Install and Secure The Dash Core Wallet

The Dash network will increase data over time. Since you are saving a copy of the blockchain, you will need to make sure you have enough storage on the drive you choose to run the Dash Core wallet. 

1. Download the software that meets your desktop requirements. (Windows 64 bit, Windows 32 bit, macOS, Linux)
   
   
2. Launch the wallet. The first time you open the wallet, depending on your internet connection, it could take several hours. The wallet needs to download a copy of the blockchain and fully synch. 
3. Encrypt the wallet. Type a difficult and unpredictable passphrase that is IMPOSSIBLE to guess yet easy to remember.
   1. Go to Settings => Encrypt Wallet.
      
      
      
      
   2. Enter a password and confirm the password. Do NOT forget this password. Forgetting your password could result in lost Dash. 
   3. Restart the wallet to complete the encryption.
4.  Confirm you can unlock your wallet. (Notice the lock icon in the bottom right.) Select Settings => Unlock Wallet => Enter passphrase. (The icon now indicates the wallet is unlocked.)
   
   
   
   
5. Enable Coin Control & Show Masternodes Tab. Go to Dash Core => Preferences and select Wallet tab. Check Enable coin control features and Show Masternodes tab. Then click OK.
   
   
   
6. You are now ready to receive Dash. Click on the receive tab and generate a new address.
   
   

   This video demonstrates basic installation and setup: