Topic: repost for advice (non tech user)solved by psy-"hero" - page 3. (Read 2273 times)

Yes, you can install it in Linux, but you'll probably need wine or mono installed to run it.
I run it in ubuntu myself.

Send me a PM if you need help.
I could even write some detailed instructions, but if you got into that mess by following the wiki or some other thread in here I'm really doubting you can advance much more by following anything I write.
With Teamviewer you can see what I'm doing and we can talk in real time while I'm doing it.
I know it's hard to trust unknown folks over the internet, so, no hard feelings if you refuse this kind of help.

Man, do you have teamviewer installed? Need a remote hand to help you?

hi, thanks- that may be the best way forward if I can install that on Linux? I think I am installing a new wallet.dat so I will try and do what was suggested. then look into installing   teamviewer and mail you back. thanks. reg.

Man, do you have teamviewer installed? Need a remote hand to help you?
If you got to that point by following written instructions I think accepting my remote assistance is your best option.

I've no idea what you did but there should not be a directory called "bitcoin.-recan" or any new directory.  

Your wallet.dat contains the private keys necessary to spend.  As long as you still have that, you should still have access to spend those funds (once you get a client in sync).

At this point you are first simply trying to ascertain that the funds are still there.

In the bitcoin client click on Receive.  Do your addresses show?  If not, you are running the client against an empty wallet.dat.

You can stop the client and swap out wallet.dat files (e.g., rename the current one and restore from backup another one) to see if that shows any different.   With 4K blocks to go, that means if you did ANY spending with your wallet since January you shouldn't trust the balance that shows until it has sync.   Newer versions of the client don't show bogus results when not in sync, so if you had done any spending from your wallet then this is a problem that you see only because you are still on an older client.

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not knowing how to do this I searched online  and found that you have to type in -rescan after the description in the client? so I opened the folder "bitcoin" and typed it in? when I restarted the client another folder was created called bitcoin.-recan and it loaded the blockchain but with nothing in the transaction window?. at first I was not worried because the client has been running 7-8 months but now with less than 3000 blks and still nothing it does not look right?. Also the original file has 68kb size wallet.dat and -rescan has a 148kb wallet.dat? I do not know what I may have done wrong? I have a memory stick with my first wallet.daf file on it and before I started i copied the wallet.dat file on it. it said file exists overwrite or rename so I renamed and its the wallet2.dat that is in the rescan client? I just do not know enough to recover the situation?. reg

What do you mean you did a rescan?  What you are describing sounds nothing like the typical meaning or running Bitcoin QT with the -rescan option.

hi, I wrongly posted my query in development and tech support . whilst some comments were interesting I am still concerned and need a good talking to! my original post is here:

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quick advice please
March 12, 2013, 05:57:01 PM
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one of my recent transactions showed a weird sign (probably due to a power outage whilst updating) it was a box with arrows in and out? a small deduction on my balance and n/a  in subject?. I did a rescan and expected transactions to appear as it neared completion? its been running a few days and although nearly complete (less than 10000 blks to go nothing shows? yet I have been using client for nearly a year? I am now getting worried I have corrupted my wallet.dat by doing a rescan yet it shows 148 kb's any ideas please (I am not very technical) reg

latest: the rescan is nearly complete  <4000 blks to go but still "0" transactions. Its qt bitcoin 4.7.3

is this normal? I had receiving addresses in my wallet.dat from glbse and receive dividends from them.

I tried to copy my wallet.dat into a blockchain.info but could not do it because I can't get the memory stick and program on at the same time to click and drag? copy and paste does not work for some reason I don't know?.I am using Linux os a basic version! it has been running fine until a week ago? I am out of my depth and need to know if my client can be/will be saved? anyone?. reg