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Re: Lost Litecoin (LTC) passphrase for wallet! Please help!
by
witcher_sense
on 18/01/2021, 05:57:38 UTC
Hi there,

I had my passphrase for my litecoins (around 250 pcs) on a sheet of paper (I know, not the smartest idea) and I lost it!

I cannot remember if I choosed it on purpose or if I just smashed the keyboard and printed the passphrase (really).

In the core I can try as many passphrases as I want, is there any way to find the right one?

thx!
What wallet are you using to store your litecoins? It is not quite clear to me what you have lost exactly. There is a big difference between a seed phrase, a passphrase, and the password to your wallet. A seed phrase is a set of words (12-24 words) generated by wallet software and used to generate private keys for your wallet. You should have a backup of these words because with them you can always restore your wallet. A seed phrase is essentially your money. A passphrase is additional words or password-like alphanumeric string that is used along with your main seed to generate completely different sets of private keys (different wallets). In this case, the combination of the seed plus passphrase is what you need to restore access to your money. Passwords are not the same thing as seeds or passphrases. It is used to unlock your encrypted wallet file. If you lost your password but have backups of your seed and passphrase, you can easily restore your wallet. So, which of these three did you lose?