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Topic: armory refuses to use nonstandard dir - page 2. (Read 1741 times)

legendary
Activity: 3374
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diamond-handed zealot
June 19, 2016, 07:54:12 PM
#9
ran as admin and still got "data directory specified in the command line, could not be found and could not be created"

but it's right there...pulling my hair out, thank you so much for your help though
staff
Activity: 3458
Merit: 6793
Just writing some code
June 19, 2016, 07:48:27 PM
#8
and to be more specific, if I use the double dash in that syntax armory states that it is using the default path as the specified path can not be created
That syntax is correct. I think you have to create the empty folder first so that it already exists when Armory starts. Otherwise, that may be a permissions issue.
legendary
Activity: 3374
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diamond-handed zealot
June 19, 2016, 07:44:43 PM
#7
and to be more specific, if I use the double dash in that syntax armory states that it is using the default path as the specified path can not be created
staff
Activity: 3458
Merit: 6793
Just writing some code
June 19, 2016, 07:43:24 PM
#6
you use the double dash before datadir...is that to indicate the endash or the emdash?
Neither. It is literally just two dashes (hyphens).

I did try that as well, and that is certainly NOT what displays in firefox on my system on the troubleshooting page

–satoshi-datadir=_“_F:\Bitcoin\new\home\dir_”_ –datadir=_”_F:\Armory\new\home\dir_”_

what I see displayed is;

en or emdashsatoshi-datadir=underscore"underscorepathunderscore"underscoreen or emdashdatadir=underscore"underscorepathunderscore"underscore
Ignore that. There are no em or en dashes and no underscores unless they are in your path. Those are wrong.

Just copy and paste what I give you below and change what you need to
Code:
--satoshi-datadir="F:\Bitcoin\path" --datadir="F:\Armory\path"
That is it. No underscores or other dashes except the double dash in front of each option and the dash in satoshi-datadir
legendary
Activity: 3374
Merit: 4738
diamond-handed zealot
June 19, 2016, 07:20:34 PM
#5
you use the double dash before datadir...is that to indicate the endash or the emdash?
Neither. It is literally just two dashes (hyphens).

I did try that as well, and that is certainly NOT what displays in firefox on my system on the troubleshooting page

–satoshi-datadir=_“_F:\Bitcoin\new\home\dir_”_ –datadir=_”_F:\Armory\new\home\dir_”_

what I see displayed is;

en or emdashsatoshi-datadir=underscore"underscorepathunderscore"underscoreen or emdashdatadir=underscore"underscorepathunderscore"underscore
staff
Activity: 3458
Merit: 6793
Just writing some code
June 19, 2016, 07:12:57 PM
#4
you use the double dash before datadir...is that to indicate the endash or the emdash?
Neither. It is literally just two dashes (hyphens).
legendary
Activity: 3374
Merit: 4738
diamond-handed zealot
June 19, 2016, 07:02:08 PM
#3
thank you so much knightdk!

yes, I started out with a direct paste from the troubleshooting page and then edited in my specific paths

I believe I have the required quotes in place

you use the double dash before datadir...is that to indicate the endash or the emdash?
staff
Activity: 3458
Merit: 6793
Just writing some code
June 19, 2016, 06:52:05 PM
#2
To change the armory data directory, you need to start Armory with the option
Code:
--datadir=
Where is your path. If you have spaces in your path, surround the whole thing with quotes.
legendary
Activity: 3374
Merit: 4738
diamond-handed zealot
June 19, 2016, 06:39:51 PM
#1
hey guys, I am probably an idiot, but I have been beating my head against this for 2 days.

my C: SSD is too small to hold the blockchain, I have been trying to follow the troubleshooting instructions...tried em dashes, en dashes, spaces for the underscores, whatever I do Armory just fills up the C: appdata folder and hangs when the drive is full.

OK, so I am an idiot.

can somebody please post the actual correct syntax that makes this work ??


yeah, the other system that used to work...bitcoind crashes when armory calls it, despite repeated complete deletions and redownloads...at my wits end

yes, my clocks are synced, thanks

please help
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