<p>I have try to ran the <code>bitcoind -data-dir=/data/db -daemon</code> , but it's not write the data to the path where I specify. Actually, The right way to do that with :</p>

<pre><code>bitcoind -datadir=/data/db -daemon
</code></pre>

<p><strong>Attention</strong> </p>

<pre><code>   -data-dir --&gt; -datadir
</code></pre>

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2018-07-19T10:03:06.277Z
2018-07-19T10:03:06.277Z
Frank AK
<p>I have download a new bitcoin package from official site. And then I ran it with <code>daemon</code> mode also with default configuration (Default means not <code>bitcoin.conf</code> file was created in <code>~/.bitcoin/.bitcoin.conf</code>). After ran 2 hours. I got stuck, and the process exit. When I checked my disk with:</p>

<pre><code>df -lh
</code></pre>

<p>And then, I got those:</p>

<pre><code>Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/vda1        20G   20G  118M 100% /
devtmpfs        3.9G     0  3.9G   0% /dev
tmpfs           3.9G     0  3.9G   0% /dev/shm
tmpfs           3.9G  233M  3.6G   6% /run
tmpfs           3.9G     0  3.9G   0% /sys/fs/cgroup
/dev/vdb        800G  7.7G  792G   1% /data
tmpfs           783M     0  783M   0% /run/user/1000
tmpfs           783M     0  783M   0% /run/user/1001
</code></pre>

<p>And I googled for a while, but could't find a good way to move all sync's data to the <code>/dev/vdb</code>. I understand what my mistake came from, but I just fixed it by move data and then put a new configuration with <code>--data-dir=/dev/vdb</code>. and then keep sync it.</p>

<p>So, How do I reach that?</p>

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2018-07-19T08:46:55.443Z
Rather than adding —data-dir to the config file, try starting bitcoind by running `bitcoind —data-dir=[your directory] [whatever other commands you want to run]`.
chytrik
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2018-07-19T08:48:29.137Z
@chytrik Did you mean run the bitcoind with `--data-dir` like `./bitcoind --data-dir=/data `?
Frank AK
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2018-07-19T08:49:53.423Z
^yea! Sorry I accidentally submitted my comment half-written, and had to edit to add the rest. Mobile keyboard problems :p
chytrik
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2018-07-19T08:52:04.750Z
Anyway, Thank you so much. And could you also point me how to move the old data to the new place?
Frank AK
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2018-07-23T06:59:12.707Z
best way on unixoide systems to copy data over different media is rsync in a terminal. I usually go "rsync -rpogDtW <source_dir> <target_dir>". Further details are not bitcoin relevant, and should then be asked in another stackexchange forum.
pebwindkraft
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How to move sync's data to another partition after run Bitcoind for a while?
Frank AK
# How to move sync's data to another partition after run Bitcoind for a while?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-07-19)

I have download a new bitcoin package from official site. And then I ran it with `daemon` mode also with default configuration (Default means not `bitcoin.conf` file was created in `~/.bitcoin/.bitcoin.conf`). After ran 2 hours. I got stuck, and the process exit. When I checked my disk with:

```
df -lh

```

And then, I got those:

```
Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/vda1        20G   20G  118M 100% /
devtmpfs        3.9G     0  3.9G   0% /dev
tmpfs           3.9G     0  3.9G   0% /dev/shm
tmpfs           3.9G  233M  3.6G   6% /run
tmpfs           3.9G     0  3.9G   0% /sys/fs/cgroup
/dev/vdb        800G  7.7G  792G   1% /data
tmpfs           783M     0  783M   0% /run/user/1000
tmpfs           783M     0  783M   0% /run/user/1001

```

And I googled for a while, but could't find a good way to move all sync's data to the `/dev/vdb`. I understand what my mistake came from, but I just fixed it by move data and then put a new configuration with `--data-dir=/dev/vdb`. and then keep sync it.

So, How do I reach that?

**Tags:** bitcoind, linux, storage

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Rather than adding —data-dir to the config file, try starting bitcoind by running `bitcoind —data-dir=[your directory] [whatever other commands you want to run]`.  
> **username_0**: @username_1 Did you mean run the bitcoind with `--data-dir` like `./bitcoind --data-dir=/data `?  
> **username_1**: ^yea! Sorry I accidentally submitted my comment half-written, and had to edit to add the rest. Mobile keyboard problems :p  
> **username_0**: Anyway, Thank you so much. And could you also point me how to move the old data to the new place?  
> **username_2**: best way on unixoide systems to copy data over different media is rsync in a terminal. I usually go "rsync -rpogDtW <source_dir> <target_dir>". Further details are not bitcoin relevant, and should then be asked in another stackexchange forum.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2018-07-19. Score: 0

I have try to ran the `bitcoind -data-dir=/data/db -daemon` , but it's not write the data to the path where I specify. Actually, The right way to do that with :

```
bitcoind -datadir=/data/db -daemon

```

**Attention**

```
   -data-dir --> -datadir

```


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