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Julien Marodon
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Another option is using a symbolic link, in Windows it's done with the mklink command:

First make sure monero gui (and daemon) are stopped.

Move the lmdb folder from C:\ProgramData\bitmoneroC:\ProgramData\bitmonero to its new destination (here D:\Monero\Blockchain). (might work with the whole bitmonero folder moved and a bitmonero link in ProgramData, not tested this way as i don't mind the few MBs occupied by the log and p2pstate.bin on my SSD)

Open a command-line with administrator rights then:

CD /D C:\ProgramData\bitmonero

MKLINK /D lmdb D:\Monero\Blockchain\lmdb

This way you don't have to change any configuration / scripts or add parameters into shortcuts, as all programs see it as if the blockchain was still in its default location.

Another option is using a symbolic link, in Windows it's done with the mklink command:

First make sure monero gui (and daemon) are stopped.

Move the lmdb folder from C:\ProgramData\bitmonero to its new destination (here D:\Monero\Blockchain). (might work with the whole bitmonero folder moved and a bitmonero link in ProgramData, not tested this way as i don't mind the few MBs occupied by the log and p2pstate.bin on my SSD)

Open a command-line with administrator rights then:

CD /D C:\ProgramData\bitmonero

MKLINK /D lmdb D:\Monero\Blockchain\lmdb

This way you don't have to change any configuration / scripts or add parameters into shortcuts, as all programs see it as if the blockchain was still in its default location.

Another option is using a symbolic link, in Windows it's done with the mklink command:

First make sure monero gui (and daemon) are stopped.

Move the lmdb folder from C:\ProgramData\bitmonero to its new destination (here D:\Monero\Blockchain). (might work with the whole bitmonero folder moved and a bitmonero link in ProgramData, not tested this way as i don't mind the few MBs occupied by the log and p2pstate.bin on my SSD)

Open a command-line with administrator rights then:

CD /D C:\ProgramData\bitmonero

MKLINK /D lmdb D:\Monero\Blockchain\lmdb

This way you don't have to change any configuration / scripts or add parameters into shortcuts, as all programs see it as if the blockchain was still in its default location.

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Julien Marodon
Julien Marodon
  • 21
  • 2

Another option is using a symbolic link, in Windows it's done with the mklink command:

First make sure monero gui (and daemon) are stopped.

Move the lmdb folder from C:\ProgramData\bitmonero to its new destination (here D:\Monero\Blockchain). (might work with the whole bitmonero folder moved and a bitmonero link in ProgramData, not tested this way as i don't mind the few MBs occupied by the log and p2pstate.bin on my SSD)

Open a command-line with administrator rights then:

CD /D C:\ProgramData\bitmonero

MKLINK /D lmdb D:\Monero\Blockchain\lmdb

This way you don't have to change any configuration / scripts or add parameters into shortcuts, as all programs see it as if the blockchain was still in its default location.