Hi Everyone, Here are some guides on how to update to the new Wallet after overwinter update.
here is a guide to updating wallets.
If you are updating from GUI walet
1. (optional step) Open old wallet, will automatically open in safe mode and wait to sync.
2. Made a backup of old wallet esp wallet.dat (votecoin folder/resources/app/votecoin)
3. Download new wallet
https://github.com/Tomas-M/VoteCoin-wallet/releases/ and copy all the files from new wallet into the old wallet and overwrite all files (170 files)
4. Wallet.dat file should still be in there unaffected
5. Opened votecoin.exe after files were overwritten
6. Wait to sync.
If you are updating from original old WINDOWS text wallet.
1. Downloaded newest wallet.
https://github.com/Tomas-M/VoteCoin-wallet/releases/2. Put wallet.dat from old wallet into new wallet (resources/app/votecoin) and votecoinid file from old into new (resources/app)
3. Start new wallet. wait for it to sync to block chain to show transactions. It will still give safe mode error.
4. Then Export private keys from back up section on new wallet.
5. Now you dowload a new wallet again, export to a new folder, open and wait for fresh wallet to sync.
6. Import your keys from back up section.
This is the long winded way but works, make sure you back up those walelet.dat and votecoinid files somewhere else too
If you are updating from original LINUX text wallet, open the old wallet, ignore the safe mode error.
1. Type command
$ vot export
to get your private keys
2. Download latest wallet from @everyone overwinter update has been completed, get new wallet below... I will make a quick video on how to tansfer coins if needed
https://github.com/Tomas-M/VoteCoin-wallet/releases/3. Open new wallet and wait to sync
4. Go to Back up tab in new wallet import your keys
5. Wait for resync (wont take long)
Cheers
