when you first run a coin-qt.exe to manage your wallet
COIN=ARGENTUM
Just click to download
download the Argentum wallet (argentum-qt.exe)
at https://github.com/argentumproject/argentum/releases/ (Latest release v4.14.5)
![download Argentum Qt-exe](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5a6551_08c10c7ade8449e78a88874c4847fb1f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_959,h_566,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/5a6551_08c10c7ade8449e78a88874c4847fb1f~mv2.jpg)
Unzip in some directory you choose
![files in Argentum zip](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5a6551_f01a71d98c2e4e3194b16cfefdd9c830~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_678,h_206,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/5a6551_f01a71d98c2e4e3194b16cfefdd9c830~mv2.jpg)
It's happening that some antivirus programs detects this program argentum-qt.exe and others as a false positive and eliminates, putting it in quarantine -the same happens with other coin-qt.exe wallets and miners-
recover it !!
run the argentum-qt.exe, and choose default installation directory proposed, i.e.:
C or D :\users\YourUser\Appdata\Roaming\Argentum
Then you will see something like that:
![Argentum wallet syncing](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5a6551_9ffceee444dc4bb2be34247d2173b1fb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_100,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/5a6551_9ffceee444dc4bb2be34247d2173b1fb~mv2.jpg)
At first run, argentum-qt.exe generates the default directory to manage the argentum blockchain and also makes the folders blocks and chainstate there
![blockchain Argentum folder](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5a6551_1492fff92100483ca8460d9e2a55c04d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_107,h_48,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/5a6551_1492fff92100483ca8460d9e2a55c04d~mv2.jpg)
![wallet.dat file in ARG folder](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5a6551_560db2fb74b6455fa69a3ce1799e35ae~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_141,h_74,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/5a6551_560db2fb74b6455fa69a3ce1799e35ae~mv2.jpg)
There, we see the most important file: wallet.dat
It is the file where your Argentum coins are saved !!!
Please, always make a backup of wallet.dat , and put it in another safe place -USB media, external drive, etc.., and the blockchain too!
Exit Argentum-qt exe
OK.
Now,
download the Argentum Blockchain provides for free in a zip file, that we called:
Blockchain_Argentum_ltisa_20230203_0654pmUTC-3.zip
at:
https://mega.nz/file/aGQlER7R#fg7FGZq9682BJnHqjvFZuCgq8HfisnsKSk9sKt02q7I
Copy Blockchain_Argentum_ltisa_20230203_0654pmUTC-3.zip to the default argentum directory
![copy zip ARG to folder](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5a6551_d099108c692a49968aa9bf0f6abd5328~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_93,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/5a6551_d099108c692a49968aa9bf0f6abd5328~mv2.jpg)
Unzip and extract all the folders provides (blocks and chainstate)
in Blockchain_Argentum_ltisa_20230203_0654pmUTC-3.zip to the default argentum directory
![choose where to unzip](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5a6551_cf6afcd6998b49309c442eed7e4fa101~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_148,h_114,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/5a6551_cf6afcd6998b49309c442eed7e4fa101~mv2.jpg)
Replace all
![replacing all](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5a6551_4e2344cb732c46b69a434cc58003ee4b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_149,h_123,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/5a6551_4e2344cb732c46b69a434cc58003ee4b~mv2.jpg)
After finish, run Argentum-qt.exe again and wait to full sync
![waiting until full sync of your ARG wallet](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5a6551_e9740c05fcfb441cb3fb763a478d23c0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_148,h_102,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/5a6551_e9740c05fcfb441cb3fb763a478d23c0~mv2.jpg)
You will see something like that
![wallet almost sync done](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5a6551_30f7bf1e23ba4a8bb790b6a0f93feb07~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_112,h_83,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/5a6551_30f7bf1e23ba4a8bb790b6a0f93feb07~mv2.jpg)
And finally, your synced Argentum wallet !!!
![ARG wallet fully synced](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5a6551_d445e84dfd18477490184f6ab85ea8f5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_142,h_66,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/5a6551_d445e84dfd18477490184f6ab85ea8f5~mv2.jpg)