I was laying in bed last night and remembered... "oh crap, I had a miner running on my PC back in 2013, wonder if there are any coins stashed on my computer"
Did a quick search of my archive hard drive and came across a word file named 'bitcoin' that contains a phrase, 34 characters long, starts with '15eax'
I have been searching the internet and these forums to dry and decipher what this code is, and how to import it. Forgive my lack of knowledge in this field, I have a 5yo and have not been on my computer in far too long, the industry has surpassed my current knowledge level. Thanks for any info.
This is your bitcoin address.
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/AddressYou can use it to see if there are any bitcoins on that address in any blockchain explorer but you can not recover your bitcoins with it.
You can share your bitcoin address to anybody to receive a bitcoin payment, this is your public address.
To recover your bitcoins you need your private key.
Most private keys start with "L" or "K" (52 characters) or "5" (51 characters).