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Topic: Download the blockchain, updated 1 apr 2016 (Read 1009 times)

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Size: 53GB
Uncompressed size: 69.4GB
Format: compressed zip contains everything inside bitcoin data directory.
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This might be a lot of things and not blockchain data. You have to excuse people for being cautious about it.
And in addition now when we can run Bitcoin Core in prune mode there is a little less incentive to download blochaing data.     
legendary
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downloading it directly need more time for me than synching so it's pointless, because with only 2mega of speed per second i need more than 8 hours, and in this time i can synch it fully

not to mention that it will slow down other internet activity
legendary
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And it is 1st April. This might be a lot of things and not blockchain data. You have to excuse people for being cautious about it.
And in addition now when we can run Bitcoin Core in prune mode there is a little less incentive to download blochaing data.
Copying the data directory (pointing Bitcoin to it) and not doing anything else won't pose much risks to the user. However, it isn't too good to rely on a stranger's files since the client won't be verifying all the blocks.

Even if one uses pruning, the Bitcoin client will still download and verify all the blocks before deleting older blocks. This could help to speed up the download and verification process.
legendary
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And it is 1st April. This might be a lot of things and not blockchain data. You have to excuse people for being cautious about it.
And in addition now when we can run Bitcoin Core in prune mode there is a little less incentive to download blochaing data.
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Merit: 500
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Why would people trust another persons data directory?  Seems to defeat the purpose of verifying the data and who knows what else could be hiding in it.
hero member
Activity: 606
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I thought as of last year it is no longer beneficial to download a blockchain bootstrap since the bottleneck is now in the CPU and/or hard drive or the computer not the bandwidth of downloading it. 
its not a bootstrap.dat file. read carefully above.
legendary
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now in the CPU and/or hard drive or the computer not the bandwidth of downloading it. 

true.

legendary
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I thought as of last year it is no longer beneficial to download a blockchain bootstrap since the bottleneck is now in the CPU and/or hard drive or the computer not the bandwidth of downloading it. 
hero member
Activity: 606
Merit: 500
Size: 53GB
Uncompressed size: 69.4GB
Format: compressed zip contains everything inside bitcoin data directory.
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Donation address: 15HmMPLeqzX3Tpfy1xhxqhCpPnCt5axENU
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