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Kamiil

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Quote from: PawGo on November 11, 2021, 03:27:52 AM

I am not an expert in Bitcoin Wallet (for android), but it is possible that something has changed during 7 years, it would be necessary to check release notes.
Maybe they by default work now on (Native)Segwit, not on old 1xxxx format? No idea.
Did you protect wallet with PIN?

Anyway, they say you may manually restore private keys from backup file (scroll to the bottom):
https://github.com/bitcoin-wallet/bitcoin-wallet/blob/master/wallet/README.recover.md
You may try to use their tool (preferably being offline).

As you receive WIF, you may probably easily import it to any other client, mobile or desktop.

Thank you, I tried it according to the instructions, I got to the DECRYPTING paragraph.
I have Windows, I have installed Ubuntu, but I do not know how to enter the path to the file in the command line :-(

Kamiil

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Quote from: o_e_l_e_o on November 11, 2021, 05:11:56 AM

What happens when you restore the wallet? When you say "you don't see anything", do you mean the app can't find the wallet file to restore it, it finds it but won't restore at all, or it does restore but shows you an empty wallet? If it doesn't restore at all, does it give you an error message? If it does restore, do the addresses in the wallet match the addresses you have above? Do they begin with "1" or do they begin with something else?

If you are going to go down the route of dumping your raw private keys, then you should preferably be doing this on an offline computer for security reasons.

Now I've renewed my wallet. I waited a long time for 60 months to load.
Now I see mBTC 0.00 - so the wallet is empty.
No error message.

The wallet address is different and there is a comment that this address will change after each transaction for security reasons.

In the first post I wrote incorrectly what my backup file "bitcoin-wallet-backup-2014-08-18" contains

It correctly contains the following:
U2FsdGVkX1809I / daCCv4Qor7gyUZNvp00Z3Z5TMpJKSRpvDVs1wxikwES5UiKeU0Z4R ....

and many other characters

LoyceV

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Quote from: DaveF on November 11, 2021, 01:58:19 PM

Older phone / tablet with 2GB ram?

Even less

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But unless something else is going on it seems like way to long a time.

I'm not sure exactly what it's doing. Electrum or Mycelium would just instantly get the full data on my addresses from the server and it's done, this wallet seems to somehow check or download something in chronological order.

DaveF

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Quote from: LoyceV on November 11, 2021, 05:57:58 AM

Quote from: PawGo on November 11, 2021, 03:27:52 AM

I am not an expert in Bitcoin Wallet (for android), but it is possible that something has changed during 7 years, it would be necessary to check release notes.
Maybe they by default work now on (Native)Segwit, not on old 1xxxx format?

I just installed Bitcoin Wallet on Android myself, and opened a backup from early 2015. Weirdly enough it instantly crashes, but after restarting it started syncing my backup (with legacy addresses). It's currently still syncing my old transactions (80 months to go), but instantly showed several old transactions, so it looks like it's still working.
Syncing this wallet takes a very long time. To ask the obvious: did you wait long enough?
Update: After 3.5 hours, I still have 73 out of 80 months to go. It looks like it's going to take more than a day to fully sync.

Much like core on a PC, there are a lot of variables as to the speed of sync.
Older phone / tablet with 2GB ram? Or new flagship?
But unless something else is going on it seems like way to long a time.
I have not used the wallet in years but I can probably dig up an old backup and check when I get home to see how long it takes.

-Dave

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Quote from: Kamiil on November 11, 2021, 03:06:11 AM

I made a backup (bitcoin-wallet-backup-2014-08-18)

From my Recover Bitcoin topic topic:

Quote from: LoyceV on August 26, 2018, 08:09:32 AM

Determine wallets based on filenames (note: these are the default filenames, you could have renamed yours)

bitcoin-wallet-backup-YYYY-MM-DD. Example: bitcoin-wallet-backup-2015-12-31
Use Bitcoin Wallet on Android or do a manual recovery.

I assume you've tried the first option, that leaves the second option.

Quote from: PawGo on November 11, 2021, 03:27:52 AM

I am not an expert in Bitcoin Wallet (for android), but it is possible that something has changed during 7 years, it would be necessary to check release notes.
Maybe they by default work now on (Native)Segwit, not on old 1xxxx format?

I just installed Bitcoin Wallet on Android myself, and opened a backup from early 2015. Weirdly enough it instantly crashes, but after restarting it started syncing my backup (with legacy addresses). It's currently still syncing my old transactions (80 months to go), but instantly showed several old transactions, so it looks like it's still working.
Syncing this wallet takes a very long time. To ask the obvious: did you wait long enough?
Update: After 3.5 hours, I still have 73 out of 80 months to go. It looks like it's going to take more than a day to fully sync.

Quote from: PawGo on November 11, 2021, 03:35:52 AM

altcoins (check https://findmycoins.ninja/ for your address)

They're called Forkcoins Wink

Note for Kamiil: don't even think about this before moving your Bitcoin out of that address. Otherwise you risk losing it to a compromised wallet.

o_e_l_e_o

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Quote from: Kamiil on November 11, 2021, 03:06:11 AM

Unfortunately, when I restore this backup in the new version of Bitcoin Wallet software, I don't see anything there.

What happens when you restore the wallet? When you say "you don't see anything", do you mean the app can't find the wallet file to restore it, it finds it but won't restore at all, or it does restore but shows you an empty wallet? If it doesn't restore at all, does it give you an error message? If it does restore, do the addresses in the wallet match the addresses you have above? Do they begin with "1" or do they begin with something else?

If you are going to go down the route of dumping your raw private keys, then you should preferably be doing this on an offline computer for security reasons.

PawGo

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I think the best would be to extract private key and use other client - anyway you will need to do it if you want to get your altcoins (check https://findmycoins.ninja/ for your address)

Kamiil

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Thank you.
Yes, I secured my wallet with a password. I know the password.

PawGo

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I am not an expert in Bitcoin Wallet (for android), but it is possible that something has changed during 7 years, it would be necessary to check release notes.
Maybe they by default work now on (Native)Segwit, not on old 1xxxx format? No idea.
Did you protect wallet with PIN?

Anyway, they say you may manually restore private keys from backup file (scroll to the bottom):
https://github.com/bitcoin-wallet/bitcoin-wallet/blob/master/wallet/README.recover.md
You may try to use their tool (preferably being offline).

As you receive WIF, you may probably easily import it to any other client, mobile or desktop.

Kamiil

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Activity: 11

Merit: 9

Hi.
Let me ask you a question.
I set up my wallet in 2014, I think it was Bitcoin Wallet software from Google Play.
I bought a 0.05 BTC.
I made a backup (bitcoin-wallet-backup-2014-08-18)
The address is 1MV2No1t2VAyoKhXAKNzGFyZmcXiNfjdB3.

Unfortunately, when I restore this backup in the new version of Bitcoin Wallet software, I don't see anything there.

Is there any way to get back to my bitcoins?

The file "bitcoin-wallet-backup-2014-08-18" contains a number of characters:

1MV2No1t2VAyoKiXAKNzGFyZmcXiNfjdB3
149cen8AKLfWrfhpWS5cHnBFZLkfXSDZoK
13bCDmpKyccq8fx8ZTnsDSBrjs2MLcCQ98

(I intentionally changed a few characters so that it would not be misused)

Thank you very much for any advice
Kamil

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