<p>If your transaction from April still has no confirmation, it would be feasible to create another transaction that spends the same input to yourself. You could hope that your new transaction would be verified first, which would invalidate the other transaction and salvage your coins.</p>

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2013-10-21T16:39:00.490Z
2013-10-21T16:39:00.490Z
Murch
<p>Run this option when starting bitcoin-qt:</p>

<pre><code>-salvagewallet
</code></pre>

<p>I've had this exact same issue several times with other coins and it works like magic.</p>

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2014-01-05T19:00:26.600Z
2014-01-05T19:00:26.600Z
Paul Gregoire
<p>I sent a payment of 0.9995 bitcoins back in April to my MtGox account. However I just checked and it has 0 confirmations. Additionally it doesn't show in my wallet or my MtGox account. Is it lost? Can I get it back?</p>

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2013-10-21T08:22:45.423Z
What is the wallet address?
user1068446
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2013-10-21T12:01:04.683Z
Or the transaction ID would also be helpful.
cdecker
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2013-10-21T14:26:56.740Z
Was the output perhaps spent in another conflicting transaction?
Murch
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2013-10-21T16:29:52.157Z
those questions are very important to answer. but it is possible(but I only saw this happen twice) to get back if there was an error in your client making the transaction invalid... Sadly it would be considered a double spend... but it would make the first problematic transfer be rejected, and you could spend your money.
Joe White
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2013-10-21T16:38:31.113Z
What wallet service are you using?
Murch
<mtgox><confirmations><lost-transactions>
No confirmations, waited for months!
Jamil Merali
# No confirmations, waited for months!

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-10-21)

I sent a payment of 0.9995 bitcoins back in April to my MtGox account. However I just checked and it has 0 confirmations. Additionally it doesn't show in my wallet or my MtGox account. Is it lost? Can I get it back?

**Tags:** mtgox, confirmations, lost-transactions

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: What is the wallet address?  
> **username_2**: Or the transaction ID would also be helpful.  
> **username_3**: Was the output perhaps spent in another conflicting transaction?  
> **username_4**: those questions are very important to answer. but it is possible(but I only saw this happen twice) to get back if there was an error in your client making the transaction invalid... Sadly it would be considered a double spend... but it would make the first problematic transfer be rejected, and you could spend your money.  
> **username_3**: What wallet service are you using?  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2013-10-21. Score: 4

If your transaction from April still has no confirmation, it would be feasible to create another transaction that spends the same input to yourself. You could hope that your new transaction would be verified first, which would invalidate the other transaction and salvage your coins.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2014-01-05. Score: 1

Run this option when starting bitcoin-qt:

```
-salvagewallet

```

I've had this exact same issue several times with other coins and it works like magic.


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