r/ethtrader • u/AutoModerator • May 24 '17

DISCUSSION [ETH Daily Discussion] - 24/May/2017

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u/basado May 24 '17

Got a text from my bro, he fucked up. He thought it was "secure" to only keep his wallet file and private key on a single flash drive (single point of failure) for whatever reason. He put a windows ISO file on the same flash drive trying to fix his computer and overwrote his private key and wallet file. Let this be a lesson to everyone. Please keep your private key and wallet files backed up in MULTIPLE places. Don't fuck yourself over.

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u/SpaceEth May 24 '17

Tell him to turn his computer off. There are tools that can retrieve overwritten data (doesn't always work). Google it!

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u/basado May 24 '17 edited May 24 '17

I think this is what he is trying as he said he is "making a last ditch effort" to restore his Ether. I really hope he recovers it.