<p>I am trying to set up the bitcoin rpc login but I cant seem to find the bitcoin.conf file on the windows 8 file system ive looked under myusername/roaming/bitcoin no file there or anywhere else I have looked anyone else have any idea? thanks!! ill continue looking thanks ahead of time :)</p>

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2013-10-09T07:22:18.327Z
You have to create the file if it is missing.
V-X
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2013-10-09T13:19:01.990Z
Should be `users\username\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\ ` is that what you meant? (Application Data folder was renamed appdata for win8)
Neil Neyman
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2013-10-09T19:48:50.697Z
figured out I gotta create it and ya I went to that location im opening up bitcoind.exe now and getting an error with my config file :/ gonna read the bitcoin documentation again..
Levon Willson
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2013-10-09T19:53:34.687Z
Exception: N5boost16exception_detail10clone_19error_info_injectorINS_15
program_options26invalid_config_file_syntaxEEEEE
the options configuration contains an invalid line ‘ ’
C:\Program Files <x86>\Bitcoin\daemon\bitcoind.exe in AppInit<>
Levon Willson
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2013-10-10T13:55:19.310Z
You're going to need to post your configuration file to get help with that. Be sure to remove passwords and other sensitive data first!
Neil Neyman
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Bitcoin Conf file missing windows 8
Levon Willson
# Bitcoin Conf file missing windows 8

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-10-09)

I am trying to set up the bitcoin rpc login but I cant seem to find the bitcoin.conf file on the windows 8 file system ive looked under myusername/roaming/bitcoin no file there or anywhere else I have looked anyone else have any idea? thanks!! ill continue looking thanks ahead of time :)

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You have to create the file if it is missing.  
> **username_2**: Should be `users\username\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin\ ` is that what you meant? (Application Data folder was renamed appdata for win8)  
> **username_0**: figured out I gotta create it and ya I went to that location im opening up bitcoind.exe now and getting an error with my config file :/ gonna read the bitcoin documentation again..  
> **username_0**: Exception: N5boost16exception_detail10clone_19error_info_injectorINS_15 program_options26invalid_config_file_syntaxEEEEE the options configuration contains an invalid line ‘ ’ C:\Program Files <x86>\Bitcoin\daemon\bitcoind.exe in AppInit<>  
> **username_2**: You're going to need to post your configuration file to get help with that. Be sure to remove passwords and other sensitive data first!  

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