Hi all,
Returning BTC dude here.
I was digging through my PC recently for old wallets that I know are knocking around and I found one in particular that appeared to have a number of funds associated with it (which matched my memory of having a certain amount of BTC too, so it wasn't unexpected). This one in particular was from 2013.
When I open it in Bitcoin Core 0.13.2 (which is the version stored on my previous installation and therefore presumably the version the wallet was used with, I get the following behavior:
https://s8.postimg.org/wmrwqv3c5/btccore_error.jpgInbound transactions only. No outbound. No pending balance. No receiving addresses(!!!)
https://s8.postimg.org/z5dlriu79/btccore_error2.jpgCompletely blank receive dialogue box. Allows me to create a new address with no issue, seemingly.
https://s8.postimg.org/3mxiagcvp/btccore_error3.jpgThe three transactions show correctly in the transactions tab. The Transaction info gives an ID that does not show on the blockchain. The status on all 3 transactions is: Status: 0/unconfirmed, not in memory pool
I've come to accept the fact that my wallet appears to be screwed, or something, and the coins will probably not be recoverable (
though if anyone is able to set me on a path to recovery I will absolutely reward them).
What I would at least like to know, is if anyone can give an explanation of what happened here. Back in 2013 transactions didn't take a long time to confirm. I can't understand how there are several days between the transactions but yet none of them are confirmed at all in the wallet. Zero shows in the available and the pending transactions.
FYI - if I open the wallet in v0.7.0 then I get the same behavior, except the total balance of the incoming transactions shows in the "Pending balance" section (which appears correct?).
I've checked the receiving address on blockchain.info and it appears to be completely un-used. I find it difficult to believe that I would have left this unresolved back in 2013 before I stopped using the wallet! I find it even harder to believe that the first transaction wouldn't have been confirmed or rejected by the time that the third transaction had happened several days later!
