Hi guys,
I've been browsing the forums trying to figure this out for a few days now, but I just can't solve it. I know how helpful this community is to newbies trying to figure everything out, so I figured I should ask.
I originally downloaded BitsharesX a month or so ago. I bought some Bitshares from BTER and sent them to my account..no problem. I was using the application a couple weeks later when I noticed how long it seemed to be taking for the blocks to sync. Eventually, it just gave up and said not connected. I thought this was because I didn't have the latest update, so I downloaded 0.4.20 and tried again. Unfortunately, even with the update, it's not working. When I open the application, it says that I'm about 27 days behind on syncing blocks. It seems to be attempting to sync for a while, but it always ends up just going back to "Not Connected."
I know that there's a solution out there, but part of the problem is that I'm not very well versed in the super technical side of things. I come from an economics background, not a computer science one. I would VERY much appreciate it if someone could explain for me, in layman's terms, how to fix this problem.
Finally, I have a question about the update. When I downloaded 0.4.20, it created a whole new BitsharesX app on my computer. So now I have two of them. Obviously I only need the latest one. If I delete the old app from my computer, is it going to affect my funds at all? It seems to me I can still access them from the new app....Sorry if I'm a little behind on all of this. Thanks for the help!