Title: Error message "blkindex.dat" Post by: bitwatch on July 02, 2011, 04:35:32 AM Anybody know how to fix this error message?
It happens right as I try to run the client which is just after downloading it. I have already tried to uninstall it and shutdown a couple of times. Any ideas? Thank you. Title: Re: Error message "blkindex.dat" Post by: Garrett Burgwardt on July 02, 2011, 06:13:06 AM Go to the bitcoin data directory (%appdata%/bitcoin/) and delete everything but the wallet.dat file. Should fix it.
Title: Re: Error message "blkindex.dat" Post by: bitwatch on July 02, 2011, 12:40:50 PM Garrett,
Many thanks. Yes it works and I managed to download the original block chain. But I had only two connections. I set my router to 8330 and I also set the client to 8329. Did not seem to help much. If I start mining I will need more connctions>!!! Thank you. PS: Question for the newbie monkey mind here please. I am having trouble locating the wallet.dat file. Once I do generate an "offline" secure address and wallet.dat file I will need to copy it securely as many others have already posted. Monkey Mind Question is if I dont delete that string particular string out of the file (after I copy it securely to someplace else) and then I start mining wont others be able to "see" or hack it if I leave it in the data directory? Title: Re: Error message "blkindex.dat" Post by: blogospheroid on July 03, 2011, 03:36:13 AM Found it in the wiki, deleted all except address dat and wallet.dat and the blocks are reloading. thanks. Title: Re: Error message "blkindex.dat" Post by: cpengr on October 13, 2013, 04:18:04 PM Found it in the wiki, deleted all except address dat and wallet.dat and the blocks are reloading. thanks. Since I came to this thread by search engine, having experienced the same problem (with the Namecoin Qt client), I will add that for anyone's future reference, on Windows 7 at least, you can just type "%appdata%" (without quotes) into the address bar of a Windows Explorer window, and it will take you there. blogospheroid, on the off chance you read this, and have not learned this lesson in the past two years: when you find the answer to questions, it's more helpful to others if you share what the answer is, or link to it, instead of just saying "I found it". |