wallet.dat file

[djac00]

I was mining and received some XRP back in 2014 and found my old wallet.dat file. As far i can tell no exchanges allow you load a wallet.dat file. I am hoping someone can tell me how to retrieve the contents of this wallet? I could really use step by step if anyone has the answer. I see videos on how to do it with bitcoin wallets etc but haven't been able to find anything on XRP.

Thanks, 

[manateehunter]

Mining what?...

.dat files have no specific application to open them, so you gotta find out what's supposed to open them to figure out where to go from there.

[amulecregg]

Maybe check Rippex wallet, and read this too ?

Edited January 11, 2018 by amulecregg

[djac00]

initially mining XRP years ago like people mine Bitcoin, early stages of Ripple -  I believe at the time ripple used desktop wallets and later suggested converting to Snapswop. 

thanks for the replies - any advice is always appreciated.