How to get new wallet.dat file

[awigaxeh-443]

How do I do this?

[mcorlett]

Back up (if you want to keep it) and delete the wallet.dat that resides in:

Windows:

Code:

%AppData%\Bitcoin

Linux:

Code:

~/.bitcoin/

Mac OS X:

Code:

~/Library/Application Support/Bitcoin/

[kokjo]

Delete BACKUP AND REMOVE! the wallet.dat that resides in:

Windows:

Code:

%AppData%\Bitcoin

Linux:

Code:

~/.bitcoin/

Mac OS X:

Code:

~/Library/Application Support/Bitcoin/

[mcorlett]

I modified my post to reflect the possibility that the OP might want to keep the old file. I originally overlooked this - perhaps wrongfully so.

[joshv06]

Back up (if you want to keep it) and delete the wallet.dat that resides in:

Windows:

Code:

%AppData%\Bitcoin

Linux:

Code:

~/.bitcoin/

Mac OS X:

Code:

~/Library/Application Support/Bitcoin/

Thanks a lot for this, much needed.