I just upgraded to the most recent darkcoin client. It says that there's a security issue and I should create a new wallet and transfer my funds to it.
OK, fine. How do I do that? I don't see any menu options for making a new wallet.
Thanks for the help.
- make a backup of your wallet and keep it on a seperate folder / drive.
- close darkcoin client
- go to the location of where yr wallet.dat is located (normally in your %appdata inside a darkcoin folder)
- rename your wallet.dat to old.wallet.dat
- start darkcoin client, it will now create a new wallet.dat with a new darkcoin address
- encrypt your new wallet
- copy your new darkcoinadress in notepad or something.
- close darkcoin client
- rename wallet.dat (this is yr new darkcoinadress) to new.wallet.dat
- rename old.wallet.dat to wallet.dat
- start darkcoin and transfer yr funds to your new darkcoin address
- close darkcoin client
- rename wallet.dat to old.wallet.dat
- rename new.wallet.dat to wallet.dat
- start darkcoin client
- make several new backups to store on usb, other drives .. old backups will not work anymore now.
edit : didnt see thelonecrouton's post.. oh well, use this one if you need a step by step guide.