<p>There is no way to reset your wallet's password, as Bitcoin-qt is a local application, not an online service.</p>

<p>In your case, as you have not sent any coins to your wallet, you can delete your wallet and create a new one with a new password.</p>

<p>Your wallet.dat file is located in:</p>

<pre><code>C:\Users\YourUserName\Appdata\Roaming\Bitcoin (Vista/Win7)
C:\Documents and Settings\YourUserName\Application data\Bitcoin (Win XP)
~/.bitcoin/ (Linux)
~/Library/Application Support/Bitcoin/ (OSX)
</code></pre>

<p><strong>Be careful, and make sure to use a password you can remember or store offline in a secure location next time.</strong></p>

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<p>I've forgotten my wallets password.  Luckly I haven't got any bitcoins yet, still reading about bitcoins.  My question is, now do I reset or create a new password for my wallet?</p>

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Forgotten wallet password (bitcoin-qt)
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# Forgotten wallet password (bitcoin-qt)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-11-21)

I've forgotten my wallets password. Luckly I haven't got any bitcoins yet, still reading about bitcoins. My question is, now do I reset or create a new password for my wallet?

**Tags:** wallet, bitcoin-core


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-11-21. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

There is no way to reset your wallet's password, as Bitcoin-qt is a local application, not an online service.
In your case, as you have not sent any coins to your wallet, you can delete your wallet and create a new one with a new password.
Your wallet.dat file is located in:
C:\Users\YourUserName\Appdata\Roaming\Bitcoin (Vista/Win7)
C:\Documents and Settings\YourUserName\Application data\Bitcoin (Win XP)
~/.bitcoin/ (Linux)
~/Library/Application Support/Bitcoin/ (OSX)

Be careful, and make sure to use a password you can remember or store offline in a secure location next time.


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