How to symlink Daedalus chain folder

There are various reasons why one might wish to symlink Daedalus chain folder to another location (e.g. lack of storage space, convenience etc.) Follow the steps below to create a symlink:

Note: Replace <username> with your own username on your machine.

1. Open Daedalus and if possible allow it to synchronize. If your main drive is already full, you can skip synchronization.

2. Stop Daedalus

3. Find the chain folder according to your chosen platform. On Daedalus Mainnet it is located at:

• Windows

  • "C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Daedalus Mainnet"

• Mac

  • “/Users/<username>/Library/Application\ Support/Daedalus\ Mainnet“

• Linux

  • “/home/<username>/.local/share/Daedalus/mainnet”

4. Move the “chain” folder and its content to the desired location, in this example we moved it to the  “Downloads” folder.  Make sure that the chain folder has been removed from the original location or the next step will fail. 

5. Create the symlink:

• Windows:
  • a) Run a command prompt as an administrator
  • b) At the prompt, type

    mklink /d "C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Daedalus Mainnet\chain" "C:\Users\<username>\Downloads\chain"

• Mac:
  • a) Open a terminal window
  • b) At the prompt, type

    ln -s /Users/<username>/Downloads/chain /Users/<username>/Library/Application\ Support/Daedalus\ Mainnet/

• Linux:
  • a) Open a terminal window
  • b) At the prompt, type

    ln -s /home/<username>/Downloads/chain /home/<username>/.local/share/Daedalus/mainnet

6. Restart Daedalus