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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: rogerdavid on September 24, 2012, 05:29 am

Title: Backing Up BTC Wallet
Post by: rogerdavid on September 24, 2012, 05:29 am
I've recently bought a new hard drive to replace my old crap one. So ill be doing a reformatting of everything.

Is there anything I need to do to back up my BTC wallet?

I'm guessing the BTC wallet is held client side rather than server side, so im worried if i do a reformat without proper backup, ill lose all my BTC.
Title: Re: Backing Up BTC Wallet
Post by: johnmtl on September 24, 2012, 05:41 am
you will indeed lose it if you do not do it right... Give me a moment and I'll get you a link that will help.
Title: Re: Backing Up BTC Wallet
Post by: johnmtl on September 24, 2012, 05:43 am
Here you go.. It helped me out of a bind the other day.

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Securing_your_wallet#Backup_just_wallet.dat
Title: Re: Backing Up BTC Wallet
Post by: rogerdavid on September 25, 2012, 08:57 am
So i've recently decided to up the security by using tails instead of windows.

How do I restore my BTC wallet in tails?

I have absolutely 0 linux experience
Title: Re: Backing Up BTC Wallet
Post by: rogerdavid on September 25, 2012, 10:53 am
BTW how is it even possible, that when i log into SR through tails, on a different computer from where i normally log into SR, my BTC still shows up? Shouldnt my coins only appear when i log in from the computer where my wallet.dat file is being held?

Really confused here
Title: Re: Backing Up BTC Wallet
Post by: AdmiralSpanky on September 25, 2012, 05:06 pm
BTW how is it even possible, that when i log into SR through tails, on a different computer from where i normally log into SR, my BTC still shows up? Shouldnt my coins only appear when i log in from the computer where my wallet.dat file is being held?

Really confused here

Your bitcoins that you see in your SR account are in a separate SR-located wallet. So wiping a hard drive or logging in through any OS doesn't matter. They'll still remain in your SR wallet unless you withdraw/spend them.
Title: Re: Backing Up BTC Wallet
Post by: rogerdavid on September 25, 2012, 11:00 pm
BTW how is it even possible, that when i log into SR through tails, on a different computer from where i normally log into SR, my BTC still shows up? Shouldnt my coins only appear when i log in from the computer where my wallet.dat file is being held?

Really confused here

Your bitcoins that you see in your SR account are in a separate SR-located wallet. So wiping a hard drive or logging in through any OS doesn't matter. They'll still remain in your SR wallet unless you withdraw/spend them.

Is this safe and secure?

Are there better options?
Title: Re: Backing Up BTC Wallet
Post by: BigEasy on September 26, 2012, 03:25 am
Is this safe and secure?

Are there better options?

Is it safe to store btc on SR? That opinion varies, I just transfer btc to SR when I want spend it.

The best and safest option is storing your btc on your own computer on a encrypted partition.