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The wallet is stored in a Berkeley database file (BDB) (usually
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~/.bitcoin/wallets/wallet.dat).
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Bitcoin Core can use either BDB 4.8, 5.x or 6.x to create and access the
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wallet file.
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Wallets created using BDB 4.8 are also accessible by BDB 5.x and 6.x.
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Wallets created using BDB 5.x or 6.x are not accessible by BDB 4.8.
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Opening and using a wallet created by 4.8 with a higher major version (5.x
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or 6.x) does not change its format, so it will still be accessible to 4.8
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afterwards. But encrypting an unencrypted wallet recreates it, so encrypting
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a 4.8 wallet with Bitcoin Core linked against BDB 5.x or 6.x will render it
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unreadable for Bitcoin Core linked against BDB 4.8.
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If you do not plan on copying the wallet file to another machine that uses
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BDB 4.8 then it is recommended to use the modern versions of BDB 5.x or 6.x.
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