How To Change Location Of Blockchain Data for Bitcoin-qt Client

Note : First of all Backup your Bitcoin wallet.dat and blockchain to external drive.

Instructions to move blockchain directory :

Step 1. Close your Bitcoin client, if already running.

Step 2. Locate and move Bitcoin data files.

(Windows XP)

C:\Documents and Settings\YourUserName\Application data\Bitcoin

 

(Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8)

C:\Users\YourUserName\Appdata\Roaming\Bitcoin

Step 3. Copy “ Bitcoin ” directory to another drive, for example “ E: ” drive.

Step 4. Now right click on “ Properties ” of “ Bitcoin.exe ” and add following in “ Target ”

-datadir=e:\BitCoin

Step 5. Start Bitcoin, now you will see that your wallet is now loading from the new data directory.