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Bitcoin => Bitcoin Technical Support => Topic started by: Archer8 on July 03, 2011, 09:13:21 AM



Title: Just Another Stupid Wallet Question (JASWQ)
Post by: Archer8 on July 03, 2011, 09:13:21 AM
OK, here's the deal.  I blew up my motherboard while fiddling with my video card.  I had backed up my whole system and had my bitcoin in an encrypted folder by itself. 
I transferred that encrypted folder to another computer that I am using now.  I have the bitcoin app running there.  There are no bitcoins showing up yet but it is still downloading the blockchain. 
Is this a good idea just transferring the folder to another computer?
Will the bitcoins that were stored in the wallet on the old computer eventually show up on the new one?
Should I just keep running the bitcoin app on the new computer?



Title: Re: Just Another Stupid Wallet Question (JASWQ)
Post by: casascius on July 03, 2011, 09:15:00 AM
They will probably show up when the block chain finishes downloading.


Title: Re: Just Another Stupid Wallet Question (JASWQ)
Post by: Archer8 on July 03, 2011, 09:25:33 AM
So everything should run as before by transferring bitcoin this way? 
No rules of Bitcoin nature are being broken here?