Topic: Solution and Support for “I have 12 Words but I can't access my wallet.” (Read 88 times)

Hi ...
No one has to get service from me.
I have been developing software for 30 years.
These issues are not difficult, I think anyone who does a little research can do it.

respects...

Do you really expert average person or Bitcoiner to research about Python and Bitcoin technical details?


More difficult or near impossible? For example, 6 unknown words on 12 mnemonic words leads to 2048^6 or 7.38e+19 possible combination. Software such as btcrecover only can perform 134 thousand combination per seconds using Nvidia 1660 Ti[1].


I also wish you good luck, since people shouldn't trust stranger on internet.

[1] https://btcrecover.readthedocs.io/en/latest/GPU_Acceleration/

Trusting random newbies with seed recovery is how many people lost their coins.

After browsing the forum a bit, I realized that some users don't know exactly what mNemonic stands for. That's why they can't access their wallets. I have been consulting on wallet security for years and developing wallet applications for crypto exchanges. I am almost 50 years old

Anyway...

The steps to be followed for users who encounter this problem are briefly as follows.

1. First of all, do not panic and do not share your wallet information with anyone. There are many malicious people who want to deceive you. Here and everywhere ...

2. Write down what you remember about the wallet. Words, additional passwords if any, the app used.

3. The app is very important. Because the words are the key to the main safe. But inside there can be many accounts and many sub-accounts. So “derivation path” ...  https://walletsrecovery.org/
from this address (or from different similar sites) try to determine which path your application uses.

4. The important thing for you is to save your money. So don't try to use these words in different applications. Focus on finding the real wallet from these words and finding the private key to the wallet. Remember, you can generate hundreds of thousands of addresses from a 12-word string. But with a private key you can access only one wallet. The main and most important thing is the private key information.

5. You don't need a lot of knowledge about software development. Do some python research. Check out packages like hdwallet, mnemonic, bip_utils. Unfamiliar compiled software is a big trap. Do not enter key information in compiled (exe) software. If it is necessary, run a clean computer without internet and test it without internet. Then do not give internet access to that computer without formatting it. This is because the programs process the information in the registry and assign scheduled tasks.

6. if the range is too wide... For example, the first six words are known. The others are unknown... Then your job will be a bit more difficult. Because python is insufficient in such cases. It can take years. For this, GPU (like CUDA) coding is required. Consult an expert and do not share any information without making a deal.

7. Note that if your wallet is from 2013 and earlier, you should try different ways.

8. Use a wallet of different random words for software development. If you get a correct result, use your own lost wallet. Remember security is the first priority.

You can write to me if you want more support.

I wish you good luck.