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Change to root user | |
sudo su - | |
Locate device name for USB HDD | |
fdisk -l | |
Start fdisk using UDB HDD - Important!! replace "sdc" with your device name. | |
fdisk /dev/sdc | |
Delete existing partition | |
d | |
Write changes to drive | |
w | |
Start fdisk again | |
fdisk /dev/sdc | |
Create new partition | |
n | |
press enter | |
press enter | |
w | |
Format HDD (ext4) | |
mkfs.ext4 -L "BLOCKCHAIN" /dev/sdc1 | |
Mount HDD | |
mkdir /mnt/BLOCKCHAIN | |
mount /dev/sdc1 /mnt/BLOCKCHAIN | |
Create directories for blockchain data | |
mkdir /mnt/BLOCKCHAIN/bitcoin | |
mkdir /mnt/BLOCKCHAIN/bitcoin/blocks | |
mkdir /mnt/BLOCKCHAIN/bitcoin/chainstate | |
mkdir /mnt/BLOCKCHAIN/bitcoin/testnet3 | |
Enter your bitcoin directory | |
cd /home/norm/.bitcoin | |
cp -R chainstate/* /mnt/BLOCKCHAIN/bitcoin/chainstate | |
cp -R blocks/* /mnt/BLOCKCHAIN/bitcoin/blocks | |
cp -R testnet3/* /mnt/BLOCKCHAIN/bitcoin/testnet3 |
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