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Topic: What to do when withdrawing to a non-existent BTC address? (Read 1088 times)

legendary
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Strength in numbers
The coins should be there when you load in the backup and rescan. Doesn't really matter how old.
legendary
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I did do backups in some point, but after transferring all coins to the new computer I gave the old computer away...

anyway, its gone now and I see the 9 BTC as a way to support the bitcoin community. we have now 21 million coins - 9 BTC :-) - many more people losing some of their coins
legendary
Activity: 873
Merit: 1000
I just withdrew 9 BTC to an address from an old computer that I do not have anymore (I uninstalled the BTC client beforehand)

You never made a backup of the wallet on that old computer?
legendary
Activity: 1050
Merit: 1000
You are WRONG!
no. unless you gets the computer back, and the harddisk(s) is not touched/formatted/broken.
newbie
Activity: 59
Merit: 0
If uninstalling doesn't delete the wallet.dat, you should be able to just reinstall bitcoin (or move the wallet to a computer that has bitcoin installed) and get your coins back.
full member
Activity: 210
Merit: 100
If you don't have the wallet for that address anymore, that wallet is stuck with the 9BTC, unfortunately.
hero member
Activity: 546
Merit: 500
You probably can't.
legendary
Activity: 2100
Merit: 1000
Hi experts,

I have a withdrawal issue.

I just withdrew 9 BTC to an address from an old computer that I do not
have anymore (I uninstalled the BTC client beforehand)

How can I get the 9 BTC back?

thanks
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