<p>If you want to support BCC without downloading blockchain, there are two options.</p>

<h2>1) Bitcoin ABC + pruning</h2>

<p>Pruning allows your Bitcoin-Qt/BU/ABC to work as a node without downloading the entire blockchain.</p>

<p>See this on how to prune: <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/20000/can-bitcoin-qt-be-configured-to-trim-the-blockchain/38847#38847">Can Bitcoin-Qt be configured to trim the blockchain?</a></p>

<h2>2) Electron Cash</h2>

<p><a href="http://www.electroncash.org" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Electron Cash</a> is the changed version of Electrum SPV client with BCC support. As it's a SPV client, ----it won't download the entire blockchain-----, as change suggested by <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/users/208/pieter-wuille">@Pieter Wuille</a>, SPV clients do download the blockchain, they just don't store entire blocks, they keep only the required parts.</p>

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Pruning does not mean you don't download the chain; only that you don't store it after validation.
Pieter Wuille
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<p>If you don't need a BCC full node, you can use an SPV wallet like <a href="https://electrum.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Electrum</a> (see instructions on BCC <a href="https://electrum.org/bcc.txt" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>).</p>

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Sergei Tikhomirov
<p>I keep my BTC in Bitcoin Core wallet. I would like to start using my BCC but full node is downloading whole blockchain. How can I avoid it?</p>

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How can I import wallet.dat file to Bitcoin ABC wallet without downloading whole blockchain?
Sebastian Xawery Wiśniowiecki
# How can I import wallet.dat file to Bitcoin ABC wallet without downloading whole blockchain?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-08-01)

I keep my BTC in Bitcoin Core wallet. I would like to start using my BCC but full node is downloading whole blockchain. How can I avoid it?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-08-02. Score: 1

If you want to support BCC without downloading blockchain, there are two options.

## 1) Bitcoin ABC + pruning

Pruning allows your Bitcoin-Qt/BU/ABC to work as a node without downloading the entire blockchain.

See this on how to prune: [Can Bitcoin-Qt be configured to trim the blockchain?](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/20000/can-bitcoin-qt-be-configured-to-trim-the-blockchain/38847#38847)

## 2) Electron Cash

[Electron Cash](http://www.electroncash.org) is the changed version of Electrum SPV client with BCC support. As it's a SPV client, ----it won't download the entire blockchain-----, as change suggested by [@username_2](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/users/208/pieter-wuille), SPV clients do download the blockchain, they just don't store entire blocks, they keep only the required parts.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Pruning does not mean you don't download the chain; only that you don't store it after validation.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-08-01. Score: 1

If you don't need a BCC full node, you can use an SPV wallet like [Electrum](https://electrum.org/) (see instructions on BCC [here](https://electrum.org/bcc.txt)).


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