17.6k sats \ 4 replies \ @DarthCoin 21 Mar 2023 \ on: Can you connect a harddrive with the blockchain on it to a newly installed node? bitcoin
- On a RPI the OS would be linux. And will not use the same file system as windows. On RPi the drive must be EXT4 format not NTFS (windows).
- In theory it could be read by the linux OS but you will have to do some linux guru commands to mount that NTFS drive as node data location, with the whole path.
What I would suggest:
- buy a new drive for the node
- keep the old windows node running and syncing, even as a backup
- once your new node is ready, point to your local windows node, using the local IP to sync from it. Or just copy the bitcoin data folder from the old to the new one, using a Linux OS because windows will not use EXT4 partition.
- is always good to have a backup of your blockchain data and / or even continue syncing.
True, forgot about the file formats. I m guessing, trying to format every file from a EXT4 to a NTFS would take me as long/ if not longer than just downloading/ validating the blockchain on to a new SSD.
But hold on why should I point to my windows node when the new node is ready synced? is this for backup reasons?
I m new to linux so bare with me.. so you are saying if I copy the bitcoin data folder from the hard drive of my windows node to my RPI OS would that ease the process?
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trying to format every file from a EXT4 to a NTFS would take me as long/ if not longer than just downloading/ validating the blockchain on to a new SSD.
I don't think so. It's just copying data without validation.
why should I point to my windows node when the new node is ready synced?
I think @DarthCoin meant to connect to your windows node using
-addnode because then you download (and validate) from a local node which is faster than downloading from peers all over the world.
I think with "ready" he didn't mean "ready synced". Just ready for downloading.reply
Exactly that. Thanks for clarifications.
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Ah i see, thanks!
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