I'm kind of mystified. Bitmonerod says it's up to date. I don't see anything in my monero folder that looks like a blockchain. I also searched, using the windows file explorer, for all files bigger than 128MB and didn't find anything. I'm running Windows 10.
asked Aug 15, 2016 at 18:34
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On Windows the blockchain is stored in C:\ProgramData\bitmonero\lmdb. It's a hidden folder, but if you simply copy paste aforementioned path into your Windows explorer it will go to it. The folder contains your blockchain (data.mdb).
answered Aug 15, 2016 at 18:57
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2Thanks..Windows search is weird. Any way to change where this is being stored? Aug 15, 2016 at 19:01
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6Launch bitmonero from the command line with the --data-dir path/to/your/blockchain argument. Thus, if you want to store your blockchain in D:\Monero it would become --data-dir D:\Monero. To reiterate, make sure you launch bitmonerod from the command line. This option won't work if bitmonerod is already launched.– dEBRUYNE ♦Aug 15, 2016 at 19:03
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dEBRYUNE has it right. I came here looking for where it was because when syncing the block chain it tanks my c: drive, which tanks everything else on my computer. So a little tip for anyone else looking for this for the same reason I was, you can move it to another drive by using the mklink command. I put it on a ssd, now I can use my computer again. Thought a little more info might help.– 00meatJan 14, 2018 at 5:58
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2018 sidenote, a more extensive guide to move the blockchain to a custom directory without losing the process: monero.stackexchange.com/questions/7225/…– dEBRUYNE ♦Jan 14, 2018 at 10:42
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3@FyodorGlebov
~/.bitmonero| Note that, by default, this directory is hidden. On Mac OS X, you can typically useCMD+SHIFT+DOTto unhide directories.– dEBRUYNE ♦Jan 15, 2018 at 9:08