urgent help needed - losing bitcoins - page 2.

Abdussamad

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Quote from: fanaat on March 13, 2014, 05:17:16 PM

Quote from: jbrnt on March 13, 2014, 05:04:46 PM

Quote from: fanaat on March 13, 2014, 05:00:15 PM

would loading my computer in safe mode make any difference at all? Undecided

No difference in the chance of finding the wallet, safe mode might even be slower

New updates: some other programs are ''missing'' aswell. FireFox is gone aswell. Was in the DIR\Program Files (x86) of my crashed PC.
Just noticing this, what could have happened? The entire file folder in Program Files of FireFox is gone aswell (yes I checked x86 and normal Program Files, its really gone)

EDIT: Skype & Chrome aswell. Did it erase parts of my HD?

Are you sure you have the correct partition? It sounds like you are looking at a different partition than the one that holds your windows 8 installation. You may be looking at a partition from your win 7 drive.

jbrnt

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How about the recovery scan? Any luck?

fanaat

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Quote from: fanaat on March 13, 2014, 06:07:42 PM

Quote from: flatfly on March 13, 2014, 05:42:38 PM

Also this tool may help. Saved me a few times:
http://nicbedford.co.uk/software/systemrestoreexplorer/

Doesn't let me add my self in the Security Tab. Followed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjtvinInks4 tutorial.
In the guide: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/47017-63-system-volume-information-folder-access-denied-windows
It doesnt show up:

2) Right-click "_restore{xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx}"

Just accessed Sys Volume Info. No wallets.

fanaat

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Quote from: flatfly on March 13, 2014, 05:42:38 PM

Also this tool may help. Saved me a few times:
http://nicbedford.co.uk/software/systemrestoreexplorer/

Doesn't let me add my self in the Security Tab. Followed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjtvinInks4 tutorial.
In the guide: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/47017-63-system-volume-information-folder-access-denied-windows
It doesnt show up:

2) Right-click "_restore{xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx}"

flatfly

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Also this tool may help. Saved me a few times:
http://nicbedford.co.uk/software/systemrestoreexplorer/

escrow.ms

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Quote from: fanaat on March 13, 2014, 05:33:59 PM

Quote from: flatfly on March 13, 2014, 05:31:28 PM

Try looking in the "\system volume information" folders. Windows search typically does NOT include those folders. If you're lucky you'll find copies of your wallet there.

Permission Denied. How do I fix this?

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/47017-63-system-volume-information-folder-access-denied-windows

jbrnt

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Looks like your hard disk partition table (file indexing table) crashed. Files are still on the hard disk, but the index is lost, so windows don't know they existed, that may be why you cannot see them

fanaat

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Quote from: flatfly on March 13, 2014, 05:31:28 PM

Try looking in the "\system volume information" folders. Windows search typically does NOT include those folders. If you're lucky you'll find copies of your wallet there.

Permission Denied. How do I fix this?

flatfly

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Try looking in the "\system volume information" folders. Windows search typically does NOT include those folders. If you're lucky you'll find copies of your wallet there.

fanaat

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Quote from: jbrnt on March 13, 2014, 05:04:46 PM

Quote from: fanaat on March 13, 2014, 05:00:15 PM

would loading my computer in safe mode make any difference at all? Undecided

No difference in the chance of finding the wallet, safe mode might even be slower

New updates: some other programs are ''missing'' aswell. FireFox is gone aswell. Was in the DIR\Program Files (x86) of my crashed PC.
Just noticing this, what could have happened? The entire file folder in Program Files of FireFox is gone aswell (yes I checked x86 and normal Program Files, its really gone)

EDIT: Skype & Chrome aswell. Did it erase parts of my HD?

jbrnt

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Quote from: fanaat on March 13, 2014, 05:00:15 PM

would loading my computer in safe mode make any difference at all? Undecided

No difference in the chance of finding the wallet, safe mode might even be slower

escrow.ms

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You can try http://www.stellarinfo.com/ too (It's a paid software)

search for .wallet file.

One guy tried it and found wallet file but had some problems (thread is not updated)

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/multibit-crash-lost-wallet-mac-159321

fanaat

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Quote from: jbrnt on March 13, 2014, 04:52:05 PM

If you are absolutely sure it is not on the hard disk, it may have been deleted when computer crashed.
It is time to download a file recovery software...

