<p>Electrum is a client that uses "deterministic keys", and thus multiple installations of the same wallet seed are supported.</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://ecdsa.org/electrum" rel="nofollow">http://ecdsa.org/electrum</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Electrum" rel="nofollow">http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Electrum</a></li>
</ul>

<p>(The only exception is if you import keys generated externally, an Electrum wallet those transactions are exclusive to the wallet in which they are imported.)</p>

<p>Also, Blockchain.info/wallet has a Desktop Sync feature which will keep your Bitcoin.org client's wallet.dat in sync with your Blockchain.info/wallet, and vice-versa.  That doesn't mean you still don't need to backup your wallet.dat as it <a href="http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=109774.0" rel="nofollow">may not always sync perfectly</a> but it does give a remote way for others to access your wallet.dat</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://Blockchain.info/wallet" rel="nofollow">http://Blockchain.info/wallet</a></li>
</ul>

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Stephen Gornick
<p>If you're looking for something technically straight-forward, I suggest using an "e-wallet" and giving your partner access to the wallet account.</p>

<p>Review these links:
<a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Browser-based_wallet">https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Browser-based_wallet</a></p>

<p>And here are several e-wallet's listed:
<a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Category:EWallets">https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Category:EWallets</a></p>

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2012-09-15T17:40:21.260Z
I'm looking for a way without third party help. I just want to manipulate wallets on the different local computers. Any ideas? For instance, why does the Bitcoin software only support the creation and manipulation of a single wallet? That's a bummer.
BitcoinButter
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Because there's a lot of risk if a wallet.dat file is open by multiple clients... bad things could happen. There's been talk of one file being "primary" or one set of private / public keys on a system being the "primary" and propagating that out, but that's a bit advanced. Check out this answer on running multiple clients to access the same file: http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/490/can-i-use-my-wallet-on-different-computers
Dominic Tancredi
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Dominic Tancredi
<p>How can I share my bitcoin wallet with my family members? Such that if my grandmother spends one btc one day, I see that reflected on my computer, etc.</p>

<p>This is also a great safety mechanism, in case one of our family member's hard drive crashes, the other members will still have the wallet.</p>

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Sharing a wallet with a friend
BitcoinButter
# Sharing a wallet with a friend

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-09-15)

How can I share my bitcoin wallet with my family members? Such that if my grandmother spends one btc one day, I see that reflected on my computer, etc.

This is also a great safety mechanism, in case one of our family member's hard drive crashes, the other members will still have the wallet.

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2012-09-15. Score: 7 | Accepted answer

If you're looking for something technically straight-forward, I suggest using an "e-wallet" and giving your partner access to the wallet account.

Review these links:
<https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Browser-based_wallet>

And here are several e-wallet's listed:
<https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Category:EWallets>

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I'm looking for a way without third party help. I just want to manipulate wallets on the different local computers. Any ideas? For instance, why does the Bitcoin software only support the creation and manipulation of a single wallet? That's a bummer.  
> **username_2**: Because there's a lot of risk if a wallet.dat file is open by multiple clients... bad things could happen. There's been talk of one file being "primary" or one set of private / public keys on a system being the "primary" and propagating that out, but that's a bit advanced. Check out this answer on running multiple clients to access the same file: http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/490/can-i-use-my-wallet-on-different-computers  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2012-09-15. Score: 3

Electrum is a client that uses "deterministic keys", and thus multiple installations of the same wallet seed are supported.

* <http://ecdsa.org/electrum>
* <http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Electrum>

(The only exception is if you import keys generated externally, an Electrum wallet those transactions are exclusive to the wallet in which they are imported.)

Also, Blockchain.info/wallet has a Desktop Sync feature which will keep your Bitcoin.org client's wallet.dat in sync with your Blockchain.info/wallet, and vice-versa. That doesn't mean you still don't need to backup your wallet.dat as it [may not always sync perfectly](http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=109774.0) but it does give a remote way for others to access your wallet.dat

* <http://Blockchain.info/wallet>


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