.bitcoin directory size 64M
I know blockchain size 80GB
How can I speed up blockchain download?
"At the beginning" blocks are small, so you should quickly go through the first few "years behind", even though the directory size doesn't go up much. So this seems normal.I know blockchain size 80GB
How can I speed up blockchain download?
Later on, I've noticed (and tested) the speed is mainly limited by my harddrive. If you can, use a SSD (if you're not already doing it). When I tested this from a ram-drive, my CPU become the limitation, while running from my laptop's hdd the CPU was mainly idle waiting for the disk.
I have a SSD
kutaypc:~# hdparm -Tt /dev/sda
/dev/sda:
Timing cached reads: 18098 MB in 2.00 seconds = 9056.83 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads: 1464 MB in 3.00 seconds = 487.61 MB/sec
kutaypc:~# hdparm -I /dev/sda
/dev/sda:
ATA device, with non-removable media
Model Number: SanDisk SDSSDHP256G
Serial Number: 142259403657
Firmware Revision: X2316RL
Media Serial Num:
Media Manufacturer:
Transport: Serial, ATA8-AST, SATA 1.0a, SATA II Extensions, SATA Rev 2.5, SATA Rev 2.6, SATA Rev 3.0
my .bitcoin directory is 1024M now
There is no faster way to sync the blockchain. Do not use the bootstrap.dat file, it is old, out of date, and will be slower. Just let it sync normally, that's all you can do.
I understand. I will wait
