Hi again, when i try to open the file it stands ”cannot open this file” is it possible that i need to decrypt the wallet file first? Or is it possible that the file is corrupted after i uploaded it to my dropbox?
Try to watch the YouTube video to check if it can help you out.
What version of Electrum did you installed? Beware on fake Electrum 4.0 wallet.
Are you using windows OS? if yes try this method below this is mostly work if the file is overwritten.
- First, go to the Electrum folder it mostly located to C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Electrum
- Now open wallet folder then look for default_wallet.dat
- Right the default_wallet.dat and click restore the previous version
- Now the file properties will pop up then choose the old Default_wallet.dat.
I got this method from here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PED-F3_7hOcSo credit to him if this method work.
If not try to do a system restore this is working sometimes to me if I accidentally update some software in my PC. So I think it might also work on restoring your old wallet and files.
One more tjong: My file is called default_wallet and not wallet.dat, what do you think that means? Greetings
You can check this quote, it is not wallet.dat, wallet.dat is backup for Bitcoin Core, while default_wallet is backup file for Electrum.
You might have just selected a new directory for the newly created wallet file or downloaded a different version (Installer/Stand-alone or Portable) with different default directories, thus, changed the default wallet selection directory upon start.
If this is the case, follow Bitmarxz's "First" step with a small correction:
Browse to: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Electrum\wallets and look for "default_wallet" without an extension (.dat).
Use search function to the whole computer if you're not sure where you've stored the wallet file.