<p>It creates a copy of the wallet file.</p>
<p>Bitcoin Core doesn't support recovery from just a key or seed phrase (at least, not yet).</p>

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2021-03-01T21:56:59.663Z
Thanks.  Any thoughts as to why it isn't creating any sort of backup file?
Jonsey
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2021-03-01T22:01:16.383Z
The copy it creates is the backup. If it doesn't, there is something wrong, but you'll need to give more details about what you're actually doing to figure that.
Pieter Wuille
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2021-03-02T17:12:50.413Z
I tried it again.  When prompted to save I just created a name.  And it placed a backup.dat file in the folder.  Maybe that's all there is to it.  I didn't see how to restore it though in the file menu.
Jonsey
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2021-03-02T18:07:26.470Z
Yes, that's it. To restore it you place it in the data directory.
Pieter Wuille
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Pieter Wuille
<p>I set a password to encrypt my wallet, all good.  But I can't seem to backup my wallet.  I try and nothing happens.</p>
<p>Does the backup function give me keys or the seed words?</p>

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What does the Bitcoin Core wallet backup do?
Jonsey
# What does the Bitcoin Core wallet backup do?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-03-01)

I set a password to encrypt my wallet, all good. But I can't seem to backup my wallet. I try and nothing happens.

Does the backup function give me keys or the seed words?

**Tags:** bitcoin-core, backup


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-03-01. Score: 1

It creates a copy of the wallet file.

Bitcoin Core doesn't support recovery from just a key or seed phrase (at least, not yet).

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks.  Any thoughts as to why it isn't creating any sort of backup file?  
> **username_1**: The copy it creates is the backup. If it doesn't, there is something wrong, but you'll need to give more details about what you're actually doing to figure that.  
> **username_0**: I tried it again.  When prompted to save I just created a name.  And it placed a backup.dat file in the folder.  Maybe that's all there is to it.  I didn't see how to restore it though in the file menu.  
> **username_1**: Yes, that's it. To restore it you place it in the data directory.  

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