Quote from: calkob on October 02, 2016, 09:13:33 AM

Quote from: achow101 on October 02, 2016, 04:11:39 AM

Follow these instructions very carefully. Make sure you backup.

Start with Bitcoin Core stopped
Move your wallet.dat file out of the Bitcoin datadir
Start Bitcoin Core. It should create a new HD wallet
Get an address from the wallet. Copy it somewhere safe.
Stop Bitcoin Core. Backup the new wallet file in the Bitcoin datadir
Move that wallet.dat file out of the datadir to a safe location
Move your old wallet.dat file back into the datadir
Start Bitcoin Core
Send all of your Bitcoin to the address you copied down earlier. Wait for a few confirmations
Stop Bitcoin Core
Move your new wallet.dat file back into the datadir
Start Bitcoin Core. You should see the Bitcoin in your wallet now.

Great set of instructions thank you Wink

, i think to be safe i will just the funds to another wallet i have in the mean time.

so a few question's,

will following this procedure allow me to keep all my old addressess ?
at the end you say
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Move your new wallet.dat file back into the datadir
do this mean overwrite the old one or do i remove it first?

Thanks to all Grin

It is always best to keep the old wallet somewhere safe, just in case vs overwriting it.
Your old addresses will not be in the new wallet if you follow his steps so you should use new ones, but you will still have the private keys if ever needed.

And backup the new wallet.