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Title: Bitcoin Client question Post by: Kanaric on April 10, 2013, 10:57:59 PM Where does the bitcoin client store it's settings? Reinstalled a computer and need to file the files on the hard drive since I backed it up and windows is corrupt
By settings I mean the wallet private keys, etc Title: Re: Bitcoin Client question Post by: Foxpup on April 11, 2013, 02:40:01 AM In the Bitcoin data directory (https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Data_directory), which is either C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Application Data\Bitcoin\ or C:\Users\USERNAME\Appdata\Roaming\Bitcoin\ depending on what version of Windows you were using (replace USERNAME with your actual user name). Copy this folder onto your new Windows installation, install Bitcoin, and when you run it, everything should be exactly as you left it.
The wallet itself is in the file wallet.dat, and this is the only file that you absolutely need to back up (put simply, if you lose this file, you lose your money). That folder also contains your configuration settings and the blockchain database, which are important, but can easily be recreated if necessary, unlike your wallet. Title: Re: Bitcoin Client question Post by: acunningham on April 11, 2013, 03:09:07 AM If running Linux, in ~/.bitcoin.
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