How to make Bitcoin-Qt client portable? (Windows)

It is a nice project and all, but I think in 2013 it shouldn't be a challenge to save all of an application's files into its own folder (maybe even by default), so you can use it without installing/uninstalling.

I just don't have that much space on drive C. I use drive D for stuff. Is there a solution?

Google just brought me to this discussion which lead to all the fancy alternatives to the original client. I just want to try original Bitcoin-Qt first.

Would no one be interested in a portable Bitcoin-Qt? It would be very useful in my opinion.

superuser

Posted 2013-01-06T06:50:37.643

Reputation: 387

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 – 2014-08-01T12:45:34.947

Answers

Put the bitcoin-qt.exe binary in the folder
Create a bitcoin.bat file
Open the file with notepad
Add the following line: bitcoin-qt.exe -datadir=.
From now on you can start by double-clicking the bat

cdecker

Posted 2013-01-06T06:50:37.643

Reputation: 7 878

1You can also create a shortcut, modify the shortcut properties, and add -datadir=. there. – gak – 2013-08-31T09:49:10.933

This should work for any foobarCoin-Qt client. – Austin Burk – 2013-12-09T00:09:21.843

Make a folder called "data" in same folder as the application.

In a batch file, develop this code:

bitcoin-qt.exe -datadir=./data/

user2808311

Posted 2013-01-06T06:50:37.643

Reputation: 11