@Vlad keep a backup of your wallet.dat file on 2 or 3 usb sticks. And ensure you wallet is encrypted and you know or have written down the key to unlock.
How do you back up your wallet on a usb stick? I wanted to do that but I don't know which files to copy - it seems like the wallet has dozens of small files and I don't recognize them all. That's why I decided to just move my entire user file which wasn't possible. If I miss just one I'll mess things up again. And I know, copy don't ever cut. I didn't know cut was a delete function.
To back up the wallet, you need to stop devcoin and copy the wallet.dat file.
Rather then join in on the noble members that are donating to replace the lost coins I am going to do something else. I think it we added the backup option to the gui this would not have happened.... so..
I am going to go a different way with this. Rather than helping to restore the lost funds I am going to offer a bounty to help make sure he and others do not try and backup their wallet that way again.
I am offering a bounty of 75000 DVC for someone to bring out the backup wallet functionality to the GUI. In addition I am offering another 75000 DVC if you also add sign/verify message to the GUI.
One condition is that you pm me first, so I can know someone is working on it. I can also send you some pointers that may help you along as well.
I'll put 100,000 Devcoins up for this bounty.. backing up wallet should be one click and select location to save it to... and encryption should be required or heavily prompted.
i use the signed messages a lot less so i'll put 20,000 Devcoins up on that bounty.
Please PM me to prompt me payment as i am little swamped with all the activation request accounts for devtome!!
