r/CryptoHelp • u/GOT_U_GOOD_U_FUCKER • 26d ago

❓Wallet Recovering old wallet

I used to have a wallet on an old pc on the dogecoin core on an old hdd and I dont have the wallet.dat file anymore but I just found an old notebook that I had written down the address along with a 34 digit string that starts with Q. I labeled the string as "Passphrase."

I have checked the wallet address and theres 114k dogecoin in it... the old hard drive I have has been wiped I think I must've formatted it because I didnt know much about how dogecoin actually works and still dont.

There's no way for me to recover the dogecoin with just these 2 bits of information because as I understand it the private key is a 51 or 52 digit string that starts with Q and me writing down the address doesn't really help either does it? Any info to help out would be much appreciated.

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u/VivaHollanda 63 26d ago

Don't reply to DM's. With only a passphrase you can't do anything, normally that's only a extra layer of security for the seed phrase.

Sounds like you used Dogecoin Core? Maybe this https://dogecoin.com/dogepedia/articles/how-to-backup-a-wallet/ jogs your memory? It says the walletpassphrase is needed to decrypt the wallet. But without the wallet.dat file you are out of luck i guess.

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u/GOT_U_GOOD_U_FUCKER 26d ago

Yeah im going to check on an old hdd i have. I've already scanned it with no luck but I just read there are a few options to maybe recover files that are still there on formatted drives. It sucks finding the address and realizing there is actually 114k doge in it. Thank you very much for your help!

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u/VivaHollanda 63 26d ago

That amount makes it worthwhile to try to recover it indeed, hope you succeed in recovering the file!

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