I have followed the steps provided, How can I load up the wallet I have saved? The image below shows the files from bitcoin core. Thank you guys for the help you have provided me with.
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You can also rename a copy of the wallet.dat file then paste it in that folder,
And in Bitcoin Core, use the menu: "
File->Open wallet", select that wallet from the list and it will be loaded and will rescan (
that could take a while to complete).
But no one mentioned but it's important that "
prune" setting must be disabled when you started the initial blockchain download or else, you'll have to resync Core after loading the wallet file.
The setting is in: "
Settings->Options..->Prune block storage to", it will also resync to disable that setting.
Just experienced this hahah, seems like I need to grab an external hard drive to meet storage requirements. Is there a way of finding the wallet address using the files I possess? Would be really helpful to see if this is worth pursuing considering time+effort+expenses. Also, couple years ago my uncle asked his colleagues to help him out with this issue, they were probably too lazy to try but I'm a little worried someone may have already accessed it and moved whatever he had inside to another wallet. This way I could see the contents of the wallet or any transactions that may have happened.