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Bitcoin Core Wallet.dat [new]

wallet.dat is the default wallet file for Bitcoin Core (formerly Bitcoin-Qt). Unlike lightweight or web wallets that outsource key management, Bitcoin Core stores everything locally. The file is an (since v22.0) or a Berkeley DB (BDB) file in older versions.

Bitcoin Core uses a Berkley DB (BDB) format for wallet.dat . Power outages or improper shutdowns can corrupt this file. Bitcoin Core Wallet.dat

| OS | Path (default data directory) | |---|---| | | %APPDATA%\Bitcoin\ (e.g., C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\ ) | | macOS | ~/Library/Application Support/Bitcoin/ | | Linux | ~/.bitcoin/ | wallet

wallet.dat is the default wallet file for Bitcoin Core (formerly Bitcoin-Qt). Unlike lightweight or web wallets that outsource key management, Bitcoin Core stores everything locally. The file is an (since v22.0) or a Berkeley DB (BDB) file in older versions.

Bitcoin Core uses a Berkley DB (BDB) format for wallet.dat . Power outages or improper shutdowns can corrupt this file.

| OS | Path (default data directory) | |---|---| | | %APPDATA%\Bitcoin\ (e.g., C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\ ) | | macOS | ~/Library/Application Support/Bitcoin/ | | Linux | ~/.bitcoin/ |