Where does the daedalus data go?

[Freddy1]

I have downloaded daedalus. I didnthat some time ago so it had to be updated. Now, it’s synchronizing which will take some time.
But where does that data go? I would like a setting such that I can chose the drive.

The download was signed by iohk, I guess I should have done a checksum test but that doesn’t seem to be needed. It struck me that if I start daedalus as an admin, windows should show that the application is signed. If not, well, then I would hesitate to use it

[Alexd1985]

Check this topic

Daedalus data Directory

In windows 10 you can go to “settings - system - storage - change where new content is saved” and set a different drive for all app data storage; for that user… This will create a new “username” folder on that drive, including all the trimmings like AppData. It only works for this case, if you do it before the Daedalus install. But still a handy tip for anyone using an SSD and wanting to save space on the OS drive… If you don’t want to reinstall follow this tutorial…

[Freddy1]

Thank you. I do indeed have an ssd and I worry if it has enough free space. I think I should buy another usb drive where I keep that data. Too bad it’s not a simple setting so that you can use your usb drive on a different computer.

[Zyroxa]

If you dont need to run a fullnode wallet, id recommand you to use a light client like Yoroi, Adalite or Typhon.

Makes imo no sense to upgrade your hardware just to run a wallet if you dont really need a full node.

[RedApple]

Default on Windows is “C:\Users\NAME\AppData\Roaming\Daedalus Mainnet”
I have not found any way to change it.
There is simply no settings at all for this client.
It’s a disaster imo.

[Freddy1]

Yes and I think this true for most cryptocurrencies. Another wallet for Sol and who knows for Cro. It would be nice if there was some kind of killer wallet with security like ledger that you wouldn’t need to connect to a smartphone or a desktop pc. Only to the Internet

Wouldn’t it be nice if your regular bank could host all these wallets and perhaps offer some kind of unified UI? Just pick your preferred cryptocurrency from a dropdown list. I’m sure there are many people that are spooked by the complexity not to mention the risk of having their coins stolen. Someone lost the equivalence of $24 milion that he kept on his smartphone beloeving it was safe. He fell victim to a sim swap.

[Freddy1]

I have found a better solution and that is the mklink command which creates a soft link. Works like charm. I have written a detailed description but I don’t know how to copy the link

[Alexd1985]

U can post screenshots…

[Freddy1]

I thought there was a way to copy a link to whatever I read and then paste it. I have seen such shortcuts being used.

[HeptaSean]

Do you mean like this:

Storing The Cardano Blockchain on Another Hard Drive/Flash Drive

This mini tutorial is for those of you who want to store the blockchain on a different/external hard drive to save space on your Windows PC. With the size of the wallet and blockchain already at over 2gb it may become a problem for some to store this on their computer as it continues to grow. For me personally, I run an SSD drive to boot my pc and don’t want to clog up space with the entire blockchain. I know there is a tutorial on making the wallet portable but this is a lot simpler to complet…

This:

Daedalus is a disaster for Cardanos reputation

rem My Windows PC has 250GB SSD for C: and 1TB HDD for D: rem Drive C: was filling up so I made this Windows .BAT file rem to move Daedalus chain folder from drive C: to drive D: rem It uses ROBOCOPY to MOVE files and MKLINK /D to create a directory symbolic link. rem Replace <UserName> with your user name before executing. rem Ensure sufficient space on D: before executing. rem Ensure Daedalus is not running. rem Execute from Admin command prompt. DIR /S "C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Roaming\Da…

And this:

Daedalus is a disaster for Cardanos reputation

Mklink works! Here’s what I did, step by step copy the contents to a usb drive. I used fastcopy once finished, delete the folder open a cmd prompt as admin use a cmd like this: mklink /D “C:\Users\USER\AppData\Roaming\Daedalus Mainnet” “I:\Daedalus Mainnet” USER needs to replaced with whatever the path is on your computer. You need to use quotation marks. I copied the contents to I:\Daedalus Mainnet so you may need to use a different path I started Daedalus which was completely happy…

The links can be copied with the little chain symbols below the posts.

[Freddy1]

Great, Thank you