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March 24, 2011, 04:03:42 AM Last edit: March 24, 2011, 09:23:32 AM by bbulker |
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Not sure if this has been done yet or if this is the right section, but I felt like sharing my portable setup that I keep on an encrypted flash drive.
Just copy your wallet to the DATA folder and run "launch.bat".
-Link removed, tutorial at post #6.-
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March 24, 2011, 04:24:35 AM |
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I apologize, but I need to warn people to be careful. This seems dangerous.
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March 24, 2011, 05:02:26 AM |
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I apologize, but I need to warn people to be careful. This seems dangerous.
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bbulker (OP)
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March 24, 2011, 05:09:09 AM Last edit: March 24, 2011, 05:20:52 AM by bbulker |
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I apologize, but I need to warn people to be careful. This seems dangerous.
You can replace everything in the APP folder if you don't trust me, which I don't blame you. The only important part really is the launcher: start %cd%\APP\bitcoin.exe -server -datadir="%cd%\DATA" EXIT
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March 24, 2011, 08:38:00 AM |
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I apologize, but I need to warn people to be careful. This seems dangerous.
You can replace everything in the APP folder if you don't trust me, which I don't blame you. The only important part really is the launcher: start %cd%\APP\bitcoin.exe -server -datadir="%cd%\DATA" EXIT I'll wait till someone else installs it first .
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bbulker (OP)
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March 24, 2011, 09:22:30 AM |
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Didn't think this would cause such a big fuss, forget my download, removed from OP, here is a tutorial on how I made my install portable: 1) Create an empty folder on your flashdrive called "Bitcoin". 2) Create folders "APP" and "DATA" in the "Bitcoin" folder. 3) Copy all files from "AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin" into "DATA" folder. 4) Copy all files from "Program Files\Bitcoin" into "APP" folder. 5) Open a new Notepad document and paste the following launch code: start %cd%\APP\bitcoin.exe -server -datadir="%cd%\DATA" EXIT 6) Save document in the newly created "Bitcoin" folder as "launch.bat". 7) Run "launch.bat" to run Bitcoin.
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March 24, 2011, 05:27:31 PM |
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Appreciate the contribution. There have been some wallet scams lately, so that is the reason for an abundance of caution.
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March 29, 2011, 07:11:57 PM |
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I have one that is very similar. It though also adds some nodes. I use it for when I have to run bitcoin through tor. @echo off echo Launching BitCoin... echo ---------------------------------------- echo Please make sure to exit before removal! echo ---------------------------------------- bitcoin.exe -datadir=./data -addnode=69.164.218.197 -addnode=217.157.1.202 -addnode=178.63.15.200 -addnode=109.75.176.193 -addnode=174.120.185.74 The warning at the beginning of the batch file is so that you are reminded to close bitcoin before removing your flash drive. Also, I can vouch for bbulker's batch file. There is nothing malicious in his program.
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April 01, 2011, 12:58:08 AM |
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Would this work without the server switch, or is that necessary to set the data folder?
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April 01, 2011, 01:38:36 AM |
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Also, I can vouch for bbulker's batch file. There is nothing malicious in his program.
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April 01, 2011, 04:57:56 AM |
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The only important part really is the launcher:
You better have TrueCrypt (or simiar) installed in the Flash Drive and keep Bitcoin data in an encrypted file/partition.
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bbulker (OP)
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April 02, 2011, 06:34:39 PM |
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The only important part really is the launcher:
You better have TrueCrypt (or simiar) installed in the Flash Drive and keep Bitcoin data in an encrypted file/partition. Yes, that is very important. When I said the launcher is the only important part, that was in regards to making it work regardless of drive letter and path, as I included an unmodified Bitcoin app in my original link. I keep a portable TrueCrypt on my Flash Drive to mount the standard TrueCrypt volume that contains my portable Bitcoin. I also backup my wallet to my harddrive regularly since data on Flash Drives can easily become damaged.
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April 05, 2011, 02:10:06 PM |
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Also, I can vouch for bbulker's batch file. There is nothing malicious in his program.
Posts: 2 You need more vouching credits ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif) You're right. I forget that I start with no reputation when I join a new forum. Forgive me. You better have TrueCrypt (or simiar) installed in the Flash Drive and keep Bitcoin data in an encrypted file/partition. I keep my portable copy of bitcoin on a flash drive with hardware based encryption. At some point I'll add TrueCrypt to the mix as well, but I haven't had the time yet.
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April 18, 2011, 11:10:55 PM Last edit: April 19, 2011, 03:25:54 AM by dishwara |
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Nice portable edition. Good work.
+10 for your work.
I just created folder & encrypted the folder with windows encryption. job done. perfect & simple.
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April 18, 2011, 11:34:33 PM Last edit: April 19, 2011, 01:35:48 AM by lulzplzkthx |
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Just by reading the batch file, it's valid and safe. I plan on using this soley in a few. I think it would be nice to post this on the main page as a Windows Portable edition. EDIT: You can remove license.txt, readme.txt, and src/ if you are short on space. ![Wink](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
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Alex Beckenham
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April 21, 2011, 07:47:05 AM |
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Thanks everyone, I'm finally getting around to setting up my savings account.
When using Truecrypt you could just have the data directory encrypted and not the program files...
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launcher.bat says: bitcoin.exe -datadir=x:\data
Truecrypt container : data.tc Contains the bitcoin data directory which you always make sure to mount as x:\ (or whatever drive letter you've chosen in launcher.bat).
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April 21, 2011, 04:29:08 PM |
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Could someone answer a quick question... what is the 'database' directory exactly? And are files such as log.0000000002 necessary?
There's 257mb of files in there which has made my thumb drive so full that bitcoin isn't even able to download the full block chain.
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April 21, 2011, 06:00:11 PM |
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Could someone answer a quick question... what is the 'database' directory exactly? And are files such as log.0000000002 necessary?
You can delete them. They contain journaling information in case database recovery is necessary.
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