What do you guys think about having a backup button to our server. Where you just click it once, and everyday it will send a backup to our server automatically, and will keep multiple copies of your wallet. Its actually safer than a cloud server as we dont actually have your funds, and your wallet will be encrypted or it should be. Just an idea. If many will use it, we will add it as an option for those that want it to turn it on. With this option we can make it add multiple wallet.dat files in your flycoin/roaming folder locally too or point it to an external device. Let me know if you want this.
Vegas
I think an 'auto-backup' feature, similar to what TX and DASH wallets have would be an excellent idea. I am not sure if sending the info to a central server is too cool tho. That idea is best left to the individual to decide, and protecting our wallets is up to us, not Team FLY. You guys have enough going on without taking on another responsibility. Getting the no-fee withdraw wallet is being tough enough on your Team, but 'auto-backup' would be cool because so many of us forget to do that.
Keep up with the ideas Team FLY,
CapnBDL
I pretty much agree; also, if i understand wallets correctly, i only need to back up my wallet once... not every day, right? I mean if i create a backup on the day i install a new wallet, it is good forever, cuz the info is in the blockchain, my wallet just gives me access to it... ... so put a backup in my local "safe deposit box" and good to go, don't need to back it up like daily... I could install my old wallet, let it re-sync, and "voila", there's my current wallet again.
Now, i hope that's all true, lol If not, i better get enlightened, cuz that's what I do!
That is almost true. But that backup doesn't take into account things like you added a new address/es. So, personally, I backup once a month. Some ppl do more often, but, for sure, you would want to do a backup if you send coins out, to catch any new addresses your wallet may create with returned change, etc. Again, it is all up to you to protect yourself. The newer the backup, done to an off-line device (USBstick, Mem card, Another computer, etc, the better the chance of retrieving a lost wallet.dat.
Hmmm... damn, just when you think you've got it all.....lol
So even though the blockchain keeps track of transactions, it never associates a "sub address" with a "main address", so one would lose the corresponding amount of returned change, cumulative, I think is what you are pointing out... reason enough for me to change my habits. I thought if I manually created a new address then I would need to backup, but never realized (until recently) that every send transaction probably generates change (and an address for that change) which is subject to being lost with my system....
Thanks again! Learned another lesson for the day...that's about 372 so far, lol
Thank you!