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I installed 3 node software today: Start9, Mynode, and Umbrel.

And none of them allow the use of an external drive for bitcoin 🤔

Actually, maybe they do with the command line, but nothing supported out of the box.

It seems when you use a PC instead of a Raspberry Pi, things get harder.

But I need to use an external drive...

Any recommendations?

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OceanSlim 1y ago

Why do you need to use an external drive?

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Hypno | seedkeys.xyz 1y ago

My internal drive is too small.

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OceanSlim 1y ago

I suppose that's the question. Why not upgrade your internal drive?

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Hypno | seedkeys.xyz 1y ago

Save costs. I have the external hard drive I was using with my Raspberry Pi node.

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Svoboda 1y ago

What case do you have? No open internal bays? I've not seen a case (save for SFF Dell/HPs) that don't have at least one if not two spots.

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Hypno | seedkeys.xyz 1y ago

I have a Dell 3070 micro.

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Svoboda 1y ago

I've played with those. IIRC they have 2 internal drives -- one 2.5 and a M2 socket right. Are you already using both? If so, that does stink.

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Hypno | seedkeys.xyz 1y ago

I may have found a way with Start9. As it was my favorite node software, I tried again.

After flashing, I installed it selecting my internal drive.

Then, I removed the USB drive, and did the initial setup. And I selected my external drive to store data.

Looks like I got what I wanted!