Moving data directory ??

[semajjames]

I want to run Multibit from a usb key,, so is it possible to start multibit with a command line so it will look for the data directory on my usb key ??

[pro-trader]

Would like to bring this up as I have the same question. Yes, I know the seed is all I need to recover coins and all I need to recover coins is the 12 words passphrase etc etc etc etc

I´ve been searching around here and there but not rally found an answer. What I really want, out of various reasons, is to be able to move my wallet for MuktiBit HAD (I think it’s the one called “multibit.wallet” from now:

C:\Users\<your name>\Appdata\Roaming\Bitcoin to a new place which could be a USB drive, an encrypted drive etc.

I can easily do so using BitCoin Core client and also on MultiBit Classic this was and is easy. But how to I move the wallet from C:\where I really don´t like to have it? 

I even installed MultIbit HD on another disk E:\ - but still the software installs the wallet at C:\Users\<your name>\Appdata\Roaming\Bitcoin

[dev gone?]

This post gives instructions on how to make multibit HD portable. I have never used multibit HD myself and I can't vouch for the instructions. Could anyone who tries it out post here and let everyone know if it works or not?

RE: portable mode. We don't advertise the feature but yes you can run it in portable mode the same as MultiBit Classic. Put everything that is stored in the user directory in the installation dir and it will pick it up
We don't advertise this feature as we know that inevitably people will lose their USB drives (and have no backup set). Then they will email us to ask us to recover their bitcoins. If they don't have their wallet words they just lost their bitcoins and we cannot do anything to help them. We don't want this to happen hence don't really advertise this feature.