Data directory
Revision as of 05:05, 30 January 2011 by Theymos (talk | contribs) (Because this page is being linked to in sentences about finding the data directory, I copied the more verbose info about that from Securing your wallet)
The location where Bitcoin's data files are stored, including the wallet data file.
Contents
Default Location
Windows
Go to Start -> Run (or press WinKey+R) and run this:
explorer %APPDATA%\Bitcoin
Bitcoin's data folder will open. For most users, this is the following locations:
C:\Documents and Settings\YourUserName\Application data\Bitcoin (XP) C:\Users\YourUserName\Appdata\Roaming\Bitcoin (Vista and 7)
"AppData" and "Application data" are hidden by default.
Linux
By default Bitcoin will put its data here:
~/.bitcoin/
You need to do a "ls -a" to see directories that start with a dot.
If that's not it, you can do a search like this:
find / -name wallet.dat -print 2>/dev/null
Mac
By default Bitcoin will put its data here:
~/Library/Application Support/Bitcoin/
Directory Contents
Subdirectories
- database
Files
- .lock
- blk0001.dat
- blkindex.dat
- __db.001
- __db.002
- __db.003
- __db.004
- __db.005
- __db.006
- db.log
- debug.log
- wallet.dat
The data, index and log files are used by Oracle Berkeley DB, the embedded key/value data store that Bitcoin uses.
