I decided to check on my litecoins so I copied my backup wallet.dat from an external source where I had it stored. I only see 2 transactions that I received on for 0,10 ltc and one for 1,3 ltc. The problem is that a transaction for 166 ltc is missing and the balance in my wallet is 0 ltc. I only have 1.4 unconfirmed ltc. Does anyone know what the hell is going on? At least I should be able to access the 1.4 ltc that I received during the two transactions. I know that ltc’s are present somewhere in the wallet.dat but for some reason I can’t access them. I had the wallet.dat in cold storage for something over 3 years and it has been created on a different OS, but that should not be a problem. If someone can help me retrieve ltc’s I will give him 16 ltc’s.
Hi you could try to start litecoin qt-client with the -rescan command. Maybe this helps to recover your coins?
If this does not work make a clean install. Then before first start ensure that you walltet.dat is correctly in place/use by setting the wallet directory, e.g. "-datadir=c:\your\wallet\dir. Then wait until you are fully synced with the network.
Keep me informed if this resolves your issues
edit:
when you run the qt-client with --help it shows you a list of all commands. I found another command called “-upgradewallet”. Maybe your walltet uses a very old format? However, be careful, I have no clue what this command might do to your wallet. (Always keep a safe copy!)
kremlin any update on your status?
edit 26.4: well no response so it worked. i guess no bounty for me
Wow if your method worked and he just bailed, then what a scammer man
Well, yeah its sad. However, I anyway did not expect to receive that bounty…, but it would have been nice
Hi Xus,
are you still around ?
i need some help, and i promise i wont disappear if you sort out my issue.
its something similar… let me know.
yeah I am still around!
wow that was fast
can i explain here my issue ?
of course then others can help too.
Ok.
Bought some LTC in 2013 and backed up the .dat file on an usb.
Today i have decided its time to sell the coins
i have installed the latest version from litecoin.com
But after synchronizing, it shows both transactions as unconfirmed.
Both of them have the status as “unconfirmed received with … here is that long address”
After reading on this forum i have just right clicked one of the transaction and selected “abandon transaction”.
Now in the transaction history i have one transaction with the status “unconfirmed received with…”
and one transaction with “abandoned received with…”
but my pending or available balance is still zero.
Im not a tech guy, have no idea what to do with the explanations you provided above... But i
m ready to pay a nice reward if i manage to get the coins back.
i can provide also screenshots if useful, but to be honest i dont know what is private and what not.
Just create a simple text file. lets call it start.txt
enter the following text:
C:\litecoin\litecoin-qt.exe -datadir=C:\Litecoin\DataLitecoin -rescan
Now replace the two paths so that the fit your system:
C:\litecoin\litecoin-qt.exe --> needs to point to you litecoin-qt.exe
C:\Litecoin\DataLitecoin --> needs to point to your directory that includes the wallet.dat file
-rescan (this command will trigger a rescan within the blockchain)
then rename the start.txt to start.bat and execute it (double click).
the litecoin client now should start and do a rescan.
Give feedback if this works for you.
Cheers, XuS
did it, but when i double click the bat file, there is just a small window which comes on for a fraction of a second, i dont even have time to see whats that. and thats it, nothing else happen.
i presume im doing something wrong... so
ill try to put it down.
first path is C:/Program Files/Litecoin/litecoin-qt.exe
second path is C:/Users/Dorina/AppData/Roaming/Litecoin
any thoughts ?
I think you mixed up the “/” with the “” ?
You can also try the following open the command promt (click on start -> type “cmd” -> enter.
copy the command into this windows and hit enter. than you should get an error message.
Cheers
edit: BTW always keep a copy of you original wallet in case you do something stupid!
i hope you dont get upset with me please… i have used the correct slash on the other computer
ok the error is:
C:\Program
is not recognized as an internal or an external command, operable program or batch file.
this is the error i got in the cmd.exe window.
The problem could be the whitespaces in the path. you may try adding " " around the paths such as: “C:\litecoin\litecoin-qt.exe” -datadir=“C:\Litecoin\DataLitecoin” -rescan
or simply create folder C:\litecoin\ and move the qt-litecoin client folder and the wallet file in there. Then adapt the pahts and try again.
Cheers, XuS
hey it worked with the " " things
now is rescanning … looks like it take some time. i`ll be back in a few mins
yeah this takes time. lets hope the best!
unfortunately the same results.
one transaction now shows "unconfirmed received with…"
and the other transaction shows “abandoned received with…”
if i double click on the transaction it shows the
Status: 0/unconfirmed, not in memory pool, abandoned
Date: 09/12/2013 01:42
Credit: 100.00000000 LTC
Net amount: +100.00000000 LTC
Transaction ID: "here is a long number"
Output index: 0
i have no idea what to do, and internet is so limited with information regarding this…
hmmm… maybe you have a very old wallet file with an old format. well you could try the following.
1.) backup your wallet
2.) start the client again with -upgradewallet
3.) close the client and check if wallet format has been upgraded (e.g. file size changed compared to the backup)
4.) start again with -rescan
Cheers, XuS
do i use the same line but instead of -rescan i use -upgradewallet ?