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Title: How do I move where blockchain is stored? Post by: 420 on October 15, 2012, 02:53:29 AM Files for blockchain are multiple gigabytes, how do I move them to a different locaiton
under windows 7 Title: Re: How do I move where blockchain is stored? Post by: CIYAM on October 15, 2012, 03:39:13 AM https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Running_Bitcoin#Bitcoin.conf_Configuration_File
Look for the "datadir" option - I think it can only be specified as a command-line option therefore you'll need to create a custom shortcut to start your bitcoin-qt (or modify the shortcut you already have). Title: Re: How do I move where blockchain is stored? Post by: 420 on October 15, 2012, 05:02:36 AM not easy it seems
Title: Re: How do I move where blockchain is stored? Post by: CIYAM on October 15, 2012, 05:07:24 AM not easy it seems Is it really that hard for you to create a desktop shortcut and change the target to the following? Code: Target: "C:\Program Files\Bitcoin\bitcoin-qt.exe" -datadir=D:\btcdata Title: Re: How do I move where blockchain is stored? Post by: 420 on October 15, 2012, 06:47:38 AM not easy it seems Is it really that hard for you to create a desktop shortcut and change the target to the following? Code: Target: "C:\Program Files\Bitcoin\bitcoin-qt.exe" -datadir=D:\btcdata sweet WORKS Title: Re: How do I move where blockchain is stored? Post by: CIYAM on October 15, 2012, 06:57:26 AM Well done - next week we'll see if you can get you into the dark depths of using the ("black box") Windows console. ;)
Title: Re: How do I move where blockchain is stored? Post by: Zeek_W on October 15, 2012, 12:09:20 PM Well done - next week we'll see if you can get you into the dark depths of using the ("black box") Windows console. ;) http://mjcache.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/woman-screaming.jpg |
