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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 wallets
3 guidesKeepKey recovery: an aging device, the same standard seed
Recover a KeepKey hardware wallet when the PIN is lost, the desktop client no longer works on modern operating systems, or the 12-word recovery sentence is incomplete.
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Ledger recovery: lost PIN, bricked Nano, missing words
How to recover crypto from a Ledger Nano S, Nano X, or Stax when the PIN is lost, the device is bricked, or the 24-word recovery phrase is incomplete. When DIY works and when to call a specialist.
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Trezor recovery: lost PIN, forgotten passphrase, broken device
How to recover a Trezor One or Trezor Model T in 2026 — lost PIN, forgotten BIP39 passphrase (the 25th word), broken device, and partial seed. What to do, what to avoid.
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Desktop software
3 guidesAtomic Wallet: lost password, missing words, broken vault
How to recover an Atomic Wallet when the password is forgotten, the 12-word seed is incomplete, or the wallet file is damaged. Includes 2023 hack context.
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Electrum wallet recovery: forgotten passwords, partial seeds, and corrupt files
How to recover an Electrum Bitcoin wallet in 2026 — forgotten passwords, partial seeds, 2FA seeds, and corrupt wallet files. What to try yourself, and when to call a specialist.
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Exodus recovery: from missing words to corrupted backups
Recover an Exodus desktop or mobile wallet when the 12-word phrase is incomplete, the app won't open, or you only have an old exodus.conf.json backup. Step-by-step.
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Mobile wallets
2 guidesBitcoin Wallet for Android (Schildbach): old backups, dead phones
How to recover funds from the original Bitcoin Wallet for Android by Andreas Schildbach. Backup file formats, spending PINs, and old phones.
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Coinbase Wallet recovery: the self-custody app, not coinbase.com
How to recover a self-custody Coinbase Wallet (not coinbase.com) from the 12-word phrase, an iCloud or Google Drive encrypted backup, or a partial seed. The cases we see and what to do.
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Bitcoin
2 guidesArmory: paper backups, encrypted wallets, old cold storage
Recovering Bitcoin from the Armory wallet (2011-2016 era): paper backups, encrypted .wallet files, fragmented backups, and offline cold-storage setups.
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wallet.dat recovery: opening an old Bitcoin Core wallet in 2026
How to recover Bitcoin from an old wallet.dat file — including forgotten passphrases, corrupted files, and pre-2013 encryption. Practical steps and when to call a specialist.
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Ethereum
2 guidesEthereum presale wallet recovery: unlocking a 2014 genesis wallet
If you bought ETH in the 2014 presale, your wallet is a single encrypted JSON file. Here's how to recover it in 2026, including forgotten passwords and lost backups.
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MyEtherWallet: keystore files, lost passwords, old wallets
Recovering Ethereum from old MyEtherWallet keystore (UTC/JSON) files, forgotten passwords, and pre-2018 wallets. Realistic timelines and what to send us.
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Retired formats
3 guidesCounterwallet: old 12-word passphrases, XCP, rare tokens
Recovering Bitcoin, XCP, and Counterparty-issued tokens from old Counterwallet 12-word passphrases. What the format is, and what makes a case recoverable.
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Jaxx Liberty recovery: how to get your funds out of a retired wallet
A step-by-step guide to recovering Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other crypto from the retired Jaxx Liberty wallet. Migration steps, common pitfalls, and when to call a specialist.
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MultiBit wallet recovery: getting Bitcoin out of MultiBit Classic and MultiBit HD
MultiBit Classic and MultiBit HD were retired in 2017. Here's how to recover BTC from a MultiBit .wallet or .key file in 2026, and when to bring in a specialist.
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