Where Does Specter Store Wallets?
Specter Desktop keeps wallets, device profiles and config in a data folder in home. Paths per OS and backup routine.
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Specter separates coordination from custody. Wallet descriptors, device profiles and app settings live in a data folder in home. Keys remain on hardware signers or separate stores.
That layout makes the folder safe to copy yet useless alone for spending. Restores need the same devices plus passwords. Mixing versions across the copy risks format upgrades, so match releases.
Where Specter stores this, by platform
%APPDATA%\Specter\wallets
Wallet descriptors, device profiles and settings below one root. Back up with Specter quit. Keys stay on signing devices; descriptors plus hardware restore full use.
~/Library/Application Support/Specter/wallets
Same interior as Windows with Mac conventions. Confirm the active data dir in settings when the folder looks thin after portable runs.
~/.specter/wallets
Identical layout on Linux under home. Pair folder backups with device seed storage. Cache rebuilds from the node while wallets need this tree.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up Specter?
Copy the whole Specter folder with the app quit, especially the wallets tree. Device profiles and settings travel with it. Keep seed words and device backups separately, since files alone never replace them.
Where are my Specter wallets?
In the wallets subfolder as JSON files plus public labels. Private keys stay on the signing devices, never in these files. Export wallet descriptors regularly as portable second copies.
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