Quote from: etotheipi on December 27, 2013, 04:43:19 AM

Quote from: slfmde on December 27, 2013, 04:32:59 AM

Thanks for the reply but can you elaborate maybe step-by-step as I'm stilling trying to learn my way around. It sounds like I access the wallet offline, click "backup individual keys" then create a paper backup of that info. Which boxes should I check there to ensure I have all the information I would need in the future to access the coins in this wallet? The options in that window are below.

Address String
Private Key (Plain Base58)
Private Key (Plain Hex)
Public Key (BE)

Imported Addresses Only
Include Unused
Include Paper Backup Root

Thanks Again I'm still trying to learn my way around.

We get this question occasionally and I think it's crazy. Any version of Armory ever created can restore your wallet and/or let you access your private keys to be exported. Regardless of the availability of github (which is very reliable, btw), you only need one person in the entire world who's got an old installer in the downloads folder. And if Bitcoin is valuable enough, someone will make it available. It's not like there's going to be billions of dollars behind Armory wallets and everyone in the world will spontaneously delete all copies of Armory code/installers that ever existed (and github deletes the repo).

Look at DVDDecryptor, and SSHSecureShell 3.2.9. Those are two pieces of software that I use that stopped being developed 10+ years ago, yet the last version created is still easily available on the internet. I don't see how a program holding huge amounts of money would not survive. In reality, github will keep it forever, anyway, along with anyone who ever cloned the repo.

My problem is that I don't understand exactly how everything works which is why I'm asking these questions. I also don't see a problem with being "to safe" if it only takes a little time to do and gives peace of mind.

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If you don't lose the copy of armory you just need the wallet backup info: chain code / root key or something like that. If you're afraid of losing the armory program and all future access to it, you need the private key (base 58) for each of your addresses that you have coins in.

Thanks for the reply that answers my questions.

slfmde

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