<p>You don't need to be running two wallets at the same time. Funds can be received while offline. Do the following:</p>

<ol>
<li>Create a backup of your current wallet.</li>
<li>While Bitcoin-QT is NOT running, remove your wallet from the Bitcoin-QT folder.</li>
<li>Start Bitcoin-QT and create a new wallet.</li>
<li>Copy a receiving address from the new wallet to somewhere.</li>
<li>Close Bitcoin-QT and move the new wallet to the USB stick.</li>
<li>Restore your Wallet backup, and start Bitcoin-QT</li>
<li>Send the amount to be gifted to the receiving address you saved before.</li>
</ol>

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Murch
<p><a href="https://www.bitaddress.org" rel="nofollow">https://www.bitaddress.org</a></p>

<p>Just print out a paper wallet and send your gift to that address. There are much easier wallets for your friend to use than bitcoin-qt. Mycelium is a nice one because it allows someone to spend directly from a private key (printed on the paper wallet).</p>

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user7636
<p>Could anyone tell me please if it is possible to run two versions of the Bitcoin qt client independently on the same pc?</p>

<p>The reason I ask is that I wish to make a bitcoin gift to someone on a USB memory stick.</p>

<p>So I run a fresh wallet, send some Bitcoin to it, then move the whole thing onto a USB stick for the other person to use at some point in time.</p>

<p>Does that sound sensible or is there a better way of doing this?</p>

<p>I already have and run my own wallet.</p>

<p>The person concerned doesn't have a pc of their own at the present time. Any help much appreciated.</p>

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2013-11-05T22:14:58.883Z
Related question: http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/11977/bitcoin-qt-multiple-wallets-and-transferring-between
Murch
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Related question: http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/10723/separate-wallets-sharing-the-same-blockchain
Murch
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Advice on running two wallets please
user7532
# Advice on running two wallets please

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-11-05)

Could anyone tell me please if it is possible to run two versions of the Bitcoin qt client independently on the same pc?

The reason I ask is that I wish to make a bitcoin gift to someone on a USB memory stick.

So I run a fresh wallet, send some Bitcoin to it, then move the whole thing onto a USB stick for the other person to use at some point in time.

Does that sound sensible or is there a better way of doing this?

I already have and run my own wallet.

The person concerned doesn't have a pc of their own at the present time. Any help much appreciated.

**Tags:** wallet, backup

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Related question: http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/11977/bitcoin-qt-multiple-wallets-and-transferring-between  
> **username_1**: Related question: http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/10723/separate-wallets-sharing-the-same-blockchain  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-11-05. Score: 2

You don't need to be running two wallets at the same time. Funds can be received while offline. Do the following:

1. Create a backup of your current wallet.
2. While Bitcoin-QT is NOT running, remove your wallet from the Bitcoin-QT folder.
3. Start Bitcoin-QT and create a new wallet.
4. Copy a receiving address from the new wallet to somewhere.
5. Close Bitcoin-QT and move the new wallet to the USB stick.
6. Restore your Wallet backup, and start Bitcoin-QT
7. Send the amount to be gifted to the receiving address you saved before.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2013-11-09. Score: 1

<https://www.bitaddress.org>

Just print out a paper wallet and send your gift to that address. There are much easier wallets for your friend to use than bitcoin-qt. Mycelium is a nice one because it allows someone to spend directly from a private key (printed on the paper wallet).


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