This is definitely a newbie question and I most likely already know the answer too it but...
Can you connect a fully synchronized harddrive with the blockchain on it to a newly (soon to be) configured Node?
Some background infos: I already have a running node but on windows. Now, I was thinking off installing it on my Rasberry Pi 4 but I dont want to buy a new harddrive for it. So the question came up; Can i just swap them? I think the answer might be no...right?
Thanks in advanced :)
What I would suggest:
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?
I don't think so. It's just copying data without validation.
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.Exactly that. Thanks for clarifications.
Ah i see, thanks!
Not an expert (someone more knowledgeable will likely comment) but one possible issue I can see is what file type the Hard drive is using (FAT32,NTFS,etc..) and is that compatible with Raspberry Pi.
yep, i think that's the "biggest" problem here.