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Title: How to install Bitcoin wallet on the External driver?
Post by: expert-lister on August 06, 2015, 12:42:24 PM
Hello,

How to Install Bitcoin wallet on the External driver? i want install 2 different wallet in my computer.
1. Drive C:\ as usual
2. External HDD (Cold storage)


Title: Re: How to install Bitcoin wallet on the External driver?
Post by: chrisvl on August 06, 2015, 01:06:35 PM
Hello,

How to Install Bitcoin wallet on the External driver? i want install 2 different wallet in my computer.
1. Drive C:\ as usual
2. External HDD (Cold storage)

I think you can set datadir e.g bitcoin-qt.exe" -datadir=e:\BitcoinData



Title: Re: How to install Bitcoin wallet on the External driver?
Post by: BTC LOVER on August 07, 2015, 12:53:49 AM
Isnt it just possible to install the Wallet on the external with blockchain data?
Hmm, otherwise maybe u can just use the Blockchaindata just from ure external drive?

 :o


Title: Re: How to install Bitcoin wallet on the External driver?
Post by: shorena on August 07, 2015, 09:01:17 AM
Isnt it just possible to install the Wallet on the external with blockchain data?
Hmm, otherwise maybe u can just use the Blockchaindata just from ure external drive?

 :o


Yes it would require OP to have the blockchain twice. IMHO its easier to just copy pasta the wallet file its hardly a cold wallet anyway if the machine used is not kept offline.


Title: Re: How to install Bitcoin wallet on the External driver?
Post by: expert-lister on August 08, 2015, 05:14:41 PM
So you mean, i download blockchain data and copay/past to external driver?
what do you think about install new windows to external driver and install bitcoin-qt.exe in external windows?


Title: Re: How to install Bitcoin wallet on the External driver?
Post by: Reynaldo on August 08, 2015, 05:32:15 PM
So you mean, i download blockchain data and copay/past to external driver?
what do you think about install new windows to external driver and install bitcoin-qt.exe in external windows?

just copy paste the blockchain data and point your config file (on your main hdd, not external) to the external hdd.


Title: Re: How to install Bitcoin wallet on the External driver?
Post by: Xialla on August 08, 2015, 07:03:44 PM
So you mean, i download blockchain data and copay/past to external driver?
what do you think about install new windows to external driver and install bitcoin-qt.exe in external windows?

just download blockchain and once it will be done, simply move (or copy) BitcoinData dir to new location and change launcher:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitcoin\bitcoin-qt.exe" -datadir=d:\BitcoinData

source: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Data_directory


Title: Re: How to install Bitcoin wallet on the External driver?
Post by: vm1990 on August 09, 2015, 09:48:34 AM
could even install bitcoin core on it with the block chain and create a little .bat or shortcut aslong aa you keep the drive letter the same it wjll work