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April 11, 2013, 01:05:20 AM Last edit: September 20, 2013, 04:44:10 AM by HELP.org |
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Certified Bitcoin Professional Bicoin.me - Bitcoin.me!
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braindead
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April 11, 2013, 01:08:45 AM |
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yeaahh that´s why u should backup your wallet on a pen drive Also don´t forgett to encrypt it
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braindead
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April 11, 2013, 01:31:26 AM |
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U should hide it in a secret place and at least one person of your trust (Mother, brother, etc) should know the place and the pass
U dont need to tell everything .. just tell " if something happens to me u have to do this and this"
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vipah
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April 11, 2013, 02:03:59 AM |
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wallet.dat on a flash drive or two even. Store them at the inlaws or bank.
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itzzzAlice
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April 11, 2013, 03:14:15 AM |
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As soon as I get some funds, I'm gonna purchase another USB drive and another micro SD card/SD card. I want to have at least 4 back ups for my main wallet and 5 for my offline wallet. I always keep an SD card on my wallet in my purse anyways just to be safe.
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bonez565
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April 11, 2013, 05:48:03 PM |
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I have local backups in a raid 1, and then my entire computer is backed up (with encryption) off site using backblaze.
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Derechef
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April 11, 2013, 08:08:46 PM |
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Interesting topic.
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sauna
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April 11, 2013, 08:28:47 PM |
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No matter what you do, if you are storing all the keys at one location you're going to get in trouble.
A simple way would be to get a deposit box at a bank and write the key on a piece of paper using a simple cipher. That way the deposit box or you will still have the key (depending on where disaster strikes)
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AlexanderB
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April 11, 2013, 08:36:40 PM |
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Interesting topic indeed. I've so far mined 1/40th of a bitcoin (I just started), but I'll be backupping to various USB sticks too..
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GeneM
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April 11, 2013, 08:42:13 PM |
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what if there is a global thermo-nuclear war and all life is extinguished and all electronic media is wiped clean .....oh, I might be taking it too far..sorry, ignore me ;-)
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Luno
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April 11, 2013, 08:44:33 PM |
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Flash drives are not permanent as in decades! Background radiation and static electricity corrupt data as each bit is stored as a capacitive charge that isn't error checked when the drive is unpowered.
I also like the irony in the suggestion of storing your Bitcoins in a bank out of reach of international banking.
multiple types of media is the way to go, the keys can be engraved on a piece of soft copper, they are the only piece essential to future access to your coins.
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Gabi
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If you want to walk on water, get out of the boat
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April 12, 2013, 03:53:36 PM |
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I have multiple backups on various email/storage services. Encrypted with a looong password. Even if i lose what i have at home, i can still download my wallet from there
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Mike Christ
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April 12, 2013, 06:39:34 PM |
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Don't worry; I engraved my private key on a piece of rice and swallowed it, so I always know I have it with me.
Now, if I could only find it...
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zensunset
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April 12, 2013, 06:51:39 PM |
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I am looking into this. It's a good idea to have multiple copies.
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