<p>Try to unlock it on console by using the walletpassphrase command (e.g. walletpassphrase (5 digit here) timeouthere)</p>

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2018-02-07T02:02:19.470Z
2018-02-07T02:02:19.470Z
zhiyan114
<p>These fellows seem to be onto something: <a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=790407.0" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=790407.0</a>
, if you only have a ~5 digit password, you could easily brute force it (one way to be sure you're not simply mistyping, or had mistyped)</p>

<p>But we're not the only ones.</p>

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2017-11-05T07:28:57.130Z
2017-11-05T07:28:57.130Z
SteveMac
<p>Some older version of bitcoin core wallet had bugs and you may have come across one yourself. If the password is 5 digit it should be easy and fast to crack it. Try btcrecover or hashcat with some guesses. If the file isn't corrupted there is a chance that you will regain access</p>

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2024-10-27T18:36:02.097Z
2024-10-27T18:36:02.097Z
cryptorecovery.io
<p>I typed in the password very carefully, the same 5 digit password I use on another program. I know and remember exactly what I typed, I didn't type anything incorrectly. I got an error message saying the password was too short. Then the program crashed. When I relaunched it, the wallet is encrypted but it won't accept the password that I put in. How can I get my bitcoins back and/or unencrypt the wallet?</p>

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2017-02-10T22:43:20.383Z
did you upgrade your core software?
rny
<bitcoin-core><encryption><passphrase><wallet-recovery>
Using Bitcoin Core Wallet, encrypted it, now it won't recognize password
permtrav2025
# Using Bitcoin Core Wallet, encrypted it, now it won't recognize password

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-02-05)

I typed in the password very carefully, the same 5 digit password I use on another program. I know and remember exactly what I typed, I didn't type anything incorrectly. I got an error message saying the password was too short. Then the program crashed. When I relaunched it, the wallet is encrypted but it won't accept the password that I put in. How can I get my bitcoins back and/or unencrypt the wallet?

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, encryption, passphrase, wallet-recovery

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: did you upgrade your core software?  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2018-02-07. Score: 1

Try to unlock it on console by using the walletpassphrase command (e.g. walletpassphrase (5 digit here) timeouthere)


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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-11-05. Score: 0

These fellows seem to be onto something: <https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=790407.0>
, if you only have a ~5 digit password, you could easily brute force it (one way to be sure you're not simply mistyping, or had mistyped)

But we're not the only ones.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2024-10-27. Score: 0

Some older version of bitcoin core wallet had bugs and you may have come across one yourself. If the password is 5 digit it should be easy and fast to crack it. Try btcrecover or hashcat with some guesses. If the file isn't corrupted there is a chance that you will regain access


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