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Title: Data stored in wallet? Post by: tkbx on March 08, 2013, 04:17:09 AM Exactly what information is stored in your wallet? Is it just your public and private keys? If you back up your wallet, can you load it into another copy of the program and send bitcoins from there? And if you back up your wallet, then gain coins, and restore from a backup, will your coins still be safely stored in the blockchain, or will your balance be as it was when you backed it up?
Title: Re: Data stored in wallet? Post by: tkbx on March 08, 2013, 12:54:08 PM bump
Title: Re: Data stored in wallet? Post by: John (John K.) on March 08, 2013, 12:56:16 PM Exactly what information is stored in your wallet? Is it just your public and private keys? If you back up your wallet, can you load it into another copy of the program and send bitcoins from there? And if you back up your wallet, then gain coins, and restore from a backup, will your coins still be safely stored in the blockchain, or will your balance be as it was when you backed it up? Your bitcoins will be stored as long as you have the accompanying private keys to the address where the bitcoins were sent to. You can receive bitcoins to an address without ever connecting the wallet to the internet.Title: Re: Data stored in wallet? Post by: Nicolai on March 08, 2013, 12:59:26 PM I'm not sure exactly (go to github and browse the source if you want).
Some thing I know is stored: * public/private keys * labels (also called "accounts") * keypool (pre-generated public/private keys) * last blockheight Title: Re: Data stored in wallet? Post by: deepceleron on March 08, 2013, 02:19:58 PM Everything related to your bitcoin identity is stored in the wallet:
addresses reserve addresses and the time they were created address labels address book (other people's addresses) past transactions the last block height seen There were other things previously stored in the wallet, like program settings, but these have largely been moved out. Title: Re: Data stored in wallet? Post by: tkbx on March 08, 2013, 02:43:38 PM Also, are Multibit/other 3rd party wallets compatible with BTC-qt?
Title: Re: Data stored in wallet? Post by: Gabi on March 08, 2013, 03:23:11 PM Yup the wallet contain all these things but the important things are the private keys
Also, are Multibit/other 3rd party wallets compatible with BTC-qt? No. This mean you have to export and then import the private keys... |