<p>If you want to recover anything from a bitcoin address you must have at least one of the following:</p>

<ul>
<li>the private key</li>
<li>the WIF (wallet import format)</li>
<li>the phrase seed</li>
</ul>

<p>For spending the money of an address you must have the private key wich is reversably obtainable from the WIF or generated from a phrase seed. If you don't have any of these you probably lost your money</p>

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2018-01-07T18:23:01.377Z
2018-01-07T18:23:01.377Z
Carlo
<p>In 2013 I started downloading BitcoinQT and the blockchain thinking I was going to mine. I never even finished the download and eventually deleted it from the computer. I still have my wallet ID and passkey but never created a 12 phrase seed.</p>

<p>I have Bitcoin in this wallet but cannot seem to access it. My research thus far indicates I have to download BitcoinCore and the entire 100GB blockchain just to restore the wallet. Even if I do this, won't I still experience the same issue of having to maintain the blockchain on a computer in order to use the wallet?
 Surely there must be a simpler wallet? I haven't had any luck importing it into Electrum (watching/receiving only) or Exodus. I'm running a Mac.</p>

<p>Your wisdom is much appreciated!</p>

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Wallet Recovery
Lester081281
# Wallet Recovery

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-01-05)

In 2013 I started downloading BitcoinQT and the blockchain thinking I was going to mine. I never even finished the download and eventually deleted it from the computer. I still have my wallet ID and passkey but never created a 12 phrase seed.

I have Bitcoin in this wallet but cannot seem to access it. My research thus far indicates I have to download BitcoinCore and the entire 100GB blockchain just to restore the wallet. Even if I do this, won't I still experience the same issue of having to maintain the blockchain on a computer in order to use the wallet?
Surely there must be a simpler wallet? I haven't had any luck importing it into Electrum (watching/receiving only) or Exodus. I'm running a Mac.

Your wisdom is much appreciated!

**Tags:** private-key, wallet-recovery


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-01-07. Score: 1

If you want to recover anything from a bitcoin address you must have at least one of the following:

* the private key
* the WIF (wallet import format)
* the phrase seed

For spending the money of an address you must have the private key wich is reversably obtainable from the WIF or generated from a phrase seed. If you don't have any of these you probably lost your money


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