<p>You should be able to just upgrade your bitcoin-qt.  Your wallet.dat file can just stay in place.  Back it up just to be safe but you shouldn't have any need to use the backup just because you are upgrading.</p>

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2013-11-25T22:31:24.957Z
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RentFree
<p>It is likely to be because your computer is slow validating the blockchain but not necessarily. This <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/a/69862/75001">answer</a> may help you.</p>

<p>No need to move your <code>wallet.dat</code>, just safely exit bitcoin-qt and make a backup copy. Then upgrade your Bitcoin Core install. Always use the official release version which you can get from <a href="https://bitcoin.org/en/wallets/desktop/mac/bitcoincore/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">www.bitcoin.org</a>. It will automatically upgrade your wallet file if there are changes to that format also.</p>

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Willtech
<p>i'm still running the qt 0.63, wich has a problem syncing to the network. It gains about 1% a day.. bitcoins that have been sent my way cannot yet be seen in my account. is it safe to make a back-up now and uninstall the qt client, and then reinstalling a newer version or a different wallet? Can i just copy-paste my wallet.dat after that?
thanks</p>

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I have a problem syncing my wallet
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# I have a problem syncing my wallet

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-11-25)

i'm still running the qt 0.63, wich has a problem syncing to the network. It gains about 1% a day.. bitcoins that have been sent my way cannot yet be seen in my account. is it safe to make a back-up now and uninstall the qt client, and then reinstalling a newer version or a different wallet? Can i just copy-paste my wallet.dat after that?
thanks

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-11-25. Score: 5

You should be able to just upgrade your bitcoin-qt. Your wallet.dat file can just stay in place. Back it up just to be safe but you shouldn't have any need to use the backup just because you are upgrading.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-02-02. Score: 0

It is likely to be because your computer is slow validating the blockchain but not necessarily. This [answer](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/a/69862/75001) may help you.

No need to move your `wallet.dat`, just safely exit bitcoin-qt and make a backup copy. Then upgrade your Bitcoin Core install. Always use the official release version which you can get from [www.bitcoin.org](https://bitcoin.org/en/wallets/desktop/mac/bitcoincore/). It will automatically upgrade your wallet file if there are changes to that format also.


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