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Other => Beginners & Help => Topic started by: GBGglenn on November 27, 2013, 04:22:27 PM



Title: Question about the wallet
Post by: GBGglenn on November 27, 2013, 04:22:27 PM
Hello, if i leave my PC and someone can acess my wallet from it and transfers my BTC to himself, would i be able to get those coins back if i have a made a backup of the wallet and saved it on another USB for example? Or how can i be sure i can keep all my BTC safe without someone else being able to get in contact with them?

This is just a WORST case scenario. Will most likely not happen.

Thanks in advance.


Title: Re: Question about the wallet
Post by: PenAndPaper on November 27, 2013, 04:24:03 PM
Hello, if i leave my PC and someone can acess my wallet from it and transfers my BTC to himself, would i be able to get those coins back if i have a made a backup of the wallet and saved it on another USB for example? Or how can i be sure i can keep all my BTC safe without someone else being able to get in contact with them?

This is just a WORST case scenario. Will most likely not happen.

Thanks in advance.

No you can't get them back afterwards.
Encrypt your wallet so people can't have access.


Title: Re: Question about the wallet
Post by: GBGglenn on November 27, 2013, 04:33:58 PM
Thank you, will take a look at that!


Title: Re: Question about the wallet
Post by: PenAndPaper on November 27, 2013, 06:15:40 PM
Thank you, will take a look at that!

Almost all of the wallets have a built in encryption option. It's when you set a password. Simple as that  :P


Title: Re: Question about the wallet
Post by: humblebtc on November 27, 2013, 08:17:26 PM
I just make sure I set a password within my wallet so that when sending coins you must enter this password for those coins to be passed on to the desired location. You should be fine then.