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Recovery Guides
Understand the recovery path before risking the wallet
These guides explain what material matters, what may be technically assessable, and which actions can destroy evidence. They are educational—not a promise of recovery.
Not sure which guide fits? See the supported-wallet and case matrix →
Forgot a Bitcoin Core wallet.dat password?
How encryption, surviving copies, and remembered password structure affect feasibility.
Read the guide →Recover an old Bitcoin wallet from 2010–2015
Identify the software, files, backups, and limits before migrating a legacy wallet.
Read the guide →Blockchain.info wallet.aes.json recovery
What a legacy encrypted backup can contain and why the original password still matters.
Read the guide →Electrum password forgotten
Separate the wallet-file password from the seed, wallet type, and restoration path.
Read the guide →Found an old hard drive with Bitcoin?
Preserve the device, avoid overwrites, and separate data recovery from password recovery.
Read the guide →Public address vs wallet file
Why an address alone cannot restore access and which owner-held materials may matter.
Read the guide →Recover an old MultiBit wallet
Identify MultiBit Classic or HD and preserve the original files, backups, and device.
Read the guide →Partial seed phrase recovery
Understand realistic limits without exposing any known recovery words.
Read the guide →Forgot a BIP39 passphrase?
Separate the optional passphrase from the seed and device PIN before attempting recovery.
Read the guide →Correct seed, but an empty wallet?
Check passphrases, derivation paths, networks, and wallet formats without risking the seed.
Read the guide →Crypto inheritance wallet access
Preserve devices and records while establishing lawful authority and technical feasibility.
Read the guide →MetaMask vault recovery
What local vault data can mean when the password is forgotten and the original device remains.
Read the guide →Ethereum keystore password recovery
Assess an intact encrypted JSON keystore and the owner's surviving password clues.
Read the guide →Hardware wallet access problems
Distinguish a damaged device, forgotten PIN, missing seed, and lost BIP39 passphrase.
Read the guide →Start with a free, non-sensitive assessment
Describe the wallet type, approximate year, and what material survives. KeyBack screens feasibility before proposing any work, and the initial assessment is free. Unless a written case agreement states otherwise, the fee is 15% of assets for which usable access is successfully restored.
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