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Bitcoin => Bitcoin Technical Support => Topic started by: TheBitMan on July 09, 2011, 01:23:33 AM

Title: I need help getting 0.3.24
Post by: TheBitMan on July 09, 2011, 01:23:33 AM

HOW DO YOU MAKE A BACK UP WALLET???

Title: Re: I need help getting 0.3.24
Post by: ElectroGeek007 on July 09, 2011, 01:38:50 AM

1. Stop/exit bitcoin client completely
2. copy/paste wallet.dat somewhere else (from "C:\Users\USER\appdata\Roaming\Bitcoin" on Windows 7)
3. upgrade client
4. ...?
5. profit.

Title: Re: I need help getting 0.3.24
Post by: TraderTimm on July 09, 2011, 01:43:31 AM

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Securing_your_wallet

If you scroll down you'll see locations for where the wallet.dat file is on different OSes.

Title: Re: I need help getting 0.3.24
Post by: TheBitMan on July 09, 2011, 01:46:40 AM

Quote from: ElectroGeek007 on July 09, 2011, 01:38:50 AM

1. Stop/exit bitcoin client completely
2. copy/paste wallet.dat somewhere else (from "C:\Users\USER\appdata\Roaming\Bitcoin" on Windows 7)
3. upgrade client
4. ...?
5. profit.

Thank you!