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Wallet Backup: Difference between .dat and .key

April 25, 2014, 06:17:41 PM

I've been instructed to backup my wallet's wallet.dat file.
However, in my wallet software (Multibit), I don't see a backup option other than "Export Private Keys", which saves a .key file.

What is the difference between copying the wallet.dat file and creating a ".key" file using the Export option?

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