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How to Upgrade to Bytz 2.0

sackninja edited this page Jul 19, 2021 · 9 revisions

Important Changes to BYTZ 2.0

Upgrading BYTZ 2.0 requires a FULL RESYNC of the blockchain.

This version also updates and changes the location of user specific files including wallet.dat.

It is imperative that you back up your wallet.dat and private keys BEFORE upgrading to BYTZ 2.0

** New Default datadir for BYTZ**

Linux: ~/.bytzcoin/
Windows: %APPDATA%\bytzcoin
Mac OS: ~/Library/Application Support/bytzcoin/

Steps to Update

1. Back up wallet.dat and private keys

2. Shut down old BYTZ QT/Daemon (Bytz 1.0)

3. Launch new BYTZ QT/Daemon

  • Wait for full resync (this process may take some time)

4. Shut down new BYTZ QT/Daemon

5. Copy wallet.dat from BYTZ to new bytzcoin Directory

7. Relaunch BYTZ 2.0 Daemon/QT

8. After rescanning, upgrade is complete

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