DRKCoin MIA

[4tt3nt4t]

OK bare with me cos I am a noob. And I mean a noob!

So I had 10DRK in my laptop wallet on Linux. I then switched to my windoze 7 desktop & downloaded another copy of darkcoin.qt expecting my coin to automatically show up . . . . But they didn't.

I can't access wallet on linux laptop as it's not syncing for some reason but that may sort itself once bitcoind updated?

On the positive side I have a backup of wallet ie DRKCoin_Backup.dat & was wondering if OK to change name of backup file from linux system to wallet.dat & replace existing file in windows roaming directory?

Any advice would be well appreciated.
Gratefully,
Keith

 

[raze]

I recall someone saying that wallet.dat files can be used on different OSes so it shouldn't be an issue. Haven't tried it myself though.

 

[flare]

was wondering if OK to change name of backup file from linux system to wallet.dat & replace existing file in windows roaming directory?

Did you start the darkcoin.qt before replacing the wallet.dat? If yes, you will need to rescan the blockchain for your DRK.

As you say you are a noob the most simple solution for you is to

- stop darkcoin-qt
- delete Roaming\DarkCoin\blocks and Roaming\DarkCoin\chainstate
- ensure wallet.dat is your backup file
- start darkcoin-qt

Darkcoin should download the full blockchain again, and after that your DRK should be visible to the client.

(If you are less noobish, simply start your darkcoin-qt with paramter "-rescan")

 -rescan                Rescan the block chain for missing wallet transactions

Hope that helps,