I am new in mining, so here's my story:
I installed Linux, downloaded geth and Claymore DualMiner.
Then generated a wallet address with geth (I was asked a passphrase) and started mining ETH …
Meanwhile tried overclocking without success and decided to install windows + MSI Afterburner.
So .. I have wallet and passphrase and lost keystore file.
- What to do to get my 0,2 ETH ?
- Is it worth get the missing info (keystore file) or just start from the beginning?
- What is the extension of that file?
- What is in that file (maybe I can extract it with foremost like here: https://www.rissmann.ch/2014/08/09/how-to-recover-lost-files/)
I already lost 2 days to get my data back (undelete, testdisk, foremost).
I found some very old partitions and data, but what I seek was overwritten.
Please help …
Best Answer
About the keystore file and specifications:
It is called: UTC JSON Keystore File
More info: https://theethereum.wiki/w/index.php/Accounts,_Addresses,_Public_And_Private_Keys,_And_Tokens
I found my JSON file:
I got a mass amount of data, where I found a JSON like text:
followed with the content of key file.
The ea52e36ce9481bde98904d4307ba90cbc6cb8ac4 is my account.