Stefan Thomas lost the paper where he wrote down the password for his IronKey, which contains the private keys to a digital wallet that holds 7,002 bitcoins.

lmao I hope he gets desperate the next time bitcoin spikes & pays some cryptology firm to 'crack' it and they wipe it by accident.

  • Sphere [he/him, they/them]
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    4 years ago

    If you still have it, pull the hard drive out and get a USB enclosure for a 2.5" (laptop-sized) hard drive. If the drive is still functional, you should still be able to access the files on it.

    • AluminiumXmasTrees [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Still got it. I might actually try that, I have all the info on there. And apparently it's worth 5 grand which is way more than I thought.

      • darkcalling [comrade/them, she/her]
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        4 years ago

        If you do, immediately copy everything you want off it. Lots of hard drives that fail after sitting disused for a while do so after the second start up so try and approach it as if you have only one chance. Have a second drive with enough space ready and copy the stuff you want right away. Feel free to work on it after but just as a precaution I'd suggest that given the value involved.