Upgrading your DigiByte Core Wallet

Upgrading your core wallet does not require re-downloading the entire blockchain (most of the cases) and it takes just a couple of minutes.

If you are running an older version, first shut it down and wait until it has completely shut down.

Download the latest version of the DigiByte core wallet for your OS from official GitHub repository.

• Run the installer for Windows. Follow the instructions and complete it as normal.

• Open the DMG file for macOS. Drag & Drop the DigiByte-Qt to Applications folder then click replace.
  "If you see an error message while upgrading on macOS please close it then open a Finder window and look at the left side menu for DigiByte-Core. Click it; DigiByte-Qt and Apllications folder will appear on the Finder window. Drag & Drop the DigiByte-Qt into the Applications folder. If asked click Replace. If you want you can use the alternative file. It includes exactly the same app with GitHub source but different DMG installer which works as supposed to be."

• Copy over bitcoind/bitcoin-qt for Linux.

Run the core wallet as usual.

The blockchain and wallet files in the data directory are compatible between versions so there is no requirement to make any changes to the data directory when upgrading. Occasionally the format of those files changes, but the new DigiByte Core version will include code that automatically upgrades the files to the new format so no manual intervention is required.

Sometimes upgrade of the blockchain data files from very old versions to the new versions is not supported. In those cases it may be necessary to redownload the blockchain. Check the release notes of the new version if you are planning to upgrade from a very old version.

Sometimes downgrade is not possible because of changes to the data files. Again, check the release notes for the new version if you are planning to downgrade.