dailyblockchain

Simple page with instructions how to get bitcoin-qt client up to speed

How to start bitcoin-qt in hours instead of days

Below instructions are for Linux users        
If someone can test this on Windows or Mac and send me pull request to update the notes        
I will be very happy to do it         

• Install the bitcoin-qt qlient
• Start it and stop it
• Download the most fresh archive ( blockchain-newest.zip )from here It might take an hour or two depends on your connection
• Locate your bitcoin directory For linux it is ~/.bitcoin
• cd into it and:
  • remove everything from folder blocks
  • and remove folders chainstate, database
• Unzip the archive into ~/.bitcoin/blocks
• Start your client using command bitcoin-qt -reindex This might also take an hour or two depends on your CPU
• Once your client finish reindexing it will download quickly the remaining delta and you will be ready to go :-)

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