<p>Do you <em>need</em> to run the full Daedalus wallet? On low-storage system I'd suggest looking at Yoroi which is a 'light wallet' that doesn't require its own local node.</p>

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2021-05-04T13:06:08.993Z
Besides running trustless, do you have a set of features that the Daedalus wallet supports that the Yoroi wallet does not support?
LaX
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@LaX here's a good overview https://iohk.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360026058573-Daedalus-wallet-and-Yoroi-wallet-overview
Eddy Schauman-Haigh
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2021-05-04T14:14:57.027Z
That overview is misleading, as there are many inconsistencies. Daedalus is far from fully trust-less, it forces you to connect to IOHK nodes, so in this regard it provides the same level of trustfulness as Yoroi. Also, Yoroi browser extension also support multiple wallets.
Marek Mahut - StakeNuts
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Eddy Schauman-Haigh
<p>One solution I have found for now on macOS is to <strong>move part of the Daedalus files to an external volume</strong>.</p>
<p>To do that on macOS:</p>
<ol>
<li>Ensure you went through Daedalus onboarding (to let it create its directory structure)</li>
<li>Close the Daedalus wallet (even if it isn't done syncing the Blockchain)</li>
<li>Open a terminal, and run:
<pre><code>export EXTERNAL_DRIVE_PATH=/Volumes/&lt;enter the drive name here&gt;/Daedalus/chain
mkdir -p &quot;$EXTERNAL_DRIVE_PATH&quot;
mv &quot;~/Library/Application Support/Daedalus Mainnet/chain/immutable&quot; &quot;$EXTERNAL_DRIVE_PATH/immutable&quot;
ln -s &quot;$EXTERNAL_DRIVE_PATH/immutable&quot; &quot;~/Library/Application Support/Daedalus Mainnet/chain/immutable&quot;
</code></pre>
</li>
<li>Open the Daedalus wallet, and let it synchronise normally</li>
</ol>
<p>These commands move the <code>~/Library/Application Support/Daedalus Mainnet/chain/immutable</code> folder to an external drive and alias it back so that Daedalus knows where to write.</p>
<p>This solution might break in future versions of Daedalus, and I would only recommend it as a temporary workaround. Also, I assume disconnecting the drive with Daedalus still open would somehow break it but I haven't tested this scenario.</p>

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This is working in Ubuntu over LAN. The immutable can be in NAS and accessed. I am not aware of the security implications.
raghu
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LaX
<p>For Windows environment, this page on the Cardano forum has the solution. It works!</p>
<p><a href="https://forum.cardano.org/t/storing-the-cardano-blockchain-on-another-hard-drive-flash-drive/3699" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://forum.cardano.org/t/storing-the-cardano-blockchain-on-another-hard-drive-flash-drive/3699</a></p>

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lambda
<p>I use my laptop to store some of my ADA. Unfortunately, running low on disk space, I cannot afford to store the whole ADA blockchain locally.</p>
<p>What are the options for people like me that need to run the Daedalus wallet on low disk space?</p>

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Could the Daedalus wallet use less space on laptops?
# Could the Daedalus wallet use less space on laptops?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-05-04)

I use my laptop to store some of my ADA. Unfortunately, running low on disk space, I cannot afford to store the whole ADA blockchain locally.

What are the options for people like me that need to run the Daedalus wallet on low disk space?

**Tags:** daedalus, decentralization

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-05-04. Score: 3

Do you *need* to run the full Daedalus wallet? On low-storage system I'd suggest looking at Yoroi which is a 'light wallet' that doesn't require its own local node.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Besides running trustless, do you have a set of features that the Daedalus wallet supports that the Yoroi wallet does not support?  
> **username_1**: @LaX here's a good overview https://iohk.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360026058573-Daedalus-wallet-and-Yoroi-wallet-overview  
> **username_2**: That overview is misleading, as there are many inconsistencies. Daedalus is far from fully trust-less, it forces you to connect to IOHK nodes, so in this regard it provides the same level of trustfulness as Yoroi. Also, Yoroi browser extension also support multiple wallets.  

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### Answer by username_0 on 2021-05-04. Score: 1

One solution I have found for now on macOS is to move part of the Daedalus files to an external volume.
To do that on macOS:

Ensure you went through Daedalus onboarding (to let it create its directory structure)
Close the Daedalus wallet (even if it isn't done syncing the Blockchain)
Open a terminal, and run:
export EXTERNAL_DRIVE_PATH=/Volumes//Daedalus/chain
mkdir -p "$EXTERNAL_DRIVE_PATH"
mv "~/Library/Application Support/Daedalus Mainnet/chain/immutable" "$EXTERNAL_DRIVE_PATH/immutable"
ln -s "$EXTERNAL_DRIVE_PATH/immutable" "~/Library/Application Support/Daedalus Mainnet/chain/immutable"


Open the Daedalus wallet, and let it synchronise normally

These commands move the ~/Library/Application Support/Daedalus Mainnet/chain/immutable folder to an external drive and alias it back so that Daedalus knows where to write.
This solution might break in future versions of Daedalus, and I would only recommend it as a temporary workaround. Also, I assume disconnecting the drive with Daedalus still open would somehow break it but I haven't tested this scenario.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: This is working in Ubuntu over LAN. The immutable can be in NAS and accessed. I am not aware of the security implications.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2021-05-06. Score: 1

For Windows environment, this page on the Cardano forum has the solution. It works!

<https://forum.cardano.org/t/storing-the-cardano-blockchain-on-another-hard-drive-flash-drive/3699>


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