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FAQ: Backup, Restore, and Files

Where can I find Parity's local files?

On Windows blockchain data is located in C:\Users\You\AppData\Local\Parity\Ethereum while keys and configuration are kept in C:\Users\You\AppData\Roaming\Parity\Ethereum

On MacOS: /Users/you/Library/Application Support/io.parity.ethereum

On Linux: /home/you/.local/share/io.parity.ethereum

How can I backup my accounts and keys? How can I restore my keys?

See [[Backing-up-&-Restoring]].

Can I import my keys from Geth?

They get imported automatically. :)

Can I import accounts not created with Parity or Geth (e.g., MyEtherWallet)?

  • Simply use Parity Wallet's "New Account" function on the "Accounts" page.

  • Or complicated: copy it into your $HOME/.local/share/io.parity.ethereum/keys directory. Parity will import all keys found there.

What are the Parity disk space needs?

This entirely depends on the selected chain and whether state trie pruning is enabled or not.

For example --pruning archive, which disables state trie pruning, the chain data requires around 25 GB of space for the public foundation chain. The default --pruning fast reduces the blockchain size to around 7 GB.

How do I backup my blockchain?

You can just export it to a file:

parity export blocks $HOME/ethereum-chain-backup.rlp

How do I restore my blockchain from a previous backup?

Just use import:

parity import $HOME/ethereum-chain-backup.rlp

Can I import the chain from Geth?

Yes, see Importing a Chain from Geth.

How to delete the blockchain to initiate full re-sync without deleting wallet info?

  • Stop parity, then execute parity db kill.
  • Relevant options are --chain=* --pruning=* and --db-path/--base-path, i.e. to delete morden run:
parity db kill --chain=morden