<p>You have to copy your wallet files, which contains the private keys. In case of Bitcoin Core, you need to copy a file wallet.dat. In case of electrum, you just need a seed, unless you also care about transaction history labels and saved "contact" addresses, than you should backup your default_wallet file.</p>

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2017-02-24T20:56:22.947Z
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Hubert Jasieniecki
<p>Your bitcoins aren't really in your wallet. Your wallet contains the private keys that allow for access to your bitcoins. Maybe export coins to an online wallet?</p>

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2017-02-24T19:39:52.683Z
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Sentient
<p>So, i might change my hard drive disk to a solid disk on my mac. Before I do that, what should I do to have my bitcoins safely saved from the hard disk to the solid disk once I install the solid disk in my mac? </p>

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# Bitcoin hard disk replace to a solid disk

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-02-23)

So, i might change my hard drive disk to a solid disk on my mac. Before I do that, what should I do to have my bitcoins safely saved from the hard disk to the solid disk once I install the solid disk in my mac?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-02-24. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

You have to copy your wallet files, which contains the private keys. In case of Bitcoin Core, you need to copy a file wallet.dat. In case of electrum, you just need a seed, unless you also care about transaction history labels and saved "contact" addresses, than you should backup your default\_wallet file.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-02-24. Score: 0

Your bitcoins aren't really in your wallet. Your wallet contains the private keys that allow for access to your bitcoins. Maybe export coins to an online wallet?


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