How to use IPFS Desktop
Uploading gigantic folders and files to IPFS sometimes could be tricky! But we are going to make it. I tried to write complete instructions on how to do this. But feel free to ask if something isn't going according to plan. 😉
- 1.First thing we need to do is to install IPFS Desktop client. Follow the link and choose your option.
- 2.Open your IPFS Desktop and wait a bit until it loads.
- 1.By default IPFS protects you from memory clogging. But it also prevents us from uploading large files! On sidebar on the left go to
SETTINGS
tab.

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- 1.Scroll down to
IPFS CONFIG
section

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- 1.Set
"GCPeriod"
to"10h"
(it should be"1h"
by default)

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- 1.Set
"StorageGCWatermark"
to 99. And set"StorageMax"
to your content size + 15GB (e.g. if your folder size is 50GB set"StorageMax"
to"65GB"
)

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- 1.Go up to
IPFS CONFIG
section and hitSave

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- 1.Yep! Restart your IPFS app. Just close and open it again 😄
That was the hardest part! Let's start uploading 😜
- 1.Go to
FILES
tab on your sidebar.

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- 1.Click
+Import
button and select your folder.

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- 1.Wait a bit and you should see folder on your screen. Click on three dots on the right and select
Set pinning
.

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- 1.Select
Local node
andApply

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- 1.Click on three dots again and copy your CID.

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- 1.Send your CID to us!
This is it! Now it's time for us to retrieve your content from your node! It's like a torrenting. So please don't close your IPFS Desktop app until we upload all your files (we'll pin it to the IPFS network - so when you disconnect, the files will still be available). We'll let you know when it's over. 😊