<f​iatdemise:matrix.org> In the GUI wallet, under Settings / Info, can we add Blockchain location?

<o​frnxmr:xmr.mx> Its under settings -> node

<f​iatdemise:matrix.org> For me the field under Blockchain location just shows "default".

you can select a location

<f​iatdemise:matrix.org> When I click the Change button it brings up the location of the GUI wallet. I want something that shows "/home/xxx/.bitmonero". I had to do a search to find out that the default blockchain location is in a hidden .bitmonero folder.

default is the .bitmonero folder

oh

<f​iatdemise:matrix.org> Right, but how is something that is running the GUI wallet for the first time supposed to know that?

<f​iatdemise:matrix.org> (someone)

yea i misread what you wrote

i thought you wanted to change it

such a string could be added in theory but the issue is that the GUI does not know the location

<f​iatdemise:matrix.org> Does the daemon have a command that the GUI can run to retrieve the blockchain location?

<o​frnxmr:xmr.mx> gui just runs monerod. It doesnt pass a --data-dir flag to monerod unless you manually change it

<o​frnxmr:xmr.mx> ^

<o​frnxmr:xmr.mx> It just uses whatever monerod uses as its default

<o​frnxmr:xmr.mx> Its in the startup log of monerod

<o​frnxmr:xmr.mx> "loading blockchain from ..."

<o​frnxmr:xmr.mx> But no, theres no monerod command to find out what its using as its data-dir

<o​frnxmr:xmr.mx> In theory, you could ugly hack it and jusy make gui _always_ pass a --data-dir flag and have gui set it to default values based on platform..