Which wallet do you have?

Pick your wallet to get the exact extraction command for your OS, plus a clear list of what is safe to send and what must never leave your device. Always work on acopy of your wallet.

When did you first use this wallet?— optional, it just narrows the list

Nothing is hidden — unlikely wallets just move down and dim, and stay clickable.

Choose your wallet

Bitcoin Core
The classic old wallet.dat with a forgotten passphrase.
Launched around 2009 — unlikely if yours is older, but still here if it's the one.
Electrum
Electrum's default_wallet file, password-protected.
Launched around 2011 — unlikely if yours is older, but still here if it's the one.
Blockchain.com (My Wallet)
The wallet.aes.json backup from Blockchain.com's My Wallet.
Launched around 2011 — unlikely if yours is older, but still here if it's the one.
MetaMask (browser or mobile)
MetaMask's encrypted vault JSON — NOT your Secret Recovery Phrase.
Launched around 2016 — unlikely if yours is older, but still here if it's the one.
Exodus
Exodus keeps encrypted .seco files — handled differently (no hash to send).
Launched around 2016 — unlikely if yours is older, but still here if it's the one.
MultiBit / Bither / others
Many other wallets have a matching btcrecover extract script.
Launched around 2011 — unlikely if yours is older, but still here if it's the one.
Bitcoin Wallet for Android (Schildbach)
An encrypted backup file from the Schildbach 'Bitcoin Wallet' Android app.
Launched around 2011 — unlikely if yours is older, but still here if it's the one.

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