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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: obbels on July 25, 2012, 10:01 pm

Title: Open up backup bitcoin wallet?
Post by: obbels on July 25, 2012, 10:01 pm
Hello, how can i open up the backup bitcoin wallet? I've send some Bitcoins to my backup adress by mistake. Anyone help me? thanks
Title: Re: Open up backup bitcoin wallet?
Post by: CrunchyFrog on July 26, 2012, 03:28 am
Quote from: obbels
...how can i open up the backup bitcoin wallet? I've send some Bitcoins to my backup adress by mistake....
That would depend upon where the backup address is located; local or online.  If local, you would run your Bitcoin client program and let it receive the up-to-date blockchain so that your coins will be listed there.  If online -- e.g., instawallet.org -- you would log in on that site, assuming you know the URL corresponding to that BTC address.  If you *did* happen to use an old SR deposit address as your backup wallet address -- obviously not a good idea -- the coins should eventually reappear in your SR account.