<p>Bitcoin data directory files details are here: <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Data_directory" rel="nofollow">https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Data_directory</a></p>

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2014-12-03T10:30:54.790Z
2014-12-03T10:30:54.790Z
Vincent de Lagabbe
<p>bitcoin-qt creates files under <code>~/.bitcoin/</code> in my file system. i know that the <code>~/.bitcoin/blocks/blk*dat</code> files contain the blockchain, but what do the following other files contain:</p>

<pre><code>~/.bitcoin/blocks/rev*dat
~/.bitcoin/chainstate/*sst
~/.bitcoin/blocks/index/*sst
</code></pre>

<p>i know <code>sst</code> stands for "sorted string table" and i gather these files belong to a leveldb database, but i'd like to know in more detail what is in each of them.</p>

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descriptions of the bitcoin-qt files
mulllhausen
# descriptions of the bitcoin-qt files

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-04-22)

bitcoin-qt creates files under ~/.bitcoin/ in my file system. i know that the ~/.bitcoin/blocks/blk*dat files contain the blockchain, but what do the following other files contain:
~/.bitcoin/blocks/rev*dat
~/.bitcoin/chainstate/*sst
~/.bitcoin/blocks/index/*sst

i know sst stands for "sorted string table" and i gather these files belong to a leveldb database, but i'd like to know in more detail what is in each of them.

**Tags:** bitcoind, bitcoin-core


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-12-03. Score: 1

Bitcoin data directory files details are here: <https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Data_directory>


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