Quick start

  1. Choose a Scan Mode: Quick or Deep
  2. Optionally set a Custom Path to scan a specific folder
  3. Press Start Scan
  4. Review Results (filter by confidence if needed)
  5. Pro: save a JSON report or open file locations

Scan modes

Quick: Searches wellknown wallet locations and common browser wallet data. Fast, low system impact.

Deep: Scans your entire Windows system (e.g., C:\ and user folders). Thorough but takes longer.

How scanning works

Stage 1  Known paths

  • Checks coinspecific folders and key files (e.g., keystore.json, wallet.dat, id.json)
  • Emits a Wallet Directory finding only when an expected file is present

Stage 2  File content scan

  • Reads text files up to the Max Text MB limit and matches coin patterns (addresses, private keys, keystores)
  • Deterministic validators reduce false positives: Base58Check, Bech32 HRP, SS58 checksum, secp256k1 range, ETH keystore structure, etc.
  • Known noisy system artifacts are downgraded or skipped

Stage 3 (Windows only)  Registry

  • Looks for wallet install traces and settings for supported wallets

Confidence levels

  • High: Strong evidence (checksums/structure or clear wallet files)
  • Medium: Good signal but missing hard validation or located in docs/demo areas
  • Low: Weak hints; shown only if you enable lowconfidence in Settings

Trial vs Pro

  • Trial: Up to 5 scans; file paths hidden; saving reports disabled
  • Pro: Unlimited scans; full paths; export reports; open file locations
  • Activate by loading your .lic file from Settings or any license prompt

Results

  • Each result shows: Coin, Type (Wallet File / Wallet Directory / Address/Key Pattern / Seed Phrase), path (Pro only), description
  • Use Open Location (Pro) to reveal files in Explorer
  • Save Report (Pro) writes JSON with both full findings and a condensed summary

Settings

  • Theme: Light or Dark UI
  • Language: Switch app language (righttoleft languages supported)
  • Performance Profile: Balanced / NVMe High / HDD Safe
  • Include LowConfidence: Shows informational/weak matches (OFF by default)
  • Max Text MB per file: Max text read from any single file (default 2 MB)
  • Findings per file limit: Stop after N matches per file (default 3)
  • Exclusions: Caseinsensitive substrings of paths to skip (e.g., node_modules, Logs)
  • License: Load a .lic to unlock Pro

Custom path scanning

Leave Custom Path blank to scan default locations (Quick/Deep). Enter a folder path to scan only that folder and subfolders.

Exporting & sharing (Pro)

  • JSON report includes raw findings and a condensed summary grouping identical tokens
  • Verify on another machine by rescanning those file paths

Privacy & safety

  • Local only  CryptoTrace does not upload your data
  • Readonly  files are never modified
  • Large/binary files are skipped or capped to avoid spikes

Troubleshooting

  • No results but you expect some: try Deep mode or point a Custom Path at your wallet dir; increase Max Text MB; temporarily enable LowConfidence
  • Slow on HDD: switch to HDD Safe; add exclusions for large toolchains (e.g., node_modules, .git)
  • Many false positives: keep LowConfidence OFF; update to the latest version
  • Can't open result path (Trial): upgrade to Pro or load your license

Detected items

  • Wallet directories/files for many popular coins (see WalletDefinitions.json)
  • Address/key patterns with validators (Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin, Zcash, Ripple, Tron, Cardano, Solana, Polkadot/Kusama, Ethereum)
  • BIP39 seed phrases (12/15/18/21/24 words) with checksum validation

Limitations & tips

  • Not every wallet/coin is supported; contribute new rules via WalletDefinitions.json
  • Some caches and developer toolchains are noisy; defaults try to suppress common sources
  • Private keys/seeds inside images/archives/proprietary formats may be missed (textfocused scanner)
  • ETH keystore detection validates structure, not password/decryption ability

Security tips

  • Store backups offline and encrypted
  • Never share seed phrases or private keys
  • After locating sensitive files, move them to an encrypted vault

System requirements

Windows 10/11; .NET 8 desktop runtime is bundled in the portable build

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