Take a backup of the file, just in case, and then try to copy it to:
Code:
%APPDATA%/Bitcoin/wallets
And then restart bitcoin core and see if that works.
And no, you cannot use Electrum to read the file because it doesn't use the same format.
Topic: How to recover a wallet.dat from bitcoin core and sign a message with it? (Read 9 times)
I don't believe you need to download the whole blockchain to sign a message.
Take a backup of the file, just in case, and then try to copy it to:
And then restart bitcoin core and see if that works.
And no, you cannot use Electrum to read the file because it doesn't use the same format.
Take a backup of the file, just in case, and then try to copy it to:
And then restart bitcoin core and see if that works.
And no, you cannot use Electrum to read the file because it doesn't use the same format.
Today at 10:39:11 AM
Hello all.
I am trying to withdraw around 8 mBTC I had in former Slush Pool (now Braiins Pool), mined around 2012-2013. I have a wallet registered on the site and the support team asks me to sign a message with the wallet signature (I guess to avoid hackers/scammers, since I have not mined for years).
I have found a wallet.dat file I backed up long time ago, thanks to an Evernote note. I remember only using bitcoin core wallet software and I am pretty sure I know the password in case it is encrypted.
But I have downloaded bitcoin core and it is downloading the whole blockchain (around +600GB), even with the pruning option, it will take days to finish.
Is there any other way to import the wallet.dat with the wallet address I have registered on braiins pool and sign a message with it? Maybe I can import the wallet.dat to Electrum? Do I need the seed (I guess I only have the password in case it is encrypted).
Thanks in advance and sorry for the newbieness in the crypto world.
I am trying to withdraw around 8 mBTC I had in former Slush Pool (now Braiins Pool), mined around 2012-2013. I have a wallet registered on the site and the support team asks me to sign a message with the wallet signature (I guess to avoid hackers/scammers, since I have not mined for years).
I have found a wallet.dat file I backed up long time ago, thanks to an Evernote note. I remember only using bitcoin core wallet software and I am pretty sure I know the password in case it is encrypted.
But I have downloaded bitcoin core and it is downloading the whole blockchain (around +600GB), even with the pruning option, it will take days to finish.
Is there any other way to import the wallet.dat with the wallet address I have registered on braiins pool and sign a message with it? Maybe I can import the wallet.dat to Electrum? Do I need the seed (I guess I only have the password in case it is encrypted).
Thanks in advance and sorry for the newbieness in the crypto world.
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