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Topic: Block chain size/storage and slow downloads for new users - page 14. (Read 228658 times)

sr. member
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Thank you for update. Many appreciation for the efforts.
hero member
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I prefer Zakir over Muhammed when mentioning me!
I wonder what will happen when the blockchain is terabytes long...

The Devs are trying to compressing it into <=20 GB . I think if they are doing it, they will have to remove many blocks. I think it will be done soon!

  ~~MZ~~
newbie
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Hi, if somebody want blockchain from yesterday, i share it via torrent (i have very fast 150Mb mb upload)...
LINK: http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/10928915/Bitcoin_blocks_blockchain_chainstate_2014-08-29.zip
or torrent file https://mega.co.nz/#!lIdCiCpb!RBnHZ8QvHCsjXp8KG2KT8tTc4StDSL_IZ2DZS2KonpU -> torrent
sr. member
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What a specific and clear explanation. Thank you for writing this and provide such good information to us. 
hero member
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Thank you for the updates guys
legendary
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Many thanks for the update lol. Grin
newbie
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thank you for informations Cool
hero member
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What exactly does the bootstrap.dat file contain? Is it simply an archive of the blockchain itself?

bootstrap.dat contains all blocks.  See this thread to describe how to torrent and use it: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/ann-bitcoin-blockchain-data-torrent-145386



Yes. The thread contains all info. In short, it contains Blockchain data - blocks.

Kindly,
       MZ
legendary
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What exactly does the bootstrap.dat file contain? Is it simply an archive of the blockchain itself?

bootstrap.dat contains all blocks.  See this thread to describe how to torrent and use it: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/ann-bitcoin-blockchain-data-torrent-145386

sr. member
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If you have a good network speed or using seedbox, is it better to download Bootstrap.dat and copying it to BTC directory and syncing than syncing directly from network?
Kindly,
       MZ

bootstrap.dat is the best way.

What exactly does the bootstrap.dat file contain? Is it simply an archive of the blockchain itself?

an image of the last  block I would think.  Has all the data all wrapped in one small package to actual size.
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If you have a good network speed or using seedbox, is it better to download Bootstrap.dat and copying it to BTC directory and syncing than syncing directly from network?
Kindly,
       MZ

bootstrap.dat is the best way.

What exactly does the bootstrap.dat file contain? Is it simply an archive of the blockchain itself?
hero member
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What if blocks included, along with the list of new transactions, the hash of the unspent transactions database? (the state that the blockchain was in during the previous block)

This way, light clients could request the unspend transactions database from full clients.

eg.

Block A has hash ABC
balances at this block:
Bob: 1, Alice: 2, Charlie: 3

Block B has hash DEF
included in the block (as an optional parameter):
Block A's UTXO hash: B1A2C3

then, if a light client needs to spin up, it can just request the UTXO db from a few fat clients if they have it, validate it against the blockchain, and process the transactions from there.
I have to wonder if at some point in the future we are going to start running short of FAT clients to send requests to as their numbers diminish and consequently the load on them increases, itself causing people to switch. Perhaps the mining methodology needs to be extended to encourage people to serve the whole blockchain where possible.
newbie
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What if blocks included, along with the list of new transactions, the hash of the unspent transactions database? (the state that the blockchain was in during the previous block)

This way, light clients could request the unspend transactions database from full clients.

eg.

Block A has hash ABC
balances at this block:
Bob: 1, Alice: 2, Charlie: 3

Block B has hash DEF
included in the block (as an optional parameter):
Block A's UTXO hash: B1A2C3

then, if a light client needs to spin up, it can just request the UTXO db from a few fat clients if they have it, validate it against the blockchain, and process the transactions from there.
full member
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If you have a good network speed or using seedbox, is it better to download Bootstrap.dat and copying it to BTC directory and syncing than syncing directly from network?
Kindly,
       MZ

bootstrap.dat is the best way.
hero member
Activity: 560
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I prefer Zakir over Muhammed when mentioning me!
If you have a good network speed or using seedbox, is it better to download Bootstrap.dat and copying it to BTC directory and syncing than syncing directly from network?
Kindly,
       MZ
legendary
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my blockchain is very slow too and use up alot of memory i want to know what its for tho  Undecided
Your bitcoin core will sync up to 20+GB of data. It will verify blocks and sync the blockchain. Since the blockchain have 20+GB, it will take sometime, depending on you and your peers internet speed. Your bitcoin directory will be filled with transactions from the past and after syncing, you can see the balance and use it.
newbie
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my blockchain is very slow too and use up alot of memory i want to know what its for tho  Undecided
member
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well noted and thx
hero member
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sucker got hacked and screwed --Toad
Once link.

blockchain.info

No fees, or so they claim. Completely online.

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legendary
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I use multibit, makes life a lot easier. Bitcoin-Qt is a pain to add new wallets / prove keys without going through every single block which can take days if you're lucky that it doesn't crash. Hopefully multibit expands to other altcoins soon
Even though multibit is a light client, it does not offer the full features bitcoin-qt offers. There are different pros and cons for each of them, if you are just a regular user, only sending and receiving coins, multibit is recommended. If you require more features, bitcoin-qt is better.
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