<p>I have no experience and I think you would be mightily lucky if you succeed in recovering your wallet file, but I'd advise you to stop using that HDD (to avoid too much writes) and try <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=restore%20hdd%20after%20reformat" rel="nofollow">googling for the problem and trying all the proposed solutions</a>.</p>

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2013-04-11T20:27:01.633Z
2013-04-11T20:27:01.633Z
Steven Roose
<p>I formatted and re installed MacOSX on the HDD that contained my <code>wallet.dat</code>. I have no backup of it.</p>

<p>Any ideas how I could possibly recover this file and my Bitcoins?</p>

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2013-04-11T15:25:21.133Z
You can try recovery tools (like this one : http://www.prosofteng.com/products/data_rescue.php) by I think that this is too late.
iXô
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2013-04-15T08:29:03.820Z
mmmh are you sure you haven't [already asked](http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/9760/help-how-can-i-find-my-bitcoin-iwallet) this?
o0'.
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2013-06-02T17:58:33.227Z
Yes. Your linked thread is, clearly, from another user.
user1202278
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Installed MacOSX over HDD containing wallet
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# Installed MacOSX over HDD containing wallet

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-04-11)

I formatted and re installed MacOSX on the HDD that contained my `wallet.dat`. I have no backup of it.

Any ideas how I could possibly recover this file and my Bitcoins?

**Tags:** wallet-recovery

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You can try recovery tools (like this one : http://www.prosofteng.com/products/data_rescue.php) by I think that this is too late.  
> **username_2**: mmmh are you sure you haven't [already asked](http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/9760/help-how-can-i-find-my-bitcoin-iwallet) this?  
> **username_0**: Yes. Your linked thread is, clearly, from another user.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2013-04-11. Score: 2

I have no experience and I think you would be mightily lucky if you succeed in recovering your wallet file, but I'd advise you to stop using that HDD (to avoid too much writes) and try [googling for the problem and trying all the proposed solutions](https://www.google.com/search?q=restore%20hdd%20after%20reformat).


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