Recovery library

Crypto wallet recovery guides

Honest, technical write-ups on what's actually recoverable — and what isn't — for the wallets people most often lose access to. Written by U.S.-based engineers who recover wallets for a living. No upsells, no upfront fees, ever.

Hardware

Ledger Nano: lost PIN, bricked device, missing words

What actually matters when a Ledger goes wrong — and the hard cases worth a specialist.

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Hardware

Trezor recovery: PIN, passphrase, and seed cases

Recovering a Trezor when the PIN is forgotten or the 25th-word passphrase is partial.

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Hardware

KeepKey: aging device, same standard seed

Why your KeepKey funds aren't stuck even though the old desktop client is.

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Browser

MetaMask: forgotten password and vault file

The browser vault is the second chance most people don't know they have.

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Software

Exodus: missing words and corrupted backups

The 12 words, the encrypted desktop vault, and what to do when the app won't open.

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Software

Electrum: encrypted wallet files and seeds

Old Electrum wallet.dat files, custom passwords, and seed restoration.

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin Core wallet.dat: old passwords, old wallets

Recovery from pre-2015 Bitcoin Core wallets where the password is half-remembered.

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Custodial

Blockchain.com wallet recovery

Login issues, lost passwords, and exporting funds out of the legacy wallet.

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Mobile

Coinbase Wallet (self-custody): seed and cloud backup

Not coinbase.com — the self-custody app, and what to do when access is lost.

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Retired

Jaxx Liberty: getting funds out of a retired wallet

The wallet is dead. The funds aren't. Step-by-step migration.

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Retired

MultiBit Classic and HD: long-discontinued wallets

Where MultiBit wallet files live, and what makes them recoverable in 2026.

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Ethereum

Ethereum 2014 presale wallet recovery

The wallet.json + password format from the 2014 sale, decrypted properly.

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Software

Atomic Wallet: lost password, missing words

The encrypted vault, the 12-word seed, and what to do after the 2023 breach.

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Ethereum

MyEtherWallet: keystore JSON and forgotten passwords

The most common 'old JSON file' case — what's recoverable and what isn't.

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Mobile

Bitcoin Wallet for Android (Schildbach)

Old encrypted backups, dead phones, and the wallet that ran the early BTC mobile era.

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Bitcoin

Armory: paper backups, encrypted wallets, cold storage

The serious Bitcoiner's wallet from 2012 — still fully recoverable today.

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Retired

Counterwallet & Counterparty: old XCP and rare tokens

Why your 12-word Counterwallet phrase doesn't work in MetaMask — and how to actually restore it.

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