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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: Chopperos on February 13, 2012, 08:17 am

Title: Backing up Bitcoin .dat file in a Mac
Post by: Chopperos on February 13, 2012, 08:17 am
can anyone help me?  I'm new to Mac and cant find the file that the online instructions suggests.

Where am I going wrong?
Title: Re: Backing up Bitcoin .dat file in a Mac
Post by: novocaine on February 13, 2012, 09:31 pm
~/Library/Application Support/Bitcoin/ is the path unless you are using lion which somebody once said 'library' is hidden now?? so you have to unhide it.

I would then backup the wallet.dat to my secure USB and erase the wallet.dat from my mac.
Then when I wanted to use my wallet I would transfer the wallet.dat back to the original location and then boot up the bitcoin program.

Its been a little while since i did this so just make sure your file is backed up.
I erased it from my library because apparently that is what thieves look for if they gain access....your wallet.dat.

Nerds are thugs man. they are like ninjas. Never trust a nerd..he may just be stealing your wallet.dat