Topic: If a Bitcoin wallet no longer works will i lose my bitcoins ? - page 2. (Read 1667 times)
I just can't understand what do you mean by "no longer works"
no you only need to have the wallet.dat and copy past it to new directory of your roaming, if ever a new version of those wallet will be release, in the case of an even more remote, and bad change, like wallet.dat format change(it may happen in the future) we would get an advice much early before it will ever happen
you can't import the wallet from multibit to core for example but you can send bitcoin from that address to core with a simple transaction
you can't import the wallet from multibit to core for example but you can send bitcoin from that address to core with a simple transaction
So if i have a backup of a wallet.dat file from e.g. Electrum, I could use another wallet app/client like Armor to read/import that wallet.dat file? This is what I am asking; I don't want my $ in the form of bitcoin depend on the continued existence of any single bitcoin wall app/client, because if that app/client no longer works with an operating system (as I have seen happen with some games), I would be SOL (screwed).
Noob here. If I have bitcoins in a specific bitcoin client wallet (e.g. Amor, or Multibit HD, etc) and for some reason that wallet and its associated software client on my phone or pc no longer works (perhaps no longer supported by the operating system-- I have seen that happen with games, e.g. Diablo I, Diablo II games would not run on Windows 7), how would I get my bitcoin money? I don't understand if a bitcoin wallet from one specific software client is portable for importing into a different software client. Of course one should backup one's wallet, but that won't do any good if the software client that creates the backup does so in its proprietary data file format. Cold storage is one option I suppose, would that work, but still what if one did not want cold storage and its theft risks? Confused, and this seems important to me at least, so i know I would not lose my $ because of software no longer working.
Install an older version. Otherwise, keep a plain text format of your private key (Starting with 5) and you should be safe as long as Bitcoin doesn't change the algorithm. The only thing not widely used is the format of deterministic wallet. Not every wallet follows BIP32 when generating a long keyphrase for the recovery process. If I have bitcoins in a specific bitcoin client wallet (e.g. Amor, or Multibit HD, etc) and for some reason that wallet and its associated software client on my phone or pc no longer works (perhaps no longer supported by the operating system-- I have seen that happen with games, e.g. Diablo I, Diablo II games would not run on Windows 7), how would I get my bitcoin money? I don't understand if a bitcoin wallet from one specific software client is portable for importing into a different software client. Of course one should backup one's wallet, but that won't do any good if the software client that creates the backup does so in its proprietary data file format. Cold storage is one option I suppose, would that work, but still what if one did not want cold storage and its theft risks? Confused, and this seems important to me at least, so i know I would not lose my $ because of software no longer working.
no you only need to have the wallet.dat and copy past it to new directory of your roaming, if ever a new version of those wallet will be release, in the case of an even more remote, and bad change, like wallet.dat format change(it may happen in the future) we would get an advice much early before it will ever happen
you can't import the wallet from multibit to core for example but you can send bitcoin from that address to core with a simple transaction
you can't import the wallet from multibit to core for example but you can send bitcoin from that address to core with a simple transaction
First, for choose a wallet, visit this: https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet click on every wallet option there and you can go to visit their web, there are full information about what your OS you should you used for the wallet.
"No longer works" it's mean stopped works? But before it stopped the wallet still can open? or it stopped in the first time?
I recommend you, use: Electrum 2.0
"No longer works" it's mean stopped works? But before it stopped the wallet still can open? or it stopped in the first time?
I recommend you, use: Electrum 2.0
Noob here. If I have bitcoins in a specific bitcoin client wallet (e.g. Amor, or Multibit HD, etc) and for some reason that wallet and its associated software client on my phone or pc no longer works (perhaps no longer supported by the operating system-- I have seen that happen with games, e.g. Diablo I, Diablo II games would not run on Windows 7), how would I get my bitcoin money? I don't understand if a bitcoin wallet from one specific software client is portable for importing into a different software client. Of course one should backup one's wallet, but that won't do any good if the software client that creates the backup does so in its proprietary data file format. Cold storage is one option I suppose, would that work, but still what if one did not want cold storage and its theft risks? Confused, and this seems important to me at least, so i know I would not lose my $ because of software no longer working.
If I have bitcoins in a specific bitcoin client wallet (e.g. Amor, or Multibit HD, etc) and for some reason that wallet and its associated software client on my phone or pc no longer works (perhaps no longer supported by the operating system-- I have seen that happen with games, e.g. Diablo I, Diablo II games would not run on Windows 7), how would I get my bitcoin money? I don't understand if a bitcoin wallet from one specific software client is portable for importing into a different software client. Of course one should backup one's wallet, but that won't do any good if the software client that creates the backup does so in its proprietary data file format. Cold storage is one option I suppose, would that work, but still what if one did not want cold storage and its theft risks? Confused, and this seems important to me at least, so i know I would not lose my $ because of software no longer working.Jump to: