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@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ How to Upgrade
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If you are running an older version, shut it down. Wait until it has completely
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shut down (which might take a few minutes for older versions), then run the
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shut down (which might take a few minutes for older versions), then run the
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installer (on Windows) or just copy over `/Applications/Bitcoin-Qt` (on Mac)
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or `bitcoind`/`bitcoin-qt` (on Linux).
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@ -62,6 +62,20 @@ Due to a backward-incompatible change in the wallet database, wallets created
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with version 0.16.0 will be rejected by previous versions. Also, version 0.16.0
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will only create hierarchical deterministic (HD) wallets.
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Custom wallet directories
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The ability to specify a directory other than the default data directory in which to store
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wallets has been added. An existing directory can be specified using the `-walletdir=<dir>`
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argument. Wallets loaded via `-wallet` arguments must be in this wallet directory. Care should be taken
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when choosing a wallet directory location, as if it becomes unavailable during operation,
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funds may be lost.
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Default wallet directory change
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On new installations (if the data directory doesn't exist), wallets will now be stored in a
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new `wallets/` subdirectory inside the data directory. If this `wallets/` subdirectory
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doesn't exist (i.e. on existing nodes), the current datadir root is used instead, as it was.
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Low-level RPC changes
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- The deprecated RPC `getinfo` was removed. It is recommended that the more specific RPCs are used:
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