<p>I have <code>bitcoin-qt-0.8.1-beta</code> installed on a computer. I also have another computer in which I'd like to share the same wallet.</p>

<p>First, for backup purposes, I have exported the wallet into a backup file and saved it on cloud (the wallet is <strong>encrypted</strong>!!!). Now I can retrieve this new wallet wherever I want. Given that the new workstation is secure enough to handle Bitcoins, I'd like to import the existing wallet file into the second computer.</p>

<p>I see options for <strong>exporting</strong> the wallet in bitcoin-qt, not vice versa.</p>

<p>I understand this question is very similar to <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/4547/how-to-import-my-wallet">How to import my wallet?</a> but in my case I'm going to show my try-and-fail.</p>

<p>Copying wallet.dat wasn't successful onto a computer running <code>bitcoin-qt-0.8.1</code> for Linux (notice that it's not the beta)</p>

<pre><code>bitcoin-qt -debug


************************
EXCEPTION: St13runtime_error       
CDB() : can't open database file wallet.dat, error 22       
bitcoin in Runaway exception
</code></pre>

<p>The error is always the same. Even salvaging the wallet doesn't help, because my old addresses don't appear. I repeat, I transferred wallet.dat across different versions of bitcoin-qt.</p>

<p>I could think about dumping the private keys in the old client (which is still available and running, but not at my hand's reach), but I want to ask if there is a smart way to transfer an entire encrypted wallet from a computer to another.</p>

<p>In fact, the backup wallet option should be there for a reason, shouldn't it????</p>

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2013-04-11T12:23:35.163Z
You'd better ask in the support area of bitcoin-qt...
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2013-04-11T13:50:04.107Z
May you post me a link? I'm not in front of the client right now
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Importing a backed-up encrypted wallet.dat
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# Importing a backed-up encrypted wallet.dat

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-04-11)

I have `bitcoin-qt-0.8.1-beta` installed on a computer. I also have another computer in which I'd like to share the same wallet.

First, for backup purposes, I have exported the wallet into a backup file and saved it on cloud (the wallet is **encrypted**!!!). Now I can retrieve this new wallet wherever I want. Given that the new workstation is secure enough to handle Bitcoins, I'd like to import the existing wallet file into the second computer.

I see options for **exporting** the wallet in bitcoin-qt, not vice versa.

I understand this question is very similar to [How to import my wallet?](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/4547/how-to-import-my-wallet) but in my case I'm going to show my try-and-fail.

Copying wallet.dat wasn't successful onto a computer running `bitcoin-qt-0.8.1` for Linux (notice that it's not the beta)

```
bitcoin-qt -debug

************************
EXCEPTION: St13runtime_error       
CDB() : can't open database file wallet.dat, error 22       
bitcoin in Runaway exception

```

The error is always the same. Even salvaging the wallet doesn't help, because my old addresses don't appear. I repeat, I transferred wallet.dat across different versions of bitcoin-qt.

I could think about dumping the private keys in the old client (which is still available and running, but not at my hand's reach), but I want to ask if there is a smart way to transfer an entire encrypted wallet from a computer to another.

In fact, the backup wallet option should be there for a reason, shouldn't it????

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, backup, wallet.dat

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You'd better ask in the support area of bitcoin-qt...  
> **username_0**: May you post me a link? I'm not in front of the client right now  

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