Topic: Saving Bitcoin to USB for security purposes. - page 2. (Read 3021 times)
I just need someone to confirm this works before I go and delete the wallet.dat off my computer and potentially lose my coins. I'm almost positive it should work. The only other step I would need to do is make sure there is no trace on my computer of the coins. Could download program that searches through files to make sure no hidden history/files to solve that issue though.
This still leaves your coins vulnerable because if someone gets access to your phone, they can steal them. I'm talking someone hacks their way into your phone in some manner. Not physically grabbing it from your hands.
Your idea may work if your phone didn't have service and when you wanted to transfer your coins you would turn on the service and transfer the coins.
I'm looking for 100% way to pull my bitcoins from internet/computer and put them onto a USB drive so only way to get access to them is to have the USB drive.
Your idea may work if your phone didn't have service and when you wanted to transfer your coins you would turn on the service and transfer the coins.
I'm looking for 100% way to pull my bitcoins from internet/computer and put them onto a USB drive so only way to get access to them is to have the USB drive.
Is this too simple? What am I missing here?
Why cant you just send your bitcoins to your wallet on your computer. Backup the wallet.dat to a usb stick. Close the bitcoin wallet. Delete the wallet.dat from your computer. Restart bitcoin wallet so it creates a new fresh wallet with no bitcoins. Unplug USB containing your bitcoins.
Doesn't this make your bitcoins completely inaccessible to everyone except the person holding the usb drive?
Why cant you just send your bitcoins to your wallet on your computer. Backup the wallet.dat to a usb stick. Close the bitcoin wallet. Delete the wallet.dat from your computer. Restart bitcoin wallet so it creates a new fresh wallet with no bitcoins. Unplug USB containing your bitcoins.
Doesn't this make your bitcoins completely inaccessible to everyone except the person holding the usb drive?
Or Buy a cheap android phone, Install only 1 app (Bitcoin) and send all your bitcoins there. Use it to send and receive bitcoins.
Take a backup in memory card also.
This newbie forum concept is ridiculous also. So annoying. What are chances of getting a real reply here?
Is this too simple? What am I missing here?
Why cant you just send your bitcoins to your wallet on your computer. Backup the wallet.dat to a usb stick. Close the bitcoin wallet. Delete the wallet.dat from your computer. Restart bitcoin wallet so it creates a new fresh wallet with no bitcoins. Unplug USB containing your bitcoins.
Doesn't this make your bitcoins completely inaccessible to everyone except the person holding the usb drive?
Why cant you just send your bitcoins to your wallet on your computer. Backup the wallet.dat to a usb stick. Close the bitcoin wallet. Delete the wallet.dat from your computer. Restart bitcoin wallet so it creates a new fresh wallet with no bitcoins. Unplug USB containing your bitcoins.
Doesn't this make your bitcoins completely inaccessible to everyone except the person holding the usb drive?
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