Wallet containin folder became a file

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If you're gonna try linux, you might want to check this guide https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/169120 (even though i doubt it works that way)

Quote from: KingZee on January 11, 2019, 09:56:03 AM

Hope you recover your wallet safely. If you can, try making a copy of this folder before you make any changes.

If necessary, you should make RAW copy of the USB drive. There are few tools to do it such as https://hddguru.com/software/HDD-Raw-Copy-Tool/

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Quote from: khaled0111 on January 11, 2019, 11:37:26 AM

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Doesn't show contents as a folder but just the file itself with dir order,

Code:

12/13/2018  04:08 AM             4,096 11.01.2018
               1 File(s)          4,096 bytes
               0 Dir(s)   1,405,370,368 bytes free

Tried to copy anyway but received an expected error about the path with wallet.dat being non-existent.

I'll give Linux a try later installing it on another PC, but as things look, it will most likely also detect it as a .2018 file.

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Try to explore the folder using CMD:

Code:

dir FolderPath

Change folder path to your folder on your USB.
Example:

Code:

dir F:\1.1.2018

If it shows you the files inside your folder then just copy them somewhere else.

Code:

copy FilePath NewFolderPath

example:

Code:

copy F:\1.1.2018\wallet.dat C:\newfolder

Or try mounting your USB on a Linux OS (you can use a live version).
Let me know if this works before downloading any software.

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Quote from: OVOBTC on January 11, 2019, 09:46:17 AM

Quote from: KingZee on January 11, 2019, 09:22:06 AM

I guess you're on Windows? You can just open a commandline in the parent folder and type "rename yourfolder.2018 mywallet.dat".

You could also try this software I coded a few weeks ago, Im curious if it would work with "fake" or corrupt folders.

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/findwallet-bitcoin-core-wallet-finder-5071775

Hi, Thanks for replying, I'm a total tech idiot when it comes to cmd.
Originally, the folder was named 1.1.2018 and the wallet inside was named mywallet.dat, currently the file (folder) Is 1.1.2018, so the command should be rename 1.1.2018 mywallet.dat?

OS is Win 10

Wouldn't that just rename the incorrect folder to a new dat file format rather than fixing it and separating file/folder?

I misread for a second, sorry about that! So your folder got converted into a file, yes I dont recommend renaming it.

Try reading the accepted answer here : https://superuser.com/questions/42202/how-to-recover-folder-converted-to-file-by-check-disk

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Go to Change folder and search option -> View -> check Show hidden files and uncheck Hide protected operating system files.
You should see a folder with name "found.***" in your drive. Right-click on that folder and take ownership or grant yourself read/write permission on this folder through the Security tab.
Now open "found.***" folder. There might be multiple "dir***.chk" folders inside.
Go through each folder. One of them should have your lost data. You can simply copy/paste from here.

It seems to have worked for other people from a different thread too. It should work for you.

In case it doesn't I found from this source : https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-pictures/how-to-back-my-folders-have-changed-to-file-types/5e9c156a-e616-4db5-8f25-c799e5db2d9b?auth=1

someone recommending to download and run this tool : https://www.z-a-recovery.com/download.aspx

Hope you recover your wallet safely. If you can, try making a copy of this folder before you make any changes.

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Quote from: KingZee on January 11, 2019, 09:22:06 AM

I guess you're on Windows? You can just open a commandline in the parent folder and type "rename yourfolder.2018 mywallet.dat".

You could also try this software I coded a few weeks ago, Im curious if it would work with "fake" or corrupt folders.

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/findwallet-bitcoin-core-wallet-finder-5071775

Hi, Thanks for replying, I'm a total tech idiot when it comes to cmd.
Originally, the folder was named 1.1.2018 and the wallet inside was named mywallet.dat, currently the file (folder) Is 1.1.2018, so the command should be rename 1.1.2018 mywallet.dat?

OS is Win 10

Wouldn't that just rename the incorrect folder to a new dat file format rather than fixing it and separating file/folder?

KingZee

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I guess you're on Windows? You can just open a commandline in the parent folder and type "rename yourfolder.2018 mywallet.dat".

You could also try this software I coded a few weeks ago, Im curious if it would work with "fake" or corrupt folders.

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/findwallet-bitcoin-core-wallet-finder-5071775

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So I have this folder with date as name and . in between, 1.1.2018 containing the wallet I made that day and had it in a USB, afterwards the folder became a file with extension .2018,
how can I revert it back to a folder? the size seems right and notepad doesn't show anything.

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