How to change location of wallet? (external harddrive)

[danster82]

I want to install electrum to an external harddrive and have the wallet on the external harddrive also. Therefore I can simply unplug the wallet after use and only plug the harddrive in when I want to use it.

Is there a way to change the wallet directory?

Thanks

[btcven]

If you are using Windows to access to Electrum, then you can use the Portable version.

In linux you can point to the wallet file using the -w tag

./electrum -w PATH/TO/WALLET_FILE

[strabadser]

I am attempting to follow the instructions for opening an alternative wallet in an existing Electrum installation on a Mac in OSX - 10.6.8 and running the last stable version of Electrum 1.9.4 for that OS version.  I am using the Apple terminal to start Electrum and trying to point it to a wallet file on another volume, but I get the response that "-w" is an "invalid option".  Electrum does start from the terminal using  -a Electrum but from there I can't seem to connect with the path to the wallet.  Any suggestions much appreciated.

[btcven]

In linux OR OSX you can point to the wallet file using the -w tag

./electrum -w PATH/TO/WALLET_FILE

Enter this in Terminal if you are using the Mac App

cd /Applications/Electrum.app/Contents/MacOS

./electrum -w (drag the wallet file here)

[NewBTCGuy]

In linux OR OSX you can point to the wallet file using the -w tag

./electrum -w PATH/TO/WALLET_FILE

Enter this in Terminal if you are using the Mac App

cd /Applications/Electrum.app/Contents/MacOS

./electrum -w (drag the wallet file here)

This appears to be a one time solution - you have to open Electrum this way through terminal everytime if you want to store your wallet file somewhere other than the hidden .electrum folder in user's home directory.  Is there a way to point the program to a wallet file in another location permanently in Mac OS (10.11.4 El Capitan)?