Wallet recovery (legacy how-to)

This page summarizes the legacy wiki’s operational guidance for restoring access to an existing wallet.

Primary source: wiki.reddcoin.com/Restore_your_wallet permalink oldid=4846.

Core idea

If you have a backup wallet file (a .dat file), you can restore it by placing it into your Reddcoin data directory as wallet.dat, then starting Reddcoin Core.

Default data directories

• Linux: ~/.reddcoin
• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Reddcoin
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Reddcoin

Safe restore procedure

1. Close Reddcoin Core completely.
2. Open the Reddcoin data directory.
3. If a wallet.dat already exists, rename it (e.g., old_wallet.dat).
4. Copy your backup .dat file into the directory and name it wallet.dat.
5. Start Reddcoin Core.
6. Wait until the wallet is fully synced (avoid sending until “out of sync” indicators stop).

Finding the data directory from inside Core

If you cannot locate the directory:

• Open Help → Debug window.
• Use the button that opens the debug log file.
• Search the log for: Using data directory.

Support

If the above steps don’t work, request help in official community channels (see the Community links page) and never share your wallet file or private keys.