C:\Users\[YourUserName]\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\ Note: AppData is a hidden folder. Type %APPDATA%\Bitcoin into File Explorer’s address bar to jump directly.
Open Command Prompt or Terminal and navigate to the Bitcoin Core installation folder (where bitcoind.exe lives). Run: bitcoind -salvagewallet This tool brute-forces reading the Berkeley DB (the old database format Bitcoin Core uses) and tries to extract private keys from a broken file. Bitcoin Core Wallet.dat
~/Library/Application Support/Bitcoin/ Note: In Finder, click "Go" > "Go to Folder" and paste: ~/Library/Application Support/Bitcoin click "Go" >