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I'm at the point now where keeping all of my BTC in one wallet is too big of a security risk. I want to send some to a new wallet and just leave them there and rename the wallet.dat file when not updating the blockchain. I already use the -datadir command to keep the blockchain/wallet file in the same directory as the client. Are there any other issue I should be aware of when using multiple directories on the same drive? Planning on using less obvious names for these other directories and hoping that any stealer program will only take the active wallet file at most.

thanks

Edit: Windows 7, and I know not to run more than one version of the client at once.

as long as the client is only allowed to access one at a time you should be all set, if you're really worried run a few vm's with a simple linux distro to isolate each one OS wise(and keep them inaccessible until you bring it online, probably eaiser to manage that as well)

thanks, should I choose the "detach database" option also?

That option has no effect. As of version 0.8.0 and above, all the block files are no longer stored using BDB. Only wallet files uses BDB, but those are "detached" with every write by default.

If you want here is tutorial, how to prepare virtual machine:
http://www.howtogeek.com/56158/ (http://www.howtogeek.com/56158/)

There is no Problem with that as long as you run only 1 Wallet at the same time.

And for the stealing Software, just crypt your Wallets with a long Password, use a rhyme or a long sentence.

Doesn't bitcoin keep running after you exit the client though? So no way
to stop that except killing the process?

thanks

Not by default, when you close the Client with "x", the task exits.
But there is an option where the Client only minimize, take that off.

Thanks, I usually do File > Exit. Will look for the setting. All I know is that when I shut the computer down it sometimes will say it is waiting on a bitcoin process to stop.

Yes, you're right, so go to Settings->Options->Window and uncheck "Minimize to Tray" and "Minimize on Close" then the Client exits full when you hit the "x"

Ok, I started the process last night creating two more wallets and working smoothly so far. Was pretty nervous transfering thousands at a shot. lol

thanks again