<p>If you recover your <code>wallet.dat</code> file, you can import it into a working bitcoin node and sweep the wallet. You must have access to the hard drive of the broken computer.<br /><br /></p>

<p>Your <code>wallet.dat</code> file can be located at:<br />
<strong>Linux</strong> <br /><code>~/.bitcoin/</code><br />
<strong>Mac</strong> <br /><code>~/Library/Application Support/Bitcoin/</code><br />
<strong>Windows</strong><br /><code>%APPDATA%\Bitcoin</code>
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You can also import the <code>.dat</code> file into <code>blockchain.com</code> which naturally I do not recommend since it defeats the purpose of decentralization.</p>

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2017-11-29T10:05:06.530Z
Thanks for your response. However, as the computer was thrown away, I do not have access to the hard drive. Can I not access them online somehow?
Daisyur92
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If you can access them online, someone else can too. Unless you, today, hold the private keys to the wallet you lost, those bitcoins are gone in a limbo forever.
Monstrum
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2017-12-01T16:30:53.023Z
Is there no way of accessing them using my email, payment details or computer reference?
Daisyur92
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Monstrum
<p>I bought some bitcoins a few years ago using Bitcoin Core.</p>

<p>I have since discarded my computer as it broke.</p>

<p>Where/how can I find my bitcoins?</p>

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2017-11-28T12:19:22.190Z
quick reply: in your backup, you should have a file called "wallet.dat". No backup = no keys = lost funds. Search the forum, there are many questions like yours... You might then answer the qwuestion yourself, so it can get closed.
pebwindkraft
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is too localized.  There is no way to provide a canonical answer since it depends on your prior actions, such as taking a backup.
Hannah Vernon
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Where can I find my Bitcoin core key?
Daisyur92
# Where can I find my Bitcoin core key?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-11-28)

I bought some bitcoins a few years ago using Bitcoin Core.

I have since discarded my computer as it broke.

Where/how can I find my bitcoins?

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, lost-bitcoins

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: quick reply: in your backup, you should have a file called "wallet.dat". No backup = no keys = lost funds. Search the forum, there are many questions like yours... You might then answer the qwuestion yourself, so it can get closed.  
> **username_2**: I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is too localized.  There is no way to provide a canonical answer since it depends on your prior actions, such as taking a backup.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2017-11-28. Score: 1

If you recover your `wallet.dat` file, you can import it into a working bitcoin node and sweep the wallet. You must have access to the hard drive of the broken computer.

Your `wallet.dat` file can be located at:  
**Linux**   
`~/.bitcoin/`  
**Mac**   
`~/Library/Application Support/Bitcoin/`  
**Windows**  
`%APPDATA%\Bitcoin`
  
  
You can also import the `.dat` file into `blockchain.com` which naturally I do not recommend since it defeats the purpose of decentralization.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks for your response. However, as the computer was thrown away, I do not have access to the hard drive. Can I not access them online somehow?  
> **username_3**: If you can access them online, someone else can too. Unless you, today, hold the private keys to the wallet you lost, those bitcoins are gone in a limbo forever.  
> **username_0**: Is there no way of accessing them using my email, payment details or computer reference?  

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