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I am using the Bitcoin-Qt application on Ubuntu, but the blockchain is very large and is wasting space on my SSD drive. Is there a way that I can move it to a hard disk drive?
There doesn't seem to be a setting for this. Is it possible?
Move the blockchain to a different location
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First close your client down and then copy the .bitcoin folder that was created in your home directory to the new location where you wish to store the data. Second create a symbolic link using the new path:
ln -s /new/path/to/.bitcoin .bitcoin
Finally restart the bitcoin client and it will use the blockchain stored at /new/path/to/.bitcoin (or wherever you put it)
That dident work bitcoin qt just made a new .bitcoin folder in the home directory – Qwertie – 2013-12-29T05:39:07.727
you need to make sure you execute the command in the home directory and if you run ls -alF you should see the file as a link with an arrow pointing to the new location.... also be sure you use mv -r .bitcoin /new/path/to/.bitcoin to ensure all the files get moved appropriately – Mark S. – 2013-12-29T05:41:27.603
or once you move the .bitcoin folder launch bitcoin-qt with -datadir=/new/path/to/.bitcoin – Mark S. – 2013-12-29T05:42:54.080
I did this with the file explore GUI and it works fine now – Qwertie – 2013-12-29T05:45:06.473
Finally !! Thanks a lot for the symbolic link tip, I couldn't understand why the -datadir command doesnt appear in the debug window of the software, I could eventually manage to store the blockchain on a specific partition with your help :) – None – 2014-02-22T15:03:02.053
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possible duplicate of Bitcoin-qt setup: Change block-chain file location, settings? documentation?
– Murch – 2013-12-28T11:15:46.073@Murch The answer there wont work with Ubuntu – Qwertie – 2013-12-28T23:33:38.317
Asking about how to change the default storage location has been posted many, many times. The future canonical question is probably Bitcoin-Qt setup: Change block-chain file location, settings? documentation?. Possible duplicate of Bitcoin-Qt setup: Change block-chain file location, settings? documentation?.
– Peter Mortensen – 2014-08-01T12:19:31.050