A tool to recover lost bitcoin private keys from dead hard drives.
python3 keyhunter.py -i /dev/sdX --log ./sdX_log.log -o ./sdX_found_keys_list.txt
# --or--
./keyhunter.py -i /dev/sdX --log ./sdX_log.log -o ./sdX_found_keys_list.txt
The output should list found private keys, in base58 key import format.
To import into bitcoind, use the following command for each key:
bitcoind importprivkey 5KXXXXXXXXXXXX
bitcoind getbalance
- Supports both pre-2012 and post-2012 wallet keys.
- Supports logging to a file.
- Cannot find encrypted wallets.
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