Bitcoin wallet file location Windows

Some people who installed the standard Bitcoin wallet find that it is taking up a lot of bandwidth. In fact,it eats up so much bandwidth it flooded their internet connections. This problem is one of the major bottleneck issues that will affect the survival of Bitcoin going forward. For now,I will simply provide solutions to the affected users so that they can keep their Bitcoin wallet running.

Windows Version (Config File Method)

By changing (or adding) a configuration file to the Bitcoin wallet,you can limit the number of simultaneous connections it make to the Bitcoin network. Using this method you can be sure that your Bitcoin wallet always launches with the limitation imposed.

1. You need to close Bitcoin wallet (bitcoin-qt).

2. Open the folder Bitcoin inside your AppData directory. It is usually located inside your user data folder,

c:\users\yourname\appdata\roaming\bitcoin

One easy way to locate the AppData directory is to open either Internet Explorer or your Windows Explorer and type %appdata%\bitcoin at the address bar. It should take you there at once.

3. Add the text file bitcoin.conf if it is not there yet.

4. Add the following line to the file

maxconnections=10

5. Now you can start your Bitcoin wallet again. It will use the new setting from now on.

Windows Version (Shortcut Method)

Some people prefer to keep the choice open to launch their bitcoin wallets with default settings.

In that case you can create a shortcut of the Bitcoin wallet application on your desktop and add a parameter to the shortcut to limit the number of connections.

1. Close the Bitcoin wallet

2. Create the Bitcoin wallet shortcut

To create shortcut on Windows,right-click on the application icon and drag it to the desktop. You will then see a popup menu giving you a bunch of options. One of them is create shortcut.

3. Right-click on the shortcut icon and choose properties

4. In the target field,add the following to the end of the line,

-maxconnections=10

5. Launching Bitcoin wallet through this shortcut icon will impose the limitation.

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