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Title: Redownloading whole blockchain after crash.
Post by: Rafikichi on March 14, 2015, 04:42:28 am
How do I prevent the need to redownload the whole blockchain after a crash?  Can I just backup the appdata folder and replace it everytime the wallet has an error?
Title: Re: Redownloading whole blockchain after crash.
Post by: abit on March 15, 2015, 01:12:05 pm
Try click 'continue' rather than 'reset' after a crash.

Make a backup of the 'chain' folder is OK. The 'wallet' folder is important, always make a backup before overwrite it.
Title: Re: Redownloading whole blockchain after crash.
Post by: kokojie on March 15, 2015, 04:21:46 pm
Yes back up the chain folder, but you don't have to replace it every time you crash, just click continue and see if anything goes wrong. If everything works normally, then it's not necessary to replace the chain folder. In my personal experience, resetting the chain data is rarely needed.
Title: Re: Redownloading whole blockchain after crash.
Post by: Rafikichi on March 15, 2015, 06:25:08 pm
Problem is my client always starts over at 240 days of blocks to download when clicking 'Continue'.  Then it crashes at least once every two days.  Is there a preventive measure offered by those who have no problems?  (I'm waiting on 8 GB RAM to come in mail to upgrade from 4GB, already on SSD)
Title: Re: Redownloading whole blockchain after crash.
Post by: kokojie on March 15, 2015, 10:20:19 pm
What system do you run it on? I actually ran a test on windows 8, with the gui client, it never crashed after being left on for over a month. Though I didn't do anything with it, just left it running.
Title: Re: Redownloading whole blockchain after crash.
Post by: Ander on March 15, 2015, 10:38:56 pm
Problem is my client always starts over at 240 days of blocks to download when clicking 'Continue'.

This happens to me to.