Trying To Recover My Wallet

[TMC33]

Hi,

I had a laptop break on me and forgot I had XRP stored on the Ripple Desktop Wallet. I have attached my old hard drive to an external and plugged it into my other computer. I have opened the RippleAdminConsole-1.4.1.exe file and typed my password in. However, it is asking for the wallet file and I'm unsure what that file is called or where to locate it? I don't have the secret key on hand unless I saved it under documents or something. Is there any way I can recover my XRP or is it lost forever? I had about 7,000 coins in there so I would really like to get them back!

Thanks!

[pucksterpete]

1 hour ago, TMC33 said:

However, it is asking for the wallet file and I'm unsure what that file is called or where to locate it?

Hi, your looking for a file called "wallet", its about 548 bytes, search the entire drive for it.

If you find the wallet file and have the correct pw, then your good to go, you will be able to access your XRP and also your secret key associated with that address.

Good luck

[jargoman]

for windows try looking in the "app data" or "application data" folder, you have to click "View > show hidden files" in windows explorer (file manager). It'll warn you that altering data in that folder is dangerous. Just don't delete anything and you're fine. 

It's something like
/Users/username/App Data
/Users/Username/shared/App Data
/Users/Username/Documents/App Data

or something similar

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On linux also click "View > Show Hidden files" look in the home folder for a folder that begins with a "dot". Could be .ripplewallet or .rippledesktopwallet

Also look in /home/username/.config for a folder that contains the wallet file. 

If you simply copy the wallet to the same folder in the new operating system then the app will read it. 

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Sorry I can't help more,  I don't know anything about the rippledesktop wallet. Those folders are pretty standard. 

 

[jargoman]

Another option would be to install the same os to another computer and create a user with the same username then copy the entire /Users/username to /Users/username on the new os. It's very unlikely the wallet is outside of the home folder