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I've attempted to export my key, but when following the instructions above, there is no option to backup may wallet when I highlight my wallet and click 'wallet properties'.
Any suggestions as to why would be greatly appreciated.
That's odd, even old versions have that option; but to be sure, make sure that you're using the latest version 0.96.5.
It's also available for any "
User" level setting (
Standard~Expert).
Double-clicking the wallet name will display the same wallet properties, try it.
The only wallet type that doesn't have that option is "
Watching-Only", which doesn't contain any private keys.
It's indicated under 'Security':
![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fwg8YAG6.png&t=665&c=Gwte9vvfibP8Eg)