Topic: HDD Crash & I Lose Everything? (Read 644 times)
If you encrypt your wallet.dat with very strong passphrase, you may send it to yourselves as email attachement for backup purpose
you'll lose your coins if you lose a Hard Drive
Backup, backup, backup.
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but have cases that home user don't make backup and lose all data...
Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain Backup is the rule. 1 backup @home and one offsite.
Keeping backup near your computer is the same as no backup.
Keeping backup near your computer is the same as no backup.
Yes, but have cases that home user don't make backup and lose all data...
Backup is the rule. 1 backup @home and one offsite.
Keeping backup near your computer is the same as no backup.
Keeping backup near your computer is the same as no backup.
I have a lab on Brazil and recover ALL DATA!
safe and secure!
But if you do not trust exists otherwise, with remote access: 40% success rate!
safe and secure!
But if you do not trust exists otherwise, with remote access: 40% success rate!
If you have a HD with Wallet and needs to recover, I can do this, but have costs!
If you want PM!
If you want PM!
Do you have a clean lab?
If you have a HD with Wallet and needs to recover, I can do this, but have costs!
If you want PM!
If you want PM!
What happens if I lose a Hard Drive? The one with the 'wallet' on it? Then I lose whatever Bitcoin I've got?
Make sure you have several back-ups of your wallet.dat file of you will lose everything.
You should make a backup of the wallet onto USB stick or other medium. Once you've backed it up, the balance will always be protected unless you add new addresses to the wallet. Some of the wallet clients add addresses automatically, so you have to be careful about that.
With the current version of Multibit, you can create as many addresses as you think you'll want, then back up the wallet, and you'll be all set.
With the current version of Multibit, you can create as many addresses as you think you'll want, then back up the wallet, and you'll be all set.
Is it possible to have some sort of address containing all your currency for you to redeem at another wallet in case your HDD fails? Or is all your money lost if your HDD fails and you cannot recover the necessary files?
yes, unless you can recover the files on your HDD, mainly your wallet.dat file
What happens if I lose a Hard Drive? The one with the 'wallet' on it? Then I lose whatever Bitcoin I've got?
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