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A Bitcoin '''wallet''' contains<ref>[https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4448.0 Wallet import/export: bitkeys format]</ref>: | A Bitcoin '''wallet''' is a file named '''wallet.dat''' and contains<ref>[https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4448.0 Wallet import/export: bitkeys format]</ref>: | ||
* keypairs for each of your [[address|addresses]] | * keypairs for each of your [[address|addresses]] | ||
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It is intended that a wallet be used on only one installation of Bitcoin at a time. Attempting to clone a wallet for use on multiple computers will result in "weird behavior"<ref>[http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=5324.msg77896#msg77896 Multiple instance of bitcoin with the same wallet]</ref>. | It is intended that a wallet be used on only one installation of Bitcoin at a time. Attempting to clone a wallet for use on multiple computers will result in "weird behavior"<ref>[http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=5324.msg77896#msg77896 Multiple instance of bitcoin with the same wallet]</ref>. | ||
The format of this file is Berkeley DB. Tools that can manipulate wallet files include [[pywallet]]. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 04:47, 19 September 2011
A Bitcoin wallet is a file named wallet.dat and contains[1]:
- keypairs for each of your addresses
- transactions done from/to your addresses
- user preferences
- default key
- reserve keys
- accounts
- a version number
- Key pool
- Since 0.3.21: information about the current best chain, to be able to rescan automatically when restoring from a backup.
The data file for the wallet is wallet.dat and is located in the Bitcoin data directory.
It is intended that a wallet be used on only one installation of Bitcoin at a time. Attempting to clone a wallet for use on multiple computers will result in "weird behavior"[2].
The format of this file is Berkeley DB. Tools that can manipulate wallet files include pywallet.