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I want to move (not backup, move) the file to a different location. That way bitcoin wallet software open that file up.
How do I move wallet.dat file to a different location?
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If you have already downloaded the data then you will have to move the data to the new folder. If you want to store them in D:\BitcoinData then click on "Properties" of Bitcoin.exe shortcut and add -datadir=d:\BitCoinData at the end as an example:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Bitcoin\bitcoin-qt.exe" -datadir=d:\BitCoinData
What operating system? – David Ogren – 2013-04-13T18:00:04.807
2http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/3449/is-there-a-way-to-change-the-wallet-dat-location-without-changing-the-entire-dat?rq=1 – Nick ODell – 2013-05-13T20:17:58.657
I'm not sure if I completely understand your question. You want to move your bitcoin wallet to a different device like a usb flash drive or a different directory like from C: to D:? – Charles Hoskinson – 2013-04-13T17:44:32.600
I want my wallet software to read wallet.dat from different location. – user4951 – 2013-04-14T04:54:27.243
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 – 2014-08-01T12:47:06.137