I own BCC but I don't how to claim it (Tried and failed already) :-X

cellard

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Quote from: navelgazer on December 04, 2017, 02:19:52 PM

Thanks a lot guys! I'm going to try that after the blockchain is fully synced on both wallets. Ended up installing Bitcoin unlimited wallet since I was having issues with Bitcoin ABC, it didn't give the option to choose a custom folder for the blockchain.

Bitcoin ABC developers are real jackasses by using the exact same path for the data folder as the Bitcoin Core client. Not sure about how Bitcoin Unlimited works.

In any case.. I would use a different computer because I would be paranoid to install that software on the same OS that I have installed Bitcoin Core, at least a different partition.

You can use the existing block files of the Core folder into the ABC/Unlimited folder to speed up the process (copy all blocks until August 1 2017), so they are only validated and not downloaded (download starts at August 1 2017+ blocks). It's still pretty slow to validate years of blocks tho, may take a couple of days depending on the computer.

Chainstate folder cannot be reused.

navelgazer

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Thanks a lot guys! I'm going to try that after the blockchain is fully synced on both wallets. Ended up installing Bitcoin unlimited wallet since I was having issues with Bitcoin ABC, it didn't give the option to choose a custom folder for the blockchain.

kahc

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Quote from: navelgazer on December 03, 2017, 10:57:41 PM

Hello thx for reading!

I've checked on https://www.blocktrail.com/BCC and I found out that I actually own some Bitcoin cash Cheesy

I own BTC since 2013

as I explained on this unpopular post https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.25088076 I've already tried to use the bitcoin ABC wallet to import my Bitcoin core wallet to claim BCC's but ended up overwriting my BTC blockchain and had to synchronize the whole thing all over again...

I'm looking for a safe guide to claim it.

Thanks for the help!

Is it a requirement that you must run a full node Bitcoin Cash software wallet?
If not, you better try Electron Cash to claim BCC.
A how-to plug-n-play guide

achow101

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Just writing some code

If you want Bitcoin ABC to use a different data directory, start it with the -datadir= option where is the path to the place you want its data directory to be.