How do I restore my wallet.dat file?

algorithm

SHA-256

source branch

30.2

updated January 28, 2026, 9:21 am

Restore your wallet.dat file with the following instructions.

Close your wallet.

Open "Run" with the keyboard combination winkey + r.

Enter the following text behind "Open": explorer

Press on the button "OK".

Click on the menu bar, type the following text %AppData% or %LocalAppData% and press on the enter key. enter

Open the blockchain directory of your coin, the directory name is the name of your coin.

Open the directory wallets and copy a backup of the file wallet.dat to the wallets directory.