few questions about bitcoin clients

[accord01]

I remember before it used to be that wallet.dat is everything u need to back up your wallet.  What are the files ending in .wallet?

Also, do wallet passphrases apply to the wallet.dat / back up when u load it to a new client?

Thanks

[DannyHamilton]

I remember before it used to be that wallet.dat is everything u need to back up your wallet.  What are the files ending in .wallet?

.wallet?  With Bitcoin-Qt?  I thought that was a file from MultiBit?

Also, do wallet passphrases apply to the wallet.dat / back up when u load it to a new client?

Yes.

[accord01]

oh so is multibit's back up not wallet.dat, but .wallet?

[DannyHamilton]

oh so is multibit's back up not wallet.dat, but .wallet?

https://multibit.org/en/help/v0.5/help_fileDescriptions.html