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Changed to markdown table layout for ease of reading. Removed old bitcoin-only information for older versions that we never used.
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banlist.dat | stores the IPs/Subnets of banned nodes
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pivx.conf | contains configuration settings for pivxd or pivx-qt
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pivxd.pid | stores the process id of pivxd while running
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blocks/blk000??.dat | block data (custom, 128 MiB per file); since 0.8.0
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blocks/rev000??.dat | block undo data (custom); since 0.8.0 (format changed since pre-0.8)
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blocks/index/* | block index (LevelDB); since 0.8.0
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chainstate/* | blockchain state database (LevelDB); since 0.8.0
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database/* | BDB database environment; only used for wallet since 0.8.0; moved to wallets/ directory on new installs since 0.16.0
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db.log | wallet database log file; moved to wallets/ directory on new installs since 0.16.0
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debug.log | contains debug information and general logging generated by pivxd or pivx-qt
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fee_estimates.dat | stores statistics used to estimate minimum transaction fees and priorities required for confirmation; since 0.10.0
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budget.dat | stores data for budget objects
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masternode.conf | contains configuration settings for remote masternodes
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mncache.dat | stores data for masternode list
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mnpayments.dat | stores data for masternode payments
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peers.dat | peer IP address database (custom format); since 0.7.0
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wallet.dat | personal wallet (BDB) with keys and transactions; moved to wallets/ directory on new installs since 0.16.0
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.cookie | session RPC authentication cookie (written at start when cookie authentication is used, deleted on shutdown): since 0.12.0
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onion_private_key | cached Tor hidden service private key for `-listenonion`: since 0.12.0
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* pivx.conf: contains configuration settings for pivxd or pivx-qt
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* pivxd.pid: stores the process id of pivxd while running
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* blocks/blk000??.dat: block data (custom, 128 MiB per file); since 0.8.0
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* blocks/rev000??.dat; block undo data (custom); since 0.8.0 (format changed since pre-0.8)
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* blocks/index/*; block index (LevelDB); since 0.8.0
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* chainstate/*; block chain state database (LevelDB); since 0.8.0
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* database/*: BDB database environment; only used for wallet since 0.8.0
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* db.log: wallet database log file
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* debug.log: contains debug information and general logging generated by pivxd or pivx-qt
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* fee_estimates.dat: stores statistics used to estimate minimum transaction fees and priorities required for confirmation: since 0.10.0
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* budget.dat: stores data for budget objects
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* masternode.conf: contains configuration settings for remote masternodes
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* mncache.dat: stores data for masternode list
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* mnpayments.dat: stores data for masternode payments
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* peers.dat: peer IP address database (custom format); since 0.7.0
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* wallet.dat: personal wallet (BDB) with keys and transactions
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Only used in pre-0.8.0
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* blktree/*; block chain index (LevelDB); since pre-0.8, replaced by blocks/index/* in 0.8.0
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* coins/*; unspent transaction output database (LevelDB); since pre-0.8, replaced by chainstate/* in 0.8.0
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* blkindex.dat: block chain index database (BDB); replaced by {chainstate/*,blocks/index/*,blocks/rev000??.dat} in 0.8.0
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* blk000?.dat: block data (custom, 2 GiB per file); replaced by blocks/blk000??.dat in 0.8.0
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Only used before 0.7.0
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* addr.dat: peer IP address database (BDB); replaced by peers.dat in 0.7.0

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