<blockquote>
  <p>Is it enough to delete the "wallet.dat" file?</p>
</blockquote>

<p>yes. make sure that bitcoin is not running</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>would Bitcoin-ABC generate a new wallet after wallet.dat is deleted?</p>
</blockquote>

<p>yes</p>

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2018-03-06T05:46:01.847Z
2018-03-06T05:46:01.847Z
amaclin
<p>As I understand wallet information is on a file named "wallet.dat" I can backup/restore a wallet with that file. However what if I want a completely brand new wallet with no history. Is it enough to delete the "wallet.dat" file? would Bitcoin-ABC generate a new wallet after wallet.dat is deleted?</p>

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2020-12-28T13:08:41.427Z
For future readers: the Bitcoin-ABC client is (confusingly) not a Bitcoin client.
Antoine Poinsot
<bitcoin-core><bitcoin-cash><ecash>
Bitcoin-ABC creating a new wallet
david
# Bitcoin-ABC creating a new wallet

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-03-06)

As I understand wallet information is on a file named "wallet.dat" I can backup/restore a wallet with that file. However what if I want a completely brand new wallet with no history. Is it enough to delete the "wallet.dat" file? would Bitcoin-ABC generate a new wallet after wallet.dat is deleted?

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, bitcoin-cash, ecash

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: For future readers: the Bitcoin-ABC client is (confusingly) not a Bitcoin client.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2018-03-06. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

> Is it enough to delete the "wallet.dat" file?

yes. make sure that bitcoin is not running

> would Bitcoin-ABC generate a new wallet after wallet.dat is deleted?

yes


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