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Title: Bringing old Bitcoin back to life Post by: Possum on December 04, 2013, 01:29:53 AM Hi
I have left a bitcoin on my computer for well over 2 years with out opening the wallet. I now have open the wallet program with it on. The wallet has been going for 3 days now but it say it is still loading blocks. Is this normal. What is the best way to maintain your bitcoin wallet. I don't really want it running all the time as it seems to use a lot of resources.. Thank you.. Title: Re: Bringing old Bitcoin back to life Post by: BittBurger on December 04, 2013, 01:31:21 AM Normal. It has to download the blockchain.
I would recommend however closing it down and installing the latest version of Bitcoin QT (assuming thats the program you're using). I wouldn't run one that is 2 years old. Title: Re: Bringing old Bitcoin back to life Post by: Possum on December 04, 2013, 02:07:33 AM thx.. Just updated... Latest version not such a resource hog
Cheers Title: Re: Bringing old Bitcoin back to life Post by: pand70 on December 04, 2013, 02:13:27 AM You may download some of the lightweight wallets like multibit that they sync with the network in seconds.
Title: Re: Bringing old Bitcoin back to life Post by: Qbeczeq on December 05, 2013, 02:30:45 PM From my side I reccomend Electrum - very light and super fast. For me much better than Bitcoin-QT.
Title: Re: Bringing old Bitcoin back to life Post by: Bitbuy on December 05, 2013, 03:18:51 PM From my side I reccomend Electrum - very light and super fast. For me much better than Bitcoin-QT. I also changed from Bitcoin-QT to Multibit. Very satisfied so far... (+-3 weeks of usage) Title: Re