user4108: I have about 5 BTC stored in Wallets created under different versions of Bitcoin, all encrypted with multiple backups.
I downloaded latest Client and it doesn't work with the wallets, I've gone back to an earlier client and it works ok.
I assume there have been changes over the past year or so.
I don't have time to figure this all out and try out which Older client works with which backup wallet so I can send my few BTCs to a Brainwallet address and dump the old wallets.
Can I assume that because they are in wallets with backups, encrypted etc that the coins are safe and I just need to go through the trouble of recovering them.
I've heard about pywallet and have tried manually dumping the private keys so I can transfer the coins but so far no luck, it's all Greek to me.
Can I assume the coins are safe (providing the wallets are not iredeemably corrupted, and that one day soon, when I have time I should be able to recover them.

user196: Your coins should be safe.
No need for a brainwallet:

open the new client and create a new address
backup this new wallet
open your old clients and send your coins to that new address

Never delete the old wallets anyway, just in case.

4108: <p>I have about 5 BTC stored in Wallets created under different versions of Bitcoin, all encrypted with multiple backups.
I downloaded latest Client and it doesn't work with the wallets, I've gone back to an earlier client and it works ok.
I assume there have been changes over the past year or so.</p>

<p>I don't have time to figure this all out and try out which Older client works with which backup wallet so I can send my few BTCs to a Brainwallet address and dump the old wallets.</p>

<p>Can I assume that because they are in wallets with backups, encrypted etc that the coins are safe and I just need to go through the trouble of recovering them.
I've heard about pywallet and have tried manually dumping the private keys so I can transfer the coins but so far no luck, it's all Greek to me.</p>

<p>Can I assume the coins are safe (providing the wallets are not iredeemably corrupted, and that one day soon, when I have time I should be able to recover them.</p>
 196: <p>Your coins should be safe.</p>

<p>No need for a brainwallet:</p>

<ul>
<li>open the new client and create a new address</li>
<li>backup this new wallet</li>
<li>open your old clients and send your coins to that new address</li>
</ul>

<p>Never delete the old wallets anyway, just in case.</p>
