MULTIPLE WALLETS - ONE MACHINE??

[zulover]

hi, its an old cookie but how can you have multiple wallets on one machine?

step by step guide would be nice.

thanks

[progamerbet.com]

Close your bitcoin application. Rename wallet.dat -> wallet.dat.old. Rerun your bitcoin application and it will generate a new wallet.

[zulover]

So will they both be running at the same time and wiil it be still on the same window or a second window for the new wallet?

[Abdussamad]

hi, its an old cookie but how can you have multiple wallets on one machine?

step by step guide would be nice.

thanks

You can have multiple wallets in two data directories. So:

- copy your existing data directory to a new one. https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Data_directory

- delete the wallet.dat file in it

- run bitcoinqt/d with the datadir option pointing to the new directory and a different port:

bitcoin-qt -datadir=<dir>  -port=8334

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Running_Bitcoin

- It will create a new wallet for which you should set a password.

- create a shortcut for the above command.

It would be even easier if you used a client other than bitcoin-qt. Electrum, multibit, armory all support multiple wallets.

[zackclark70]

hi, its an old cookie but how can you have multiple wallets on one machine?

step by step guide would be nice.

thanks

You can have multiple wallets in two data directories. So:

- copy your existing data directory to a new one. https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Data_directory

- delete the wallet.dat file in it

- run bitcoinqt/d with the datadir option pointing to the new directory and a different port:

bitcoin-qt -datadir=<dir>  -port=8334

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Running_Bitcoin

- It will create a new wallet for which you should set a password.

- create a shortcut for the above command.

b warned backup your wallet first as accidents do happen

[zulover]

hi, its an old cookie but how can you have multiple wallets on one machine?

step by step guide would be nice.

thanks

You can have multiple wallets in two data directories. So:

- copy your existing data directory to a new one. https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Data_directory

- delete the wallet.dat file in it

- run bitcoinqt/d with the datadir option pointing to the new directory and a different port:

bitcoin-qt -datadir=<dir>  -port=8334

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Running_Bitcoin

- It will create a new wallet for which you should set a password.

- create a shortcut for the above command.

b warned backup your wallet first as accidents do happen

ok .thats kindof what I was thinking along the directory lines. Yep ive been meaning to do this for a while and setup electrum, just lack of time, looks bad with me attaining senior member rank aswell.like the site abdusamad. Jazakallahukhair.

thanks zac I backup to 3 different places regularly.

[progamerbet.com]

hi, its an old cookie but how can you have multiple wallets on one machine?

step by step guide would be nice.

thanks

You can have multiple wallets in two data directories. So:

- copy your existing data directory to a new one. https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Data_directory

- delete the wallet.dat file in it

- run bitcoinqt/d with the datadir option pointing to the new directory and a different port:

bitcoin-qt -datadir=<dir>  -port=8334

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Running_Bitcoin

- It will create a new wallet for which you should set a password.

- create a shortcut for the above command.

It would be even easier if you used a client other than bitcoin-qt. Electrum, multibit, armory all support multiple wallets.

yea but now you have two huge data directories with the whole blockchain on them

[roslinpl]

hi, its an old cookie but how can you have multiple wallets on one machine?

step by step guide would be nice.

thanks

You can have multiple wallets in two data directories. So:

- copy your existing data directory to a new one. https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Data_directory

- delete the wallet.dat file in it

- run bitcoinqt/d with the datadir option pointing to the new directory and a different port:

bitcoin-qt -datadir=<dir>  -port=8334

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Running_Bitcoin

- It will create a new wallet for which you should set a password.

- create a shortcut for the above command.

It would be even easier if you used a client other than bitcoin-qt. Electrum, multibit, armory all support multiple wallets.

yea but now you have two huge data directories with the whole blockchain on them

Why just do not install another wallet different fromthe one you have?

[zulover]

True you could but uniformity is good, and qt wallet should allow for something like this. IN THE OVERVIEW SCREEN YOU COULD EASILY HAVE AN OVERview for more than 1 wallet.

[Sydboy]

Why would you want multiple wallets at the same time ?
A store might need multiple addresses, but they can all be contained in the same wallet.
if you have coins all over the place why not just send them to the 1 wallet ?

[zulover]

Thats true whats you say. My issue is recieving different funds for different purposes on different addresses in the same wallet which can becomes a bit tricky. Yes you can isolate an address and see whats recieved and sent, but a separate wallet would be easier to separate the funds.

[Abdussamad]

Why would you want multiple wallets at the same time ?
A store might need multiple addresses, but they can all be contained in the same wallet.
if you have coins all over the place why not just send them to the 1 wallet ?

Some reasons:

- To keep coins from different sources separate. When you spend coins the transaction inputs can be from any addresses in your wallet. Since all transactions are public and some of the addresses may be publicly associated with you people can find out how many coins you own and what transactions you make. So to avoid all that it makes sense to keep bitcoins from different sources in separate wallets.

- For security reasons you may have multiple wallets. Hot wallets on your PC or mobile and offline wallets for larger amounts.