# Please help with my wallet

**URL:** <https://talk.neptune.cash/t/please-help-with-my-wallet/244>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [March 21, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://talk.neptune.cash/t/please-help-with-my-wallet/244 "2026-03-21T22:19:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![nptbtc](https://talk.neptune.cash/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/d6d6ee/32.png) [@nptbtc](https://talk.neptune.cash/u/nptbtc)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 10:09am UTC](https://talk.neptune.cash/t/please-help-with-my-wallet/244/11 "2026-03-26T10:09:23Z")

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> [@char](#):
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> With every subsequent core version updates I need to repeat this, right?

Only if the version is marked as a fork: [neptune-core/CHANGELOG.md at master · Neptune-Crypto/neptune-core · GitHub](https://github.com/Neptune-Crypto/neptune-core/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md) (0.8 is not, so no need to update unless you want the other new features)

> [@char](#):
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> After this, easiest approach:

Actually, this (other than the backup) might not have been needed in your case, sorry. I should have asked you to just try running the new version directly on the existing data (after the backup of `main`).

Anyway, the steps I showed I have found useful to start completely from scratch from a new seed phrase / wallet.dat. (Related topic (IMHO unfortunate wallet design inspired by Bitcoin Core): [What are the practical steps to regenerate a wallet using --import-seed-phrase? - #5 by aszepieniec](https://talk.neptune.cash/t/what-are-the-practical-steps-to-regenerate-a-wallet-using-import-seed-phrase/215/5) )

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