<p>My C: drive is almost full from the blockchain being installed and I'm wanting to move it. I have D: drive with well over enough space and want to know if I</p>

<p>-Pause the install of the chain and close bitcoin
-Add the -datadir=D:\BitcoinData to the properties of BitcoinCore
-Then open BitcoinCore</p>

<p>I am wondering
if it will it continue from where it left off in the new directory? (With all existing blocks moved into the new directory as well)</p>

<p>I do NOT want to have to reinstall the chain..</p>

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2017-12-09T18:33:50.367Z
Only one question per post please. Can you edit your question and split it into two, perhaps?
Pieter Wuille
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2017-12-09T18:43:01.680Z
There I changed it to one
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# Bitcoin Core block chain

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-09)

My C: drive is almost full from the blockchain being installed and I'm wanting to move it. I have D: drive with well over enough space and want to know if I

-Pause the install of the chain and close bitcoin
-Add the -datadir=D:\BitcoinData to the properties of BitcoinCore
-Then open BitcoinCore

I am wondering
if it will it continue from where it left off in the new directory? (With all existing blocks moved into the new directory as well)

I do NOT want to have to reinstall the chain..

**Tags:** blockchain

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Only one question per post please. Can you edit your question and split it into two, perhaps?  
> **username_0**: There I changed it to one  

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