<p>Are you also sure that you've let Bitcoin qt fully synchronise with the network? Very recently I moved across my wallet.dat to a new installation with no issues.</p>

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2013-10-09T11:29:51.347Z
I am 100 percent sure, I really don't know what's the problem. It's a pity that I have lost my Bitcoins now.
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2013-10-09T13:38:57.590Z
I'm quite unsure then. Why don't you enable debugging and take a look at debug.log. Maybe it'll tell you where it's going wrong and if it's failing to load wallet.dat.
Bittylicious
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2013-10-08T19:50:41.320Z
2013-10-08T19:50:41.320Z
Bittylicious
<p>Check your wallet address against blockchain.info. verify there are no erroneous transactions / that your using theright wallet.dat file</p>

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2013-10-09T12:29:25.607Z
2013-10-09T12:29:25.607Z
Jaz
<p>Recently I have reinstalled Bitcoin qt because my HDD crashed. Fortunately I had a backup of my wallet.dat, but there is still one problem.</p>

<p>After the installation I replaced the wallet.dat with my old wallet.dat. If I start Bitcoin qt now, I can not see any money in my wallet?!</p>

<p>What can I do now?</p>

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2013-10-08T18:32:16.630Z
Have you tried running `bitcoin-qt -rescan`?
Nate Eldredge
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2013-10-08T19:11:00.917Z
Yes, also tried this. It didn't work.
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2013-10-08T22:58:07.733Z
Do any transactions show at all?  If not, you probably didn't have a good backup.
Stephen Gornick
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2013-10-08T22:58:50.690Z
How recent was your backup?   Bitcoin-Qt/bitcoind uses a keypool, and thus you need to make new backups after a certain number of transactions.
Stephen Gornick
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2013-10-09T11:37:47.223Z
I even can't see any transactions listed in my client. Bitcoin-qt looks like if I have started it the first time. I am sure the backup includes the latest transactions, I just created it some days before the crash happened.
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Lost my BTC, though my wallet is still available
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# Lost my BTC, though my wallet is still available

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-10-08)

Recently I have reinstalled Bitcoin qt because my HDD crashed. Fortunately I had a backup of my wallet.dat, but there is still one problem.

After the installation I replaced the wallet.dat with my old wallet.dat. If I start Bitcoin qt now, I can not see any money in my wallet?!

What can I do now?

**Tags:** bitcoin-core

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Have you tried running `bitcoin-qt -rescan`?  
> **username_0**: Yes, also tried this. It didn't work.  
> **username_2**: Do any transactions show at all?  If not, you probably didn't have a good backup.  
> **username_2**: How recent was your backup?   Bitcoin-Qt/bitcoind uses a keypool, and thus you need to make new backups after a certain number of transactions.  
> **username_0**: I even can't see any transactions listed in my client. Bitcoin-qt looks like if I have started it the first time. I am sure the backup includes the latest transactions, I just created it some days before the crash happened.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2013-10-08. Score: 2

Are you also sure that you've let Bitcoin qt fully synchronise with the network? Very recently I moved across my wallet.dat to a new installation with no issues.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I am 100 percent sure, I really don't know what's the problem. It's a pity that I have lost my Bitcoins now.  
> **username_3**: I'm quite unsure then. Why don't you enable debugging and take a look at debug.log. Maybe it'll tell you where it's going wrong and if it's failing to load wallet.dat.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2013-10-09. Score: 2

Check your wallet address against blockchain.info. verify there are no erroneous transactions / that your using theright wallet.dat file


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