Need Help Bitcoin Knots is Redownloading Blockchain

Hey everyone, So, I updated a few things and then restarted Bitcoin Knots, and now it’s trying to re-download the entire blockchain. I’ve actually got the full blockchain saved on an external drive. Is there a way to point Bitcoin Knots to that existing blockchain, so I don’t have to go through the download again? I even uninstalled and reinstalled the software, but when I did, it just jumped right into downloading without running the usual setup. I really need some help here. I either want to direct it to where my blockchain is, or I could wipe all the related files (though I’m not sure how to do that). Thanks a lot! I'M USING LINUX

In the bitcoin.conf file (Should be in </home/<your username>/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf, create the file if it doesn't exist, and place the following text inside it. Your external drive is most likely in /run/media/<username> or /media/<username> so you should be able to find the subfolder from there.

For an easier one, if you are looking for bitcoin.conf file just open the bitcoin knots normally then go to settings and option and then open configuration file. You can check the image below for reference. Once you open the bitcoin.conf file, you can add the datadir as pointed out in the post above. Take note that the default folder name is usually "Bitcoin" so if you have an external drive, look for the Bitcoin folder on that drive, copy the path, and paste it like this below as a sample. The full path should also work just fine.

Do you mean the screen where you can set the datadir and other setting like prune? Start it with --choosedatadir command line arg and it should open that set-up procedure a.k.a: "Welcome Screen". That'll only work in the GUI client though. Otherwise, you can set it in your bitcoin.conf file like others have pointed-out or launch it with --datadir=<custom_datadir> every time you want to launch Knots.