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Re: I have a wallet from 2013, I need to know how to access it
by
takuma sato
on 24/04/2025, 15:39:38 UTC
⭐ Merited by Forsyth Jones (1)
Dear all,
I have a bitcoin wallet back from 2013, I have few files + some keys.
Tried many ways but still could not access it correctly ( I accessed a sort of wallets all empty)   
I suspect having around 4 BTC

I need someone to tell me how I can open it, what is needed.


HODL!!!

You didn't specify what type of wallet are you holding. If it is a wallet.dat, then it has to be a Bitcoin Core wallet. I just asked this in another thread, in case you want to read it, maybe there is something useful for you:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5538345.msg65285753

So the restore wallet should be enough. But if you want to use as online wallet, you need importdescriptors:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5498210.0