can't change data directory bitcoin-core 0.19.0.1 ubuntu 19.10 - page 2.

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It seems like that would be a "permissions" issue of some description.

You'll need to double check what user/group the app/process is running as, and what permissions the various directories have. It's quite possible that your user/group doesn't have read/execute permissions for anything higher than the "common" directory. That could explain why the app is unable to browse those directories.

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I use another computer and I record what I do https://streamable.com/ve1mp

What I observe:
the block chain can be downloaded only after the "common" directory /home/ubuntu/snap/bitcoin-core/common/.bitcoin
if is before the directory "common" the bitcoin QT start to give errors

I test it on a different computer , ubuntu 19.10

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Quote from: LoyceV on December 22, 2019, 12:00:08 PM

I'm using slightly different software versions, but this just works:

Code:

mkdir /dev/shm/bitcoin; bitcoin-qt -datadir=/dev/shm/bitcoin

It saves on /dev/shm (which is more or less a RAM-drive in Ubuntu). Can you test this, just to see if that gives you the same error?

Quote from: minertalk on December 22, 2019, 10:40:33 AM

the only way to make the bitcoin-core to work is to let download the block chain to the default directory but that's not what I want.

Just in case: In your screenshot, you ticked pruning. That means it'll fit on the default location too.

I wanna download the all block chain that's why I got the 500gb hdd

but my question is why when I click the "..." to choose the download directory the "computer" "recent places" are grey and no directories are display. I install ubuntu 19 more then 3 times and also version 18 and the same stuff I see the same grey "computer" check out the video and you will understand exactly what I mean https://streamable.com/x1nct

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If nothing else works, another idea could be to make a symlink with the name Bitcoin expects and which points wherever you want.

I did , same error the only way that the bitcoin-core can work if I let it download the blockchain to the default partition.

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If nothing else works, another idea could be to make a symlink with the name Bitcoin expects and which points wherever you want.

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I'm using slightly different software versions, but this just works:

Code:

mkdir /dev/shm/bitcoin; bitcoin-qt -datadir=/dev/shm/bitcoin

It saves on /dev/shm (which is more or less a RAM-drive in Ubuntu). Can you test this, just to see if that gives you the same error?

Quote from: minertalk on December 22, 2019, 10:40:33 AM

the only way to make the bitcoin-core to work is to let download the block chain to the default directory but that's not what I want.

Just in case: In your screenshot, you ticked pruning. That means it'll fit on the default location too.

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Quote from: nc50lc on December 22, 2019, 01:00:22 AM

The GUI detected that there's already a "bitcoin" folder in that directory.
There might be something in that folder that makes bitcoin-qt to crash.

Try to delete the bitcoin folder in that partition, then try again. (backup everything if you purposely added/copied that folder).

I try other directories and in other partition, but same error I get

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I install ubuntu 19.10 and 18.04.3 3 times, I try different partitions ntfs, ext4 , I choose a different folder but nothing same error I get the only way to make the bitcoin-core to work is to let download the block chain to the default directory but that's not what I want.

by 3 days I try many things but nothing , that's why I choose to open a post here

On Ubuntu Software-Center somebody else left a review with the same problem (he can't choose a different folder for the block chain)

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The GUI detected that there's already a "bitcoin" folder in that directory.
There might be something in that folder that makes bitcoin-qt to crash.

Try to delete the bitcoin folder in that partition, then try again. (backup everything if you purposely added/copied that folder).

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hello

I try to run bitcoin-core 0.19.01 on ubuntu 19.10 but I can't choose the data directory (I want it to be to different partition ).
When I choose change data directory the window that's pop-up do not display the tree directory and if i write it manually (/media/user_name/multimedia(the name of the partition)/bitcoin)) I get the error " A fatal error occurred.Bitcoin can no longer continue safely and will quit "

I record the screen to see what I'm talking about

directories: media,asus,multimedia,bitcoin have 777 permision for the user asus, group, others
Even if i edit the bitcoin.conf with datadir=/media/asus/multimedia/bitcoin will not work but if I type the path where bitcoin choose to download by default will work datadir=/home/asus/snap/bitcoin-core/common/bitcoin

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