## **Creating backups is an essential part of securing your XBY**


The best course of action is to create multiple backups, with at least one offline on a flash drive or a CD/DVD.

Backing up your wallet creates a copy of the *wallet.dat* file.

This *wallet.dat* file is needed to access the your coins on the XTRABYTES network.

Go to  *File Name Extensions*.  

In Windows 10 you can find it when you open a folder. Navigate to the top menu and click *View*

![file extension.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmUhjpSmL6zGosuMoUDhXKzwepRM53AjnAuL3AcHdt6KY5/file%20extension.jpg)

## **Making a backup​**

**Step 1**

Run the wallet. Go to File and click Backup Wallet.

![backup_wallet.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZo43xAQ1ZzFEemRZJNY2isMP3YXdNpYuAitR9W2FnFa2/backup_wallet.jpg)

**Step 2**

Find a location and give the backup a name. Save it and move it to your preferred storage method.

**Do not keep backups on the same computer that the wallet is on! That defeats the whole purpose.**

**Restoring a backup​**

Navigate to the folder that stores the blockchain and data.

The default is ’C:\Users\your_windows_user_name\AppData\Roaming\xtrabytes’

**Step 1**

Locate your wallet backup.

**Step 2**

Copy the file into the directory where the blockchain data is. 

**Step 3**

Rename the file to *wallet.dat*

![my_backup_wallet.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmS1WyQs3mZZ33tardEjRUbGTTbUV95tHT2v1vJRMbLWHA/my_backup_wallet.jpg)

**Step 4**

Run the wallet.
You now have access to your coins!  Great job!

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