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Re: BYTEBALL: Totally new consensus algorithm + private untraceable payments
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HI-TEC99
on 08/01/2017, 16:32:19 UTC
Quote from: BiTrading on January 08, 2017, 04:24:25 PM
Quote from: HI-TEC99 on January 08, 2017, 10:56:30 AM
Quote from: BiTrading on January 08, 2017, 10:16:50 AM
I have quite crucial question. I linked my btc successfully but I dont remember setting up the wallet. Was there a seed to write down or something? How should I proceed if I dont have the seed anymore? I still run the old version wallet. Thank you in advance.


Before you upgrade to the latest software version you need to backup the Byteball folder contained in a hidden folder called local. You lose your blackbytes if you lose that folder. It needs backing up after each blackbyte transaction.

It's important to back up your seed, but you can only recover your byteballs with it, not your blackbytes. However, using your seed to recover your byteballs is not easy, it's best to use a backed up folder.

After you have backed up you need yo install the latest version of the software without first uninstalling the old version. The latest version will detect your old wallet, and is needed to see your byteballs.

Quote from: HI-TEC99 on January 02, 2017, 11:40:48 PM
Quote from: grajson on January 02, 2017, 11:25:26 PM
Thanks HI-TEC99 and CryptKeeper for clarification Smiley

What exactly I need to do to secure a backup before update to v1.0.0?

"To restore wallets, you will need a full backup of Byteball settings. Just the wallet seed is not enough"

It's vital to backup this windows folder to ensure you get your blackbytes.

C:\users\\AppData\Local\Byteball

The folder is normally hidden. If you haven't configured your computer to make it visible then click the windows orb, type %appdata% into the search box and press enter, Your hidden appdata folder should open.

It's also important to back up your wallet words (the seed) that you can view in the advanced section of your wallet.

Thank you for your answer. I use Mac Osx. Do you know where to look for it here? I know how to make hidden folders visible but there a quite a lot of folders.

The byteball github says it's in ~/Library/Application Support/byteball

https://github.com/byteball/byteball

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macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/byteball
Linux: ~/.config/byteball
Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%\byteball

I never used a mac so I can't give any more detail than that.