<p>It's already essentially portable. Just:</p>

<ul>
<li>Download and extract the zip package.</li>
<li>Run bitcoin-qt with the argument <code>-datadir=.</code></li>
</ul>

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2013-01-12T11:14:51.270Z
Wow. That was too easy.
superuser
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theymos
<blockquote>
  <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
  <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/6015/how-to-make-bitcoin-qt-client-portable-windows">How to Make Bitcoin QT Client Portable? (Windows)</a>  </p>
</blockquote>



<p>That is my conclusion.</p>

<p>It's better to experiment for myself that asking all these questions I have to restrict myself to with the lack of first hand experiment, right?</p>

<p><a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/6108/understanding-speed-vs-fees-on-various-wallets-esp-instawallet-and-original-c">Reference 1.</a> /
<a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/6107/bitcoin-step-by-step-kindle-edition-by-michael-caughey-worth-buying">Reference 2.</a> /
<a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/6015/how-to-make-bitcoin-qt-client-portable-windows">Reference 3.</a></p>

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2013-01-12T09:23:21.557Z
Developers can be contacted on #bitcoin-dev @ irc.freenode.net
cdecker
<development><bitcoin-core><portable>
Are the original Bitcoin Qt client's developers around and can we ask them to consider a portable version?
superuser
# Are the original Bitcoin Qt client's developers around and can we ask them to consider a portable version?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-01-12)

> **Possible Duplicate:**  
> [How to Make Bitcoin QT Client Portable? (Windows)](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/6015/how-to-make-bitcoin-qt-client-portable-windows)

That is my conclusion.

It's better to experiment for myself that asking all these questions I have to restrict myself to with the lack of first hand experiment, right?

[Reference 1.](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/6108/understanding-speed-vs-fees-on-various-wallets-esp-instawallet-and-original-c) /
[Reference 2.](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/6107/bitcoin-step-by-step-kindle-edition-by-michael-caughey-worth-buying) /
[Reference 3.](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/6015/how-to-make-bitcoin-qt-client-portable-windows)

**Tags:** development, bitcoin-core, portable

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Developers can be contacted on #bitcoin-dev @ irc.freenode.net  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2013-01-12. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

It's already essentially portable. Just:

* Download and extract the zip package.
* Run bitcoin-qt with the argument `-datadir=.`

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Wow. That was too easy.  

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