Quote from: Methodise on November 25, 2014, 10:01:11 pm

If you have a recent wallet export / backup (or two),

I find the best thing to do is to ensure you are using the newest version of the client (do not click that old superseded BitsharesX dock item). Then, trash (or preferably move) the entirety of user/Library/Application Support/Bitshares . Restart Bitshares, and import your wallet back up.

It works...

Don't trash the "wallets" folder in the BitShares folder .. it contains your private keys! .. unless you have a proper backup!

Well I'll be darned... after a few hiccups, that worked well.
Of course, along with the reinstall was a 'patch' for 0.4.24, so that may have contributed.
And, I guess I had the proper backups.  I do a regular wallet export, and have my private key itself stowed away. 
Thanks fellas.  I'm back in business.
Cheers!

>> get_info

{
  "blockchain_head_block_num": 1108721,
  "blockchain_head_block_age": "9 seconds old",
  "blockchain_head_block_timestamp": "2014-11-26T07:43:30",
  "blockchain_average_delegate_participation": "99.02 %",
  "blockchain_confirmation_requirement": 1,
  "blockchain_share_supply": "2,497,914,982.51227 BTS",
  "blockchain_blocks_left_in_round": 57,
  "blockchain_next_round_time": "at least 9 minutes in the future",
  "blockchain_next_round_timestamp": "2014-11-26T07:53:00",
  "blockchain_random_seed": "17ddbcd01e38097533e4b6f6749abc14de2ab558",
  "client_data_dir": "/Users/yourstruly/Library/Application Support/BitShares",
  "client_version": "v0.4.24",
  "network_num_connections": 8,
  "network_num_connections_max": 200,
  "network_chain_downloader_running": false,
  "network_chain_downloader_blocks_remaining": null,
  "ntp_time": "2014-11-26T07:43:39",
  "ntp_time_error": 0.0020769999999999999,
  "wallet_open": true,
  "wallet_unlocked": true,
  "wallet_unlocked_until": "11 days in the future",
  "wallet_unlocked_until_timestamp": "2014-12-07T17:35:09",
  "wallet_last_scanned_block_timestamp": "2014-11-26T07:43:30",
  "wallet_scan_progress": "100.00 %",
  "wallet_block_production_enabled": false,
  "wallet_next_block_production_time": null,
  "wallet_next_block_production_timestamp": null
}

Nope, no firewall.
It should be noted that I was able to connect with the wallet on my old windows machine no problem through this same router.

I used the network_add_node list as you suggested.  I'll report back later if there's any change.

Thanks for the help!

The "not connected" in the lower right corner often is "wrong" (buggy)
If you have those kind of issues always check with "getinfo" in the console.
Also, let the client run for some minutes to connect to the network ..

It's been up and 'running' for the past 5 hours and this is the output of get_info

>> get_info

{
  "blockchain_head_block_num": 568952,
  "blockchain_head_block_age": "61 days old",
  "blockchain_head_block_timestamp": "2014-09-24T12:52:00",
  "blockchain_average_delegate_participation": "0.02 %",
  "blockchain_confirmation_requirement": 1,
  "blockchain_share_supply": "2,498,983,914.38561 BTS",
  "blockchain_blocks_left_in_round": 82,
  "blockchain_next_round_time": "at least 14 minutes in the future",
  "blockchain_next_round_timestamp": "2014-11-24T07:57:50",
  "blockchain_random_seed": "dd5ccc1fe3a51f07480346399375d890499b8062",
  "client_data_dir": "/Users/redacted/Library/Application Support/BitShares",
  "client_version": "v0.4.24",
  "network_num_connections": 1,
  "network_num_connections_max": 200,
  "network_chain_downloader_running": false,
  "network_chain_downloader_blocks_remaining": null,
  "ntp_time": "2014-11-24T07:44:10",
  "ntp_time_error": 0.049356999999999998,
  "wallet_open": true,
  "wallet_unlocked": true,
  "wallet_unlocked_until": "12 days in the future",
  "wallet_unlocked_until_timestamp": "2014-12-05T21:30:24",
  "wallet_last_scanned_block_timestamp": null,
  "wallet_scan_progress": "0.00 %",
  "wallet_block_production_enabled": false,
  "wallet_next_block_production_time": null,
  "wallet_next_block_production_timestamp": null
}

Thanks for the reply Xeroc.

I've tried deleting the "peers_leveldb" folder and waiting hours for it to connect, even overnight, but nothing is working yet.

Any other tricks or suggestions?

I need to move some BitUSD so I'm hoping there's a solution of some kind.  I'm waiting on a new linux machine and in the meanwhile I'm stuck with this Mac and no way to make transactions.

Thanks again.