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/filerecovery/tp/free-file-recovery-programs.htm
I would try Recuva and EaseUS

DO NOT use any other ones available on the internet. They may steal wallets.

Doing a scan now (deep scan enabled aswell). Reward is upped to 0.5 BTC. Man I really hope this works. Last hope I guess, would loading my computer in safe mode make any difference at all? Undecided

jbrnt

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If you are absolutely sure it is not on the hard disk, it may have been deleted when computer crashed.
It is time to download a file recovery software...

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/filerecovery/tp/free-file-recovery-programs.htm
I would try Recuva and/or EaseUS

DO NOT use any other ones available on the internet. They may steal wallets.

fanaat

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Quote from: jbrnt on March 13, 2014, 04:44:12 PM

Quote from: fanaat on March 13, 2014, 04:36:31 PM

Yes. That is what I meant: the Desktop directory from Computer A is not showing Multibit. All the other shortcuts and from Computer A are visible though.
Every directory I tried to look for the wallet, in the drive of Computer A in this case, NOWHERE multibit is found. I did have it in AppData Roaming (my wallets), Program Files (x86) (installed), and desktop (shortcut). NONE is visible in my drive. Sad

Have you enabled view hidden files and folders?
http://m.wikihow.com/Unhide-Folders-in-Windows-7

Yes. These are unhidden.

I want to make clear I am absolutely not hacked: my address is safe (all coins are still in the address, @ Blockchain). Never downloaded anything but MultiBit on the computer. Daily scanning.

jbrnt

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Quote from: fanaat on March 13, 2014, 04:36:31 PM

Yes. That is what I meant: the Desktop directory from Computer A is not showing Multibit. All the other shortcuts and from Computer A are visible though.
Every directory I tried to look for the wallet, in the drive of Computer A in this case, NOWHERE multibit is found. I did have it in AppData Roaming (my wallets), Program Files (x86) (installed), and desktop (shortcut). NONE is visible in my drive. Sad

Have you enabled view hidden files and folders?
http://m.wikihow.com/Unhide-Folders-in-Windows-7

fanaat

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Quote from: btc4ever on March 13, 2014, 03:46:49 PM

If you moved the hard drive from computer A to computer B and then booted computer B from its pre-existing drive, you should not expect to see multibit on your desktop.

That is because you are looking at computer B's desktop, not computer A's.

What you need to do is go into file manager, and locate the hard drive from computer A. Then search for MultiBit under that path.

hint: Huh

/Library/Application Support/MultiBit/

Quote from: fanaat on March 13, 2014, 03:24:15 PM

The only thing missing on my computer is MultiBit. Literally EVERYTHING is present except multibit and the .wallet files. How is this even possible, it just vanished.. Not even the desktop shortcut is visible.. EVERYTHING multibit just vanished.. is this permanent corrupted data? Embarrassed

Yes. That is what I meant: the Desktop directory from Computer A is not showing Multibit. All the other shortcuts and from Computer A are visible though.
Every directory I tried to look for the wallet, in the drive of Computer A in this case, NOWHERE multibit is found. I did have it in AppData Roaming (my wallets), Program Files (x86) (installed), and desktop (shortcut). NONE is visible in my drive. Sad

jbrnt

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There is no "documents and settings" on windows 7 and 8. I think it is just "users"

So, try to look for:
\Users\\AppData\Roaming\MultiBit
or
\Users\\Library\Application Support\MultiBit

btc4ever

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If you moved the hard drive from computer A to computer B and then booted computer B from its pre-existing drive, you should not expect to see multibit on your desktop.

That is because you are looking at computer B's desktop, not computer A's.

What you need to do is go into file manager, and locate the hard drive from computer A. Then search for MultiBit under that path.

hint: Huh

/Library/Application Support/MultiBit/

Quote from: fanaat on March 13, 2014, 03:24:15 PM

The only thing missing on my computer is MultiBit. Literally EVERYTHING is present except multibit and the .wallet files. How is this even possible, it just vanished.. Not even the desktop shortcut is visible.. EVERYTHING multibit just vanished.. is this permanent corrupted data? Embarrassed

jbrnt

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I would do a file search on the windows8 drive form "multibit.wallet" file. Remember to select options like:
Search all file types, hidden files, entire drive.... Something like that...

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