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I don't usually cask for technical support here since I can figure most stuff out on my own, but after serching for a solution for quite some time I figured that there weren't any discussions about this issue.

So the problem I'm facing is that the bitcoin core waller I'm running at my home, windows 7 computer takes a lot of time to load, some times even 2 to 3 minutes. It used to open alot faster at some point. So first of all is this normal? Is there any way to speed up the proccess of opening the wallet?

I have the same problem, but I just got used to it and don't really care anymore
I remember someone somewhere mentioning how to fix it with a parameter in your link. I think it was something about reducing the blocks, it checks when starting. Maybe that helps you google it.

In all likelihood it is checking the block database to ensure it is not damaged (intentionally or unintentionally).

You can add "checklevel=1" in bitcoin.conf
BUT that is usually not recommended because you won't know if the block database has been corrupted.

You could check the debug log and see if that gives you any idea as to the issue if it isn't as above, but I bet it is the database check.

Or you dont mess with checklevel -which I think is fine for endusers- and set the number of blocks to check to e.g. 10 with

checkblocks=10

default is 288 [1]

[1] https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Running_Bitcoin

Adding
checkblocks=10
to my conf file and removing all the manually added nodes with
addnode=x.x.x.x
made my client start in 15-20sec compared to a few minutes before the changes.

Thanks for the tip!

Maybe we could get this information on a sticky since I see many other people are facing this exact same problem as well since the default setup makes wallets to be like that unless modified.

please stop posting BS in old posts.

It can load fast on a fast machine, but not everyone is using the same setup.

Please link me to the hardcoded IPs in the source.

Also to your other post: the torrent does not take seconds to download or verifiy. On a fast machine it still takes hours.

You are not helping with posts like these. Keep your guessing and unsupported claims to the appropriate sections like speculation and politics & society.

thanks.

Yep, it takes long time to shut down wallet, and also to start it >:(

If you're using windows try this:
1. find where you have bitcoin core installed
2. locate the .exe file of your wallet
3. Create a shortcut to it
4. Right click the shortcut
5. properties
6. add -checkblocks=10 after the directory it's being ran from.

Now you can add the shortcut to your desktop. Every time you open the wallet using the shortcut it will start faster since it won't have to do the default check of 288.

Or your add it to the startup folder (C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup) if you want. Adding it to the startup folder will start your wallet as soon as you open your computer.

It helped me reduce the wallet's start time from minutes to seconds. I don't know if there's something to reduce it's closing time though. It was never much for me anyway.