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Title: Are Used Private Keys ever Pruned From wallet.dat?
Post by: TObject on November 17, 2017, 11:30:09 PM
With Bitcoin Core software are legacy private keys (private keys that used to have non-zero balance but not anymore) ever deleted or pruned from wallet.dat?

Thanks.


Title: Re: Are Used Private Keys ever Pruned From wallet.dat?
Post by: fabioganga on November 17, 2017, 11:45:13 PM
With Bitcoin Core software are legacy private keys (private keys that used to have non-zero balance but not anymore) ever deleted or pruned from wallet.dat?

Thanks.

No, they remain in the wallet. At least they do in mine!  ;D ;D