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Topic: BTC Core Total Size? (Read 2166 times)

POM
sr. member
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February 15, 2015, 05:58:27 PM
#24
Bitcoin Core was taking up too much SSD space so I went with electrum. much better imo
legendary
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Merit: 1002
February 15, 2015, 05:49:25 PM
#23
Here you can track bitcoin blockchain size:
https://blockchain.info/charts/blocks-size
uki
legendary
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Merit: 1000
cryptojunk bag holder
February 15, 2015, 05:18:27 PM
#22
What is the total size of BTC core, because its very slow to download
if you have problem downloading the blockchain, you can download the bootstrap torrent file from bitcoin.org
here is the link: https://bitcoin.org/en/download at the bottom of the page
that is the best hint for any newbie in my opinion. Download bitcoin history quicker from a torrent, then update the reminder and you are ready to go.
Size of the blockchain is huge, but it will grow slower than the capacity of the hard disks. Nothing to worry.
sr. member
Activity: 1484
Merit: 326
February 15, 2015, 01:20:56 PM
#21
you need to upgrade if you want more fast but make sure you already have it
https://bitcoin.org/en/download  (scroll down) or
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/ann-bitcoin-blockchain-data-torrent-145386
legendary
Activity: 1946
Merit: 1137
February 15, 2015, 01:16:39 PM
#20
What is the total size of BTC core, because its very slow to download
if you have problem downloading the blockchain, you can download the bootstrap torrent file from bitcoin.org
here is the link: https://bitcoin.org/en/download at the bottom of the page
legendary
Activity: 3472
Merit: 10611
February 15, 2015, 01:13:42 PM
#19
What is the total size of BTC core, because its very slow to download
while it is 31 GB right now you have to keep in mind that the blockchain size will grow over time, soon we are looking at 40 GB and more.
if you have a problem with this size like me, you can choose a lightweight wallet like Electrum or multibit

This.

From https://btc.blockr.io/charts, the blockchain size is growing at roughly 56MB a day (~140 blocks a day * ~400KB average block size), so you should prepare to see the size go up 20 GB a year.
The space should be reduced once blockchain pruning is implemented. With data storage technologies being advanced at a fast rate, HDD are relatively cheap now, it is possible to get 1TB HDD at less than $100.
it doesn't matter the cost of Hard disk, i currently own a 1TB HDD, but i do not want to waste 30 GB (and growing) of my space on blockchain while i can use a smaller sized wallet, i mean light wallets, or even better a paper wallet
legendary
Activity: 1274
Merit: 1000
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February 15, 2015, 12:54:05 PM
#18
I wonder what will the size be once the 21 million coins are mined.
the size of bitcoin chain will be increasing even after all the bitcoins are mined. Cool it would be like 120gb+ lol

chain size is not releated to total bitcoin supply.

it's related with the "transaction count" and tx sizes.
legendary
Activity: 1400
Merit: 1009
February 15, 2015, 12:52:25 PM
#17
I wonder what will the size be once the 21 million coins are mined.
the size of bitcoin chain will be increasing even after all the bitcoins are mined. Cool it would be like 120gb+ lol
legendary
Activity: 1274
Merit: 1000
★ BitClave ICO: 15/09/17 ★
February 15, 2015, 12:50:47 PM
#16
currently; 33,1 GB (35.546.845.184 bytes)
legendary
Activity: 868
Merit: 1004
February 15, 2015, 12:42:08 PM
#15
I wonder what will the size be once the 21 million coins are mined.
legendary
Activity: 3206
Merit: 1069
February 15, 2015, 06:47:56 AM
#14
What is the total size of BTC core, because its very slow to download
while it is 31 GB right now you have to keep in mind that the blockchain size will grow over time, soon we are looking at 40 GB and more.
if you have a problem with this size like me, you can choose a lightweight wallet like Electrum or multibit

or just buy a bigger ssd, problem solved, you can aim at ssd evo 256-512
legendary
Activity: 2982
Merit: 4193
February 15, 2015, 04:49:48 AM
#13
What is the total size of BTC core, because its very slow to download
while it is 31 GB right now you have to keep in mind that the blockchain size will grow over time, soon we are looking at 40 GB and more.
if you have a problem with this size like me, you can choose a lightweight wallet like Electrum or multibit

This.

From https://btc.blockr.io/charts, the blockchain size is growing at roughly 56MB a day (~140 blocks a day * ~400KB average block size), so you should prepare to see the size go up 20 GB a year.
The space should be reduced once blockchain pruning is implemented. With data storage technologies being advanced at a fast rate, HDD are relatively cheap now, it is possible to get 1TB HDD at less than $100.
hero member
Activity: 868
Merit: 1000
February 15, 2015, 04:23:04 AM
#12
What is the total size of BTC core, because its very slow to download
while it is 31 GB right now you have to keep in mind that the blockchain size will grow over time, soon we are looking at 40 GB and more.
if you have a problem with this size like me, you can choose a lightweight wallet like Electrum or multibit

This.

From https://btc.blockr.io/charts, the blockchain size is growing at roughly 56MB a day (~140 blocks a day * ~400KB average block size), so you should prepare to see the size go up 20 GB a year.
legendary
Activity: 3472
Merit: 10611
February 14, 2015, 11:03:01 AM
#11
What is the total size of BTC core, because its very slow to download
while it is 31 GB right now you have to keep in mind that the blockchain size will grow over time, soon we are looking at 40 GB and more.
if you have a problem with this size like me, you can choose a lightweight wallet like Electrum or multibit
legendary
Activity: 2982
Merit: 4193
February 14, 2015, 09:33:14 AM
#10
Unless you are a developer, want to help the network or just want to use the features in Bitcoin Core, a lightweight client would do the job of sending and receiving Bitcoin just fine. Make sure that the lightweight client that you are going to use is opensourced though.
legendary
Activity: 1612
Merit: 1001
February 14, 2015, 08:46:30 AM
#9
What is the total size of BTC core, because its very slow to download
use some light-weight wallet(electrum) or online wallet(blockchain) it's more convenient.
legendary
Activity: 1288
Merit: 1011
February 14, 2015, 04:37:19 AM
#8
What is the total size of BTC core, because its very slow to download
You can download bootstrap.dat using torrent and place it in your core wallet data folder.
https://bitcoin.org/en/download  (scroll down) or
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/ann-bitcoin-blockchain-data-torrent-145386
legendary
Activity: 3206
Merit: 1069
February 14, 2015, 04:06:11 AM
#7
you can just buy a bigger ssd and resolve the problem completely, or put it in an external hdd

you need a ssd to sync it faster
hero member
Activity: 658
Merit: 500
February 14, 2015, 03:51:58 AM
#6
For day-to-day use, you can just install lightweight wallet like mutibit. It has got faster start time and very little hdd space demand.
full member
Activity: 145
Merit: 100
February 14, 2015, 03:24:00 AM
#5
Along with the blockchain being really big remember its only growing with more blocks.
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