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Topic: Locked out of Bitcoin Wallet (Read 1758 times)

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November 30, 2015, 06:36:12 PM
#23
If u got the wallet.bat u can just reinstall the new core 11.0.2 and insert the bat in the bitcoin wallet folder.
Then open Your wallet and the Blockchain should load up again. Afterwards you should have your Coins back Smiley

regards
lama-hunter

Yeah you can look at them until the cows come home but them babies aint ever moving........ Hard luck  Sad
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November 28, 2015, 10:25:55 PM
#22
Is there anyway to get back the bitcoins in a locked wallet if I have the file? Someone please help!

What you mean locked, encrypted? Is it a core wallet? (wallet.dat)?

Well in that case, im afraid you are out of luck. The only way to access it, you would need to know the password, there's no other way around it. Even if the passworld was weak, I don't think bruteforcing is a viable option.
There are tools which can help users to bruteforce the password. It would only help if user have at least some idea of the password or always use a well known phrase as the password. The tool is here: https://github.com/gurnec/btcrecover
legendary
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November 28, 2015, 09:59:06 PM
#21
Unsure why almost everyone in this thread is dismissing brute force recovery.
If @OP can't remember a password or create a proper backup, I doubt he has a strong password.
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November 28, 2015, 07:52:24 PM
#20
Is there anyway to get back the bitcoins in a locked wallet if I have the file? Someone please help!

What you mean locked, encrypted? Is it a core wallet? (wallet.dat)?

Well in that case, im afraid you are out of luck. The only way to access it, you would need to know the password, there's no other way around it. Even if the passworld was weak, I don't think bruteforcing is a viable option.

I think he said a 2autorization or 2fa to lock the bitcoin wallet or a pincode ?
legendary
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November 28, 2015, 02:31:07 PM
#19
You can do that ... view your balance ... and cry because YOU CAN NOT SPEND WITHOUT THE PASSWORD.

Deal with the reality.



sr. member
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November 28, 2015, 02:27:48 PM
#18
If u got the wallet.bat u can just reinstall the new core 11.0.2 and insert the bat in the bitcoin wallet folder.
Then open Your wallet and the Blockchain should load up again. Afterwards you should have your Coins back Smiley

regards
lama-hunter
legendary
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November 28, 2015, 02:26:24 PM
#17
Is there anyway to get back the bitcoins in a locked wallet if I have the file?



Deal with cryptography.



2nd gif was way better Smiley
legendary
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November 28, 2015, 02:24:40 PM
#16
Is there anyway to get back the bitcoins in a locked wallet if I have the file?



Deal with cryptography.

legendary
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November 28, 2015, 01:38:43 PM
#15
sounds like he got it straight back off wallet.bat
newbie
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November 28, 2015, 10:45:09 AM
#14
how do you even forget your own password? I mean,you made it lmao.

Nothing you can do if you can't remember
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November 19, 2015, 08:05:34 AM
#13
Something tells me that the OP has concluded that he is screwed from the previous replies and that's why he doesn't bother with replying!

Everyone should keep close attention not to lock themselves like this out of their bitcoins!
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November 19, 2015, 03:40:44 AM
#12
What file? a wallet.bat file ?
do you have the private key?

Um....Yeah. We don't really know what you are talking about. Please give us some more information otherwise we can't really help you. The only thing that I can tell is that your Bitcoin wallet is not a web wallet because you said you have a "file".
legendary
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November 19, 2015, 03:30:54 AM
#11
if you're passpharse is very strong, i'm sorry but they are gone forever, there is no way even via brute force that you can retrieve those

otherwise you can try to bruteforce, but even then would be an hard enterprise
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November 18, 2015, 11:35:54 PM
#10
Is there anyway to get back the bitcoins in a locked wallet if I have the file? Someone please help!
Give us more detail info about your problem. Unless we can't help you.

Like what wallet are you using, do you have backup wallet.
legendary
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November 18, 2015, 08:44:55 PM
#9

I'd like to know how you can lock yourself out of a paper wallet.

It sounds more like he forgot the password to a Bitcoin core type of wallet.

BIP38 encryptred paper wallets carry a user chosen password. If you forget that you're fucked.

I think the OP has managed to lock himself out of a Core wallet though as you said.
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November 18, 2015, 08:39:15 PM
#8
So little info OP. Tell us what happened. What wallet and how you lost control of it. All the info you can provide. Otherwise we can't know if you actually own that wallet or not.

I also think that the type of wallet itself (paper wallet or online storage) should be informed. It'll be much easier if the case is the OP forgot the password. With the mnemonic, it still retrievable.

I'd like to know how you can lock yourself out of a paper wallet.

It sounds more like he forgot the password to a Bitcoin core type of wallet.
legendary
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November 18, 2015, 08:33:57 PM
#7
Is there anyway to get back the bitcoins in a locked wallet if I have the file? Someone please help!
Even if the passworld was weak, I don't think bruteforcing is a viable option.

If he has some general idea of what the password was then it's a very viable option. Check http://www.walletrecoveryservices.com/.
That sounds really cool, bookmarked it. Of course I know my password and practice sometimes (unlock and lock again every month or two to get my fingers memory of the typing the password).
legendary
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November 18, 2015, 07:43:19 PM
#6
So little info OP. Tell us what happened. What wallet and how you lost control of it. All the info you can provide. Otherwise we can't know if you actually own that wallet or not.

I also think that the type of wallet itself (paper wallet or online storage) should be informed. It'll be much easier if the case is the OP forgot the password. With the mnemonic, it still retrievable.
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November 18, 2015, 07:36:42 PM
#5
So little info OP. Tell us what happened. What wallet and how you lost control of it. All the info you can provide. Otherwise we can't know if you actually own that wallet or not.
sr. member
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November 18, 2015, 06:38:37 PM
#4
Is there anyway to get back the bitcoins in a locked wallet if I have the file? Someone please help!
Even if the passworld was weak, I don't think bruteforcing is a viable option.

If he has some general idea of what the password was then it's a very viable option. Check http://www.walletrecoveryservices.com/.
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November 18, 2015, 06:34:40 PM
#3
Is there anyway to get back the bitcoins in a locked wallet if I have the file? Someone please help!

What you mean locked, encrypted? Is it a core wallet? (wallet.dat)?

Well in that case, im afraid you are out of luck. The only way to access it, you would need to know the password, there's no other way around it. Even if the passworld was weak, I don't think bruteforcing is a viable option.
sr. member
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November 18, 2015, 06:33:50 PM
#2
What file? a wallet.bat file ?
do you have the private key?
newbie
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November 18, 2015, 06:32:38 PM
#1
Is there anyway to get back the bitcoins in a locked wallet if I have the file? Someone please help!
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