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Wallet files & locations (what to back up)

This page is intentionally written for non-technical users.

The one thing that matters

If you only do one thing, do this:

  1. Close the wallet app.
  2. Make a copy of your wallet files to an offline place (USB drive / external disk).

What counts as “wallet files”?

  • ReddCoin Core Desktop (v4.x): the wallets/ folder inside the ReddCoin data directory (it contains one or more wallet files).
  • ReddCoin Core Desktop (v3.x): typically a single wallet.dat file inside the data directory.
  • Mobile / seed-phrase wallets: your seed phrase (write it down offline) and any app-specific backups.

Important: ReddCoin Core Desktop does not normally give you a seed phrase. It uses wallet files. If you’re being asked for a seed phrase when you only ever used Core Desktop, pause and verify which wallet app you’re using.

Default data directory locations

These are the default locations. If you set a custom -datadir, your files will be elsewhere.

Windows

  • C:\Users\<YOU>\AppData\Roaming\Reddcoin\

macOS

  • ~/Library/Application Support/Reddcoin/

Linux

  • ~/.reddcoin/

What you’ll see inside the data directory

File / folder What it is Safe to delete?
wallets/ (v4) Your wallet(s) No
wallet.dat (v3) Your wallet (legacy) No
backups/ Auto/manual backups (if enabled) No (keep)
blocks/ Raw blockchain data Yes (re-download)
chainstate/ Database state for the chain Yes (rebuild)
indexes/ Optional indexes Yes (rebuild)
peers.dat Saved peer addresses Yes (will regenerate)
debug.log Log file Yes (but keep for troubleshooting)
reddcoin.conf Configuration file Yes (but you may lose custom settings)

How to find the folder quickly (easy methods)

From inside the wallet

Many Core-style wallets have a menu option that opens the data folder (examples: “Open data directory”, “Show debug log”, etc.). If you see that, use it.

Windows (manual)

  1. Press Win + R
  2. Paste: %APPDATA%\Reddcoin
  3. Press Enter

macOS (manual)

  1. In Finder, click Go in the menu bar
  2. Hold Option and click Library
  3. Navigate to Application Support → Reddcoin

Linux (manual)

Use your file manager to show hidden folders, then open ~/.reddcoin/.

If you’re moving to a new computer

Use this runbook:

Sources / further reading