So to summarise, download latest bitcoin core.
delete wallet.dat from it.
Replace with my recovered wallet .dat.
Start bitcoin core.
Cross everything.
Is that correct?. Thanks and sorry for novice questions.
delete wallet.dat from it.
Replace with my recovered wallet .dat.
Start bitcoin core.
Cross everything.
Is that correct?. Thanks and sorry for novice questions.
Yes, the wallet.dat should be placed in the folder named Bitcoin that's inside the appdata folder. These instructions explain how to open it if you don't know how to do it.
Click the windows start button, then copy and paste the line of text below into the search box that appears, then press the enter key to open the hidden folder containing your Bitcoin wallet.dat file.
%appdata%\Bitcoin
This is what your search box should look like after you have copied and pasted the line above into it.
