Bitcoin Core Wallet.dat May 2026

wallet.dat file is the critical data repository for the Bitcoin Core

Where it’s located

• Default data directory paths:

  "Process Memory Investigation of the Bitcoin Clients Electrum and Bitcoin Core" demonstrates that wallet.dat Bitcoin Core Wallet.dat

  Encryption and Security

  One of the defining features of wallet.dat is its native encryption capability. wallet

  File Locations by OS

  | OS | Path | |----|------| | Windows | %APPDATA%\Bitcoin\ | | macOS | ~/Library/Application Support/Bitcoin/ | | Linux | ~/.bitcoin/ | Bitcoin Core Wallet.dat