Old laptop with Bitcoin Folder - page 2.

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Quote from: BitcoinDummy on July 02, 2018, 08:27:07 AM

the date changed from 2011 to 2018 wallet.dat just this one changed .

Is that the date created or the date modified? what does it say at the top of that menu?

Try right clicking>properties>details/attributes and see if the date created is listed as 2011 as LoyceV said.

Quote from: BitcoinDummy on July 02, 2018, 12:22:45 PM

Backed it up already.

Is the date on the backup 2018 or 2011. Did you back it up before the reinstall - if so, there's nothing to worry about (there probably isn't anything to worry about anyway.

The 0 balance is probably due to your wallet not syncing yet, how far is it behind?

1. If you click File>receiving addresses is there an address listed there (should begin with a 1 in the table) - just as a test for whether the wallet file is corrupted or not.

2. In the bottom right of the screen is there a closed padlock?

BitcoinDummy

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Backed it up already.

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First: create a backup of your wallet.dat! Then, create another backup.

Let's proceed from there Tongue

BitcoinDummy

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I don’t see any old transactions in the wallet . But on the database there are logs . Not sure if those were transactions. . It doesn’t say anywhere out of sync . All I did was redownload and the date changed from 2011 to 2018 wallet.dat just this one changed .

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afaik, installing a new bitcoin wallet version will not overwrite wallet.dat
file date (modified date) changes usually as a result of wallet file has been updated
check that wallet.dat's properties, if its creation date is recent date then it's a new file Lips sealed

do you see old transactions in your wallet? is it fully synced yet?

BitcoinDummy

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Hello everyone I found my old laptop and I turned it on and saw that there was a bitcoin folder all dated back from 2011 . And what I did next is to see if there an application on the laptop for bitcoin. I found it great!
but the thing is it prompted me to install a new bitcoin qt wallet software . I thought it would just open up but anyway Installed it And it says zero balance. Huh

Went back to check the wallet.dat file and the date has been changed to present day .
Does this mean I have overwritten it?
I did not save the wallet.dat file before installing the bitcoin core wallet again.
What must I do? Will system restore put the old back on file for that dated file?

It might have some BTC in there . Any help will be greatly appreciated with BTCBTCBTC Thanks.

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