In older versions of Bitcoin Core, users could use the console command dumpwallet "filename.txt" . This exports all private keys and scripts into a human-readable text file (Base58 format). This file is unencrypted and should be handled with extreme care.
| Action | Console Command | |---|---| | Backup wallet | backupwallet "path" | | Encrypt wallet | Settings → Encrypt Wallet (no direct RPC) | | Wallet info | getwalletinfo | | Dump private key | dumpprivkey "address" | | Rescan blockchain (restart Core with flag) | bitcoind -rescan | Bitcoin Core Wallet.dat
The wallet.dat file is the small, encrypted database that sits alongside that massive blockchain data. In older versions of Bitcoin Core, users could