I uninstalled bitcoin classic because it took way too much space but when i uninstalled it freed up no space. Can anyone help?
Bitcoin Uninstall
- Thread starter SuperSoldier43
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- Dec 16, 2015
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The uninstallers typically do not wipe out your blockchain directory.
The size of the actual executables (couple of MB) are minuscule compared to the blockchain (100GB+).
You need to find out where your blockchain data lived. The standard location depends on your OS, but is close to your wallet file, so if you know where to find your wallet, you should have no problem finding it.
There are blocks/ and chainstate/ folders which you should be able to delete. Back up your wallet.dat if it contains anything you might want to access in future.
The size of the actual executables (couple of MB) are minuscule compared to the blockchain (100GB+).
You need to find out where your blockchain data lived. The standard location depends on your OS, but is close to your wallet file, so if you know where to find your wallet, you should have no problem finding it.
There are blocks/ and chainstate/ folders which you should be able to delete. Back up your wallet.dat if it contains anything you might want to access in future.
- Dec 16, 2015
- 2,806
- 6,088
@SuperSoldier43 :
See if this helps you : https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Data_directory#Windows
I don't run Windows myself, can't confirm if works for Win10.
EDIT: Other users have now confirmed to me that theirs (on Win10) is at:
C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin
AppData is a hidden folder, you have to do whatever needs to be done to show it.
See if this helps you : https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Data_directory#Windows
I don't run Windows myself, can't confirm if works for Win10.
EDIT: Other users have now confirmed to me that theirs (on Win10) is at:
C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin
AppData is a hidden folder, you have to do whatever needs to be done to show it.
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