Different between Wallet Backup and Copy / Paste Wallet.dat

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Different between Wallet Backup and Copy / Paste Wallet.dat

August 07, 2014, 04:47:12 PM

Is there a difference between backing up the wallet or copy pasting it from the roaming folder?

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Re: Different between Wallet Backup and Copy / Paste Wallet.dat

August 07, 2014, 05:06:51 PM

Quote from: CryptShark on August 07, 2014, 04:47:12 PM

Is there a difference between backing up the wallet or copy pasting it from the roaming folder?

No.

But I have read it is always a good idea to close your coin client before copying and pasting the wallet.dat from the roaming folder - just to reduce the risk of a corrupted wallet.dat.