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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: johnmtl on September 21, 2012, 10:05 pm
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Ohhhh boyyyyy..
My laptop stopped working so I did a reboot of the laptop...
Now my btc wallet wont open
I get a msg saying
"A fatal error occurred. Bitcoin can no longer continue safely and will quit.
theres a little more info but i don't want to post that here..
PLEASE HELP.. THERE WAS SOME COIN IN THERE AND NOW I THINK IM FUCKED!!!
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Hmm... try typing %APPDATA% in an explorer window and go into the Bitcoin folder and delete the blk* if on Windows ofc.. otherwise you might be fucked, hopefully your wallet isnt corrupted
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Hmm... try typing %APPDATA% in an explorer window and go into the Bitcoin folder and delete the blk* if on Windows ofc.. otherwise you might be fucked, hopefully your wallet isnt corrupted
Man.. I dont get it.. whats an explorer window.. I tried it in my browser as an address to no avail..
I am running windows...
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it says its a runaway exception, if that helps anyone understand this
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btw.. I'm offering 1 btc to anyone who helps me get my coins back
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Recovery is:
make sure bitcoin is not running
cd into your .bitcoin directory
rm -rf db* database* .lock *.pid
But what the fuck does that mean... to me its giberish.. can a computer pro help?? maybe i should call geek squad....lol