Recover private keys
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Sometimes machines give up on you this can cause loss of coins. Here's a start at an overview of how to recover private keys. If you're reading this just because you might go ahead and make some quick safe backups of your keys.
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Android[edit]
adb?
Linux[edit]
If your OS fails booting it's probably best to boot from a USB key. After that you can probably find your way since you're a linux geek anyway. If not, try some of the following:
find /|grep wallet.dat # this takes time
Windows[edit]
Just boot from a Linux live key and refer to the Linux section
OSX[edit]
Not sure. You were using Time Machine, right? Otherwise, check the Linux section.
Source[edit]
See Also on BitcoinWiki[edit]