If you have private key or seed you can import them in hardware wallet (to avoid similar drive issues)
or just use Electrum desktop wallet:
https://bitcoin.org/en/wallets/desktop/linux/electrum/
Like @FruitBasket wrote, you don't really need a full bitcoin blockchain.
Topic: I made a big Mistake - page 2. (Read 452 times)
I'm not just a noobie, but a real beginner. I keep hearing about this new thing called Bitcoin. So last night, I downloaded the bitcoin core software and install it. My BIG mistake was in not knowing which of the two partitions on my computer was big enough to hold the 250 odd gigs of data that was going to download to my computer. I did read the warning that said my c: drive wasn't big enough but I kinda glossed over it.
Today, I received an error message saying, again, that the data had filled my c: drive to capacity but there was around 2 years worth of data that still needed to download to be up to date.
So, after checking my drives, there are two, c: and d: I found where I had screwed up and tried to fix it. I uninstalled bitcoin core from my c: drive and installed instead on my d: drive.
Now, the problem; when the blockchains restarted downloading it restarted at the place where it left off.
I don't know where the blockchains are on my c: drive and I don't know how to find them. I also think it's likely that another set of blockchains might have been downloaded to my d: drive. My c: drive is now full to overflowing with data I can't find.
Am just the dumbest sumbtch or is there anybody that can help me untangle this twisted up ball of twine?
Do you really need a fully synched blockchain local wallet as a beginner? If you are planning on investing alot of money in btc, I would recommend a trezor wallet instead of bitcoin core. If you are just trying out and going to invest pocket change, I recommend easy to use mobile wallets which allow u to see private key and/or memonic phrase.Today, I received an error message saying, again, that the data had filled my c: drive to capacity but there was around 2 years worth of data that still needed to download to be up to date.
So, after checking my drives, there are two, c: and d: I found where I had screwed up and tried to fix it. I uninstalled bitcoin core from my c: drive and installed instead on my d: drive.
Now, the problem; when the blockchains restarted downloading it restarted at the place where it left off.
I don't know where the blockchains are on my c: drive and I don't know how to find them. I also think it's likely that another set of blockchains might have been downloaded to my d: drive. My c: drive is now full to overflowing with data I can't find.
Am just the dumbest sumbtch or is there anybody that can help me untangle this twisted up ball of twine?
Now to answer ur question, u can just locate to local Appdata folder, open bitcoin folder and drag and drop the downloaded blocks into the other bitcoin wallet in the drive. But again, I don’t understand why u would run such software as a beginner/small starter.
I'm not just a noobie, but a real beginner. I keep hearing about this new thing called Bitcoin. So last night, I downloaded the bitcoin core software and install it. My BIG mistake was in not knowing which of the two partitions on my computer was big enough to hold the 250 odd gigs of data that was going to download to my computer. I did read the warning that said my c: drive wasn't big enough but I kinda glossed over it.
Today, I received an error message saying, again, that the data had filled my c: drive to capacity but there was around 2 years worth of data that still needed to download to be up to date.
So, after checking my drives, there are two, c: and d: I found where I had screwed up and tried to fix it. I uninstalled bitcoin core from my c: drive and installed instead on my d: drive.
Now, the problem; when the blockchains restarted downloading it restarted at the place where it left off.
I don't know where the blockchains are on my c: drive and I don't know how to find them. I also think it's likely that another set of blockchains might have been downloaded to my d: drive. My c: drive is now full to overflowing with data I can't find.
Am just the dumbest sumbtch or is there anybody that can help me untangle this twisted up ball of twine?
Today, I received an error message saying, again, that the data had filled my c: drive to capacity but there was around 2 years worth of data that still needed to download to be up to date.
So, after checking my drives, there are two, c: and d: I found where I had screwed up and tried to fix it. I uninstalled bitcoin core from my c: drive and installed instead on my d: drive.
Now, the problem; when the blockchains restarted downloading it restarted at the place where it left off.
I don't know where the blockchains are on my c: drive and I don't know how to find them. I also think it's likely that another set of blockchains might have been downloaded to my d: drive. My c: drive is now full to overflowing with data I can't find.
Am just the dumbest sumbtch or is there anybody that can help me untangle this twisted up ball of twine?
Jump to: