<p>Right click the icon and quit Bitcoin-QT, then restart it. I have it on my iMac and occasionally it goes completely unresponsive. If necessary, force quit. See:</p>

<p><a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Securing_your_wallet" rel="nofollow">https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Securing_your_wallet</a></p>

<p>For instructions on backing up your wallet for future. </p>

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2013-04-29T17:55:09.833Z
2013-04-29T17:55:09.833Z
George Pearce
<p>You may need to update your version. Check out in the official site of the Wallet.</p>

<p>Alternatively (I'm a MAC user and that worked form me) you can delete all files (except for your wallet.dat) in wallet's temp folder (/bin/something - try googling for it) and restart it from the application manager. It should show you a warning message, click OK and you're done.</p>

<p>Note: it will re-download the chain, so be patient ;) </p>

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2014-07-23T18:27:42.617Z
2014-07-23T18:27:42.617Z
JavierG
<p>I can't believe that I have lost my Bitcoin Wallet just because I clicked on the red spot on the window of it on my Mac. Or was this enough to loose it???</p>

<p>I think I have the address (does it start with a 1xxxx ?) and I have my password. 
Have I lost my wallet or is it just invisible? </p>

<p>When I click on the Bitcoin-QT icon in my applications folder, nothing happens.</p>

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Why does Bitcoin-Qt not launch the program, on Mac
user1536883
# Why does Bitcoin-Qt not launch the program, on Mac

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-04-29)

I can't believe that I have lost my Bitcoin Wallet just because I clicked on the red spot on the window of it on my Mac. Or was this enough to loose it???

I think I have the address (does it start with a 1xxxx ?) and I have my password.
Have I lost my wallet or is it just invisible?

When I click on the Bitcoin-QT icon in my applications folder, nothing happens.

**Tags:** wallet, mac, wallet-recovery


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-04-29. Score: 1

Right click the icon and quit Bitcoin-QT, then restart it. I have it on my iMac and occasionally it goes completely unresponsive. If necessary, force quit. See:

<https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Securing_your_wallet>

For instructions on backing up your wallet for future.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-07-23. Score: 0

You may need to update your version. Check out in the official site of the Wallet.

Alternatively (I'm a MAC user and that worked form me) you can delete all files (except for your wallet.dat) in wallet's temp folder (/bin/something - try googling for it) and restart it from the application manager. It should show you a warning message, click OK and you're done.

Note: it will re-download the chain, so be patient ;)


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