<p>There are a few ways that you can create cold storage. </p>

<p>One possibility is to make a new installation of Bitcoin Core on an offline PC, one that is never connected to the internet. This PC will generate addresses and you can add those as a 'watch-only' address on an online PC to monitor incoming payments.</p>

<p>It is possible to update your offline PC, for example, using a <code>bootstrap.dat</code> file so that it will have the blockchain without ever needing to connect.</p>

<p>This will work with Windows 7 and any platform where Bitcoin Core can be installed including on several versions of Linux.</p>

<p>Paper wallets do not require a computer until you want to import the keys. You can import the public address as a 'watch-only' address or when you are ready to spend your BTC somewhere, you can import the private key.</p>

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<p>Yes, it can for both. Though I am a regular Linux user (I've used Windows before at school and the library), I know that you can store paper wallets. It is easier to do with Linux if you know the command line, though graphic tools can help <em>a lot</em>. Copy the  wallet.dat file to a hard drive off of the computer. It is NOT a good idea to keep one private key because you could lose funds, so you should keep the wallet.dat file as a whole.</p>

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<p>I was wondering if BTC cold storage or paper wallets can work with Windows 7 and / or Linux Mint? Please advise. Many thanks indeed.</p>

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Why you would need Windows 7 or Linux Mint to write your keys onto a piece of paper?
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# Windows 7 and paper wallets

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-03-23)

I was wondering if BTC cold storage or paper wallets can work with Windows 7 and / or Linux Mint? Please advise. Many thanks indeed.

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> **username_1**: Why you would need Windows 7 or Linux Mint to write your keys onto a piece of paper?  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2018-03-23. Score: -1

There are a few ways that you can create cold storage.

One possibility is to make a new installation of Bitcoin Core on an offline PC, one that is never connected to the internet. This PC will generate addresses and you can add those as a 'watch-only' address on an online PC to monitor incoming payments.

It is possible to update your offline PC, for example, using a `bootstrap.dat` file so that it will have the blockchain without ever needing to connect.

This will work with Windows 7 and any platform where Bitcoin Core can be installed including on several versions of Linux.

Paper wallets do not require a computer until you want to import the keys. You can import the public address as a 'watch-only' address or when you are ready to spend your BTC somewhere, you can import the private key.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2019-08-26. Score: -1

Yes, it can for both. Though I am a regular Linux user (I've used Windows before at school and the library), I know that you can store paper wallets. It is easier to do with Linux if you know the command line, though graphic tools can help *a lot*. Copy the wallet.dat file to a hard drive off of the computer. It is NOT a good idea to keep one private key because you could lose funds, so you should keep the wallet.dat file as a whole.


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