<p>I've tried a couple times now and it seems this is not possible. It does not corrupt Daedalus's database but throws errors instead.</p>
<pre><code>Unexpected error following the chain:
user error (restoreBlocks: given chain isn't a valid continuation.
Wallet is at: [...] but the given chain continues starting from: [...])
</code></pre>

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2021-06-05T16:37:04.107Z
2021-06-05T16:37:04.107Z
Valentin
<p>As long as you have your recovery phrase backed up in a secure place, you can always restore your wallet in case the Daedolus directory gets corrupted. So there's no problem with using <code>cardano-wallet</code> with your Daedolus files.</p>

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2021-06-05T14:10:29.470Z
2021-06-05T14:10:29.470Z
eddex
<p>I'm running an instance of <code>cardano-wallet</code> which is already pointed at my Daedalus node socket. Would it be safe/possible to point to the <code>wallets</code> directory of Deadalus via the <code>--database</code> argument?</p>

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Is it safe to point cardano-wallet at Daedalus "wallets" directory?
# Is it safe to point cardano-wallet at Daedalus "wallets" directory?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-06-05)

I'm running an instance of `cardano-wallet` which is already pointed at my Daedalus node socket. Would it be safe/possible to point to the `wallets` directory of Deadalus via the `--database` argument?

**Tags:** daedalus, cardano-cli, wallet

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2021-06-05. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

I've tried a couple times now and it seems this is not possible. It does not corrupt Daedalus's database but throws errors instead.
Unexpected error following the chain:
user error (restoreBlocks: given chain isn't a valid continuation.
Wallet is at: [...] but the given chain continues starting from: [...])


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### Answer by username_1 on 2021-06-05. Score: 1

As long as you have your recovery phrase backed up in a secure place, you can always restore your wallet in case the Daedolus directory gets corrupted. So there's no problem with using `cardano-wallet` with your Daedolus files.


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