitcoind/bitcoin-qt are closed? (run fuser on it)
i need to clarify something before going forward.
i moved a copy of the wallet.dat in question to the desktop of this pc which is the wallet that i hope to dump the keys from. will running pywallet effect any other wallet.dat on this computer?
Are you sure the directory and filename are correct?
Do you have the correct permissions? (maybe try sudo?)
Are you sure all the bitcoind/bitcoin-qt are closed? (run fuser on it)
Do you have the correct permissions? (maybe try sudo?)
Are you sure all the bitcoind/bitcoin-qt are closed? (run fuser on it)
Oh yeah sorry
in the directory you want to put pywallet in
In Github you can retrieve the raw file by clicking the 'Raw' button, top left of screen when you click on the file.
Code:
wget https://raw.github.com/jackjack-jj/pywallet/master/pywallet.py
In Github you can retrieve the raw file by clicking the 'Raw' button, top left of screen when you click on the file.
getting this:
Code:
ERROR:root:Couldn't open wallet.dat/main. Try quitting Bitcoin and running this
problem is i did do a bitcoind stop command.
Oh yeah sorry
in the directory you want to put pywallet in
In Github you can retrieve the raw file by clicking the 'Raw' button, top left of screen when you click on the file.
Code:
wget https://raw.github.com/jackjack-jj/pywallet/master/pywallet.py
In Github you can retrieve the raw file by clicking the 'Raw' button, top left of screen when you click on the file.
Code:
python pywallet.py
Then
Code:
python pywallet.py --dumpwallet --datadir=/home/jj --wallet=walletzz.dat
sorry. how do i actually install pywallet? not used to navigating github.
Code:
python pywallet.py
Then
Code:
python pywallet.py --dumpwallet --datadir=/home/jj --wallet=walletzz.dat
Yes
ok, i'm lost, how do i install it? i'm now in linux and i've installed python, twisted, and bsddb.
Yes
If this definitely doesn't work you could try pywallet
how would i do that? never used it before.
Take a look at pywallet.tk and tell me if something seems strange/difficult.
is this download link working? https://github.com/jackjack-jj/pywallet
If this definitely doesn't work you could try pywallet
how would i do that? never used it before.
Take a look at pywallet.tk and tell me if something seems strange/difficult.
can i simply move a copy of the wallet.dat over to a linux computer and then use pywallet to extract private keys?
Yes.
If this definitely doesn't work you could try pywallet
how would i do that? never used it before.
Take a look at pywallet.tk and tell me if something seems strange/difficult.
can i simply move a copy of the wallet.dat over to a linux computer and then use pywallet to extract private keys?
If this definitely doesn't work you could try pywallet
how would i do that? never used it before.
Take a look at pywallet.tk and tell me if something seems strange/difficult.
can you point me to a link for a mac?
As it's written in the link I just gave you (
), the instructions for Mac is in the README.I never checked myself as I don't have a Mac, they come from an user.
If this definitely doesn't work you could try pywallet
how would i do that? never used it before.
Take a look at pywallet.tk and tell me if something seems strange/difficult.
can you point me to a link for a mac?
If this definitely doesn't work you could try pywallet
how would i do that? never used it before.
Take a look at pywallet.tk and tell me if something seems strange/difficult.
If this definitely doesn't work you could try pywallet
how would i do that? never used it before.
Make a wallet backup and then run Bitcoin-Qt with -salvagewallet command. If nothing happens try -rescan to check if wallet recognizes
transactions associated with address in question.
transactions associated with address in question.
can you be a little more specific about the command lines involved and from what folder?
You need to run Bitcoin-Qt with commands added, e.g. bitcoin-qt.exe -salvagewallet and then eventualy bitcoin-qt.exe -rescan
and on a mac and from which directory?
If this definitely doesn't work you could try pywallet
sorry, already tried that: Private key for address * not known (code -4)
Are you sure you're trying the correct pubkey? Is the address you're trying to get the privkey from really yours? Didn't you grab it from the Address Book instead of from the Receive tab or something?
wait, in that series of instructions, was i supposed to insert the pubkey or the address? if it is the latter, that is what i did.
and yes, this was my vanitygen address that i originally imported into this wallet but then subsequently exported to Armory.
sorry, already tried that: Private key for address * not known (code -4)
Are you sure you're trying the correct pubkey? Is the address you're trying to get the privkey from really yours? Didn't you grab it from the Address Book instead of from the Receive tab or something?
Make a wallet backup and then run Bitcoin-Qt with -salvagewallet command. If nothing happens try -rescan to check if wallet recognizes
transactions associated with address in question.
transactions associated with address in question.
can you be a little more specific about the command lines involved and from what folder?
Everything should be there.
To export a private key from your Satoshi bitcoin-qt client:
1- launch your bitcoin client as usual and wait for it to load the blockchain and start up
2- click on 'help' in the menu bar (top right)
3- click on 'debug window'
4- select the 'console' tab
5- type: walletpassphrase "your walletpassphrase here" 600
6- type: dumpprivkey [your public key here]
7- this will return the private key, you can copy it now; ensure you clear your clipboard/history afterwards
8- type: walletlock
Skip steps 5 and 8 in case your wallet is not encrypted.
To export a private key from your Satoshi bitcoin-qt client:
1- launch your bitcoin client as usual and wait for it to load the blockchain and start up
2- click on 'help' in the menu bar (top right)
3- click on 'debug window'
4- select the 'console' tab
5- type: walletpassphrase "your walletpassphrase here" 600
6- type: dumpprivkey [your public key here]
7- this will return the private key, you can copy it now; ensure you clear your clipboard/history afterwards
8- type: walletlock
Skip steps 5 and 8 in case your wallet is not encrypted.
sorry, already tried that: Private key for address * not known (code -4)
Everything should be there.
To export a private key from your Satoshi bitcoin-qt client:
1- launch your bitcoin client as usual and wait for it to load the blockchain and start up
2- click on 'help' in the menu bar (top right)
3- click on 'debug window'
4- select the 'console' tab
5- type: walletpassphrase "your walletpassphrase here" 600
6- type: dumpprivkey [your public key here]
7- this will return the private key, you can copy it now; ensure you clear your clipboard/history afterwards
8- type: walletlock
Skip steps 5 and 8 in case your wallet is not encrypted.
To export a private key from your Satoshi bitcoin-qt client:
1- launch your bitcoin client as usual and wait for it to load the blockchain and start up
2- click on 'help' in the menu bar (top right)
3- click on 'debug window'
4- select the 'console' tab
5- type: walletpassphrase "your walletpassphrase here" 600
6- type: dumpprivkey [your public key here]
7- this will return the private key, you can copy it now; ensure you clear your clipboard/history afterwards
8- type: walletlock
Skip steps 5 and 8 in case your wallet is not encrypted.
is this possible after exporting from Bitcoin-qt?
what do you mean exactly?
dumpprivkey only tells you the private key, doesn't delete it from your wallet, AFAIK.
well over a year ago, i used Armory to move my signature privkey from Qt into Armory. i don't remember the exact sequence of commands i used to accomplish this but nonetheless i find only my pubkey remaining in Qt.
are there any remnants of the privkey in Qt or am i stuck?
is this possible after exporting from Bitcoin-qt?
what do you mean exactly?
dumpprivkey only tells you the private key, doesn't delete it from your wallet, AFAIK.
is this possible after exporting from Bitcoin-qt?
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