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August 04, 2011, 01:42:44 AM |
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Hello everyone.  Do you think this would work in making a backup copy for wallet.dat file? http://ronja.twibright.com/optar/A 200kb file could be stored in a single A4 paper. The wallet would fit on a single A4 if this would be the case. |
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August 04, 2011, 01:49:39 AM |
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It's so interesting, thanks.
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dreich (OP)
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August 04, 2011, 01:53:30 AM |
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It's so interesting, thanks.
No prob, probably someone here with advance technical skills could create a simple client to print our wallet. We could sleep at ease now knowing the wallet is still on the drawer.  |
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August 04, 2011, 01:56:55 AM |
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You don't need all 200kb. All you need is the 32 byte private key for each Bitcoin address you have.
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Companies claiming they got hacked and lost your coins sounds like fraud so perfect it could be called fashionable. I never believe them. If I ever experience the misfortune of a real intrusion, I declare I have been honest about the way I have managed the keys in Casascius Coins. I maintain no ability to recover or reproduce the keys, not even under limitless duress or total intrusion. Remember that trusting strangers with your coins without any recourse is, as a matter of principle, not a best practice. Don't keep coins online. Use paper or hardware wallets instead.
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s1mngg
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August 04, 2011, 02:02:24 AM |
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where do i find wallet.dat?
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August 04, 2011, 02:19:18 AM |
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indio007
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August 04, 2011, 02:25:40 AM |
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where do i find wallet.dat?
%appdata% directory in windows OS |
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ffuentes
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August 04, 2011, 02:38:21 AM |
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With Linux it's easy compile optar. I don't know what would happen in Windows.
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dreich (OP)
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August 04, 2011, 05:02:31 AM |
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Found a complete app that does it all. http://ollydbg.de/PaperbakLet me know if someone manage to print and restore their wallet as I dont have a scanner to play with. |
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August 04, 2011, 05:04:02 AM |
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where do i find wallet.dat?
%appdata% directory in windows OS or ~/.bitcoin/ on linux |
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August 04, 2011, 05:18:37 AM |
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Found a complete app that does it all. http://ollydbg.de/PaperbakLet me know if someone manage to print and restore their wallet as I dont have a scanner to play with. Ah damn, and I was looking into doing something like that... back to the drawing board again  |
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indio007
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August 04, 2011, 05:30:12 AM |
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Found a complete app that does it all. http://ollydbg.de/PaperbakLet me know if someone manage to print and restore their wallet as I dont have a scanner to play with. Awesome solution! You can even password protect the data. This is sweet! |
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August 04, 2011, 05:45:52 AM |
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Found a complete app that does it all. http://ollydbg.de/PaperbakLet me know if someone manage to print and restore their wallet as I dont have a scanner to play with. It's like Optar but does not mention it |
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August 04, 2011, 06:06:41 AM |
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yes this should work
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s1mngg
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August 04, 2011, 10:04:13 AM |
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mine says wallet
on win7 it says VCD file..
is that the same thing?
im looking through the %appdata% folder
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August 04, 2011, 10:09:18 AM |
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Thread hijack! Is wallet.dat the ONLY file I need to backup in order to keep my bitcoins in my walled if my HD fails?
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Xephan
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August 04, 2011, 12:16:50 PM |
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mine says wallet
on win7 it says VCD file..
is that the same thing?
im looking through the %appdata% folder
Yes, Windows doesn't know what wallet.dat is so it fall backs to default assumptions... and very long ago before DVDs, we had VCDs, the video was stored in files that ended in .DAT |
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August 04, 2011, 12:18:36 PM |
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Thread hijack! Is wallet.dat the ONLY file I need to backup in order to keep my bitcoins in my walled if my HD fails?
Yes... to some extent. The wallet only holds 100 addresses initially, so if you use more than 100 addresses after making your backup, you will not be able to access the newer coins. So it would be wise to make regular updated copies of the wallet. Personally I run automated alternate backups to multiple locations. This way, if your wallet.dat gets corrupted (which happened to me, fortunately AFTER I started my backup routine), you won't accidentally over-write a good copy. |
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