3. Trouble loading dat file

Trouble loading dat file

  • M

    I'm trying to load an old wallet I have. On Linux I'm using command:
    wallet load 033x /home/computername/wallet.dat
    And getting an error:
    "Wallet password: stty: standard input: Inappropriate ioctl for device"
    This is using the newest version of Sia-UI(v1.0.2) and siac(v1.0.1)

    I decided to switch to Windows and try it from there, blockchain is still only at 55,500 while current block height is 70,000 ish

    I tried loading it from there using: wallet load 033x C:\Projects\Sia\wallet\wallet.dat
    And am getting error:
    Wallet password:
    Reading password failed: The handle is invalid.

    Only 033x should not have a password attached to it, right?

    Thank you in advance!

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  • admins

    When you load a seed or backup into the wallet, you need to provide the wallet with your current encryption password so that the wallet can encrypt the results and store them safely.

    So when it's asking for a password, it's asking for the encryption password of the current wallet (not the one you are loading).

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  • M

    Thanks Taek, got it working!

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