<p>Switching between different computers/platforms should work. <strong>Don't try to use a NAS (network attached storage)</strong>.</p>

<p>Always make sure you did a clean shutdown before switching the computer(platform.</p>

<p>Make sure you either use the binaries from bitcoin.org or compile with the same berkleyDB version (to ensure to not break the wallet.dat database).</p>

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2017-04-10T19:23:37.477Z
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Jonas Schnelli
<p>I have a raspberry pi with bitcoin core (0.14.1, self compiled) and a macOS system with bitcoin core (0.14.0, binary from bitcoin.org). I am storing the blockchain (complete <code>datadir</code>) on an external hard drive. Can I expect to plug this hard drive in my macOS system, sync it and later plug it into my raspberry without having any problems?</p>

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datadir compatible between 0.14.0 and 0.14.1
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# datadir compatible between 0.14.0 and 0.14.1

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-04-10)

I have a raspberry pi with bitcoin core (0.14.1, self compiled) and a macOS system with bitcoin core (0.14.0, binary from bitcoin.org). I am storing the blockchain (complete `datadir`) on an external hard drive. Can I expect to plug this hard drive in my macOS system, sync it and later plug it into my raspberry without having any problems?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-04-10. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

Switching between different computers/platforms should work. **Don't try to use a NAS (network attached storage)**.

Always make sure you did a clean shutdown before switching the computer(platform.

Make sure you either use the binaries from bitcoin.org or compile with the same berkleyDB version (to ensure to not break the wallet.dat database).


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