I haven't minded Tesla Coin since 2014 and was in regular contact with Jim from Traffic Learn.
I mined at teslacoinpool.com - no longer alive.
teslacoins.com was the site I used.
The blockchain was so big it took forever and I couldn't get past the first block.
The Teslacoin Qt program was version 4.8.4
Teslacoin version says: v1.0.0.0-gdf9d55a-Teslacoin
I have a backup dat file, but not sure what's in it.
I have a receive address - not sure if that is what I need.
What should I do? Install the new program and associate the receive address with it?
Is there a pw needed? I never encrypted the wallet and it is still on an old drive.
Thanks for any help!
You should download latest wallet and run it. Close the program and replace the wallet.dat file. If your coins still there it should appear on your wallet instantly. Always back up your wallet.dat before replacing it. Also you can try this.
How to recover your TES
from an old wallet
First, welcome back to TES Wink
Second, in your wallet, get into the console
(Help > Debug window)
2) Type in:
a) checkwallet
(identifies misspent coins)
then
b) repairwallet
(rectifies the error)
And it should be ok now! Smiley