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Board Bitcoin Technical Support
Re: Reinstalling Bitcoin-qt?
by
Mushoz
on 03/01/2014, 19:59:32 UTC
I have lost the password for my Bitcoin-qt (have close to nothing in it), and I need to reinstall it but I don't want to waste my time downloading the whole blockchain. Can anybody tell me how to do this?

Don't do what the previous poster said, that isn't necessary Wink

Do this instead:

1- Close Bitcoin-qt
2- PRESS WINDOWS + R key.
3- Write: %APPDATA%
4- PRESS ENTER
5- CUT the file wallet.dat and paste in other location like C:\ (this is a backup of your wallet.dat, should you ever remember your password you can use this to access your lost Bitcoins again)
6- Open Bitcoin-qt again

Tada: Fresh wallet Smiley