How do I create multiple wallets using qt?
First thing you need to understand is that a bitcoin address is not a bitcoin wallet and a bitcoin wallet is not a bitcoin address.
A bitcoin wallet contains one
or more bitcoin addresses along with the associated private keys.
If you want multiple addresses you can have them all in one wallet. Is there some particular reason you want the addresses split up into multiple wallet files?
Create wallet, save wallet.dat file somewhere, uninstall, reinstall, rinse, repeat?
No need to uninstall and reinstall. If you really want multiple wallet.dat files then:
- Step 1: Install Bitcoin Core (also known as Bitcoin-Qt).
- Step 2: Start up the program.
- Step 3: If there isn't already a wallet.dat file then Bitcoin Core will create a new wallet.dat file with new addresses.
- Step 4: Shut down Bitcoin Core
- Step 5: Save the wallet.dat file somewhere
- Step 6: Delete the wallet.dat that is in the Bitcoin Core data directory.
- Step 7: Return to step 2.
Am I basically just compiling my desired amount of wallets by creating and saving the wallet.dat files from each install cycle?
From each execution, not each install. You only need to install once. Anytime that Bitcoin Core starts up without a wallet.dat in the data directory, it creates a new wallet.dat.
If this is the case then eventually I will need to send btc to these new wallets from my existing cs wallet. Suggestions?
What is a "cs wallet"?