<p>Everything should transfer just fine, but as with any change to your system you should take a backup of your wallet before upgrading, just in case.</p>

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You should always keep a backup of your wallet, just in case.
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<p>In downloading the newer client, do I need to worry about my addresses and hence bitcoins disappearing, or will everything in the old wallet transfer nicely into the new?</p>

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Upcoming Fork - Wallet Safety
Ethan
# Upcoming Fork - Wallet Safety

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-05-10)

In downloading the newer client, do I need to worry about my addresses and hence bitcoins disappearing, or will everything in the old wallet transfer nicely into the new?

**Tags:** wallet, development, bitcoin-core, address


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-05-10. Score: 3

Everything should transfer just fine, but as with any change to your system you should take a backup of your wallet before upgrading, just in case.

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> **username_2**: You should always keep a backup of your wallet, just in case.  

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