How to recover a Mist Ethereum Password?

Mist Ethereum Password can be a problem to recover due to several factors. There are various reports of buggy code and missing wallets.
So lets dive in and see what can be done and how to recover those lost Ethereum coins.

Where is the Mist Ethereum keystore file stored?

The keystore (JSON) file can be found in

Windows %APPDATA%\Mist
macOS ~/Library/Application\ Support/Mist
Linux ~/.config/Mist

How does the Mist wallet filename look like?

Its similar to UTC — 2018–06–06T08–33–59.145699700Z — d718e1873ed53658c467ce06b6f20163eb39eaf5
Where the timestamp comes directly after the UTC – tag

What encryption does the Mist Ethereum Wallet use?

262,144 PBKDF2 rounds, which takes a few seconds to check for each password, unless you have custom made tools like we do to run through a few hundred iterations each second.

Where can I download the client software?

Various releases can be obtain from GITHUB at this link
https://github.com/ethereum/mist/releases

Installation notes can be obtained here:
https://github.com/ethereum/mist

Do NOT download the wallet from any other sources as it might contain a keylogger and will drain your funds not only from the Mist Ethereum Wallet but also from every crypto wallet setup on your device.

Where can I get help to recover my Mist Ethereum Password?

If you fail all options to recover your password, you can always contact KeychainX – Wallet Recovery Services at: keychainx@protonmail.com. We usually reply within 24 hours. If you dont hear back from us please send another mail as it sometimes goes to spam.

You can also read more about our wallet recovery services by visiting our MEDIUM BLOG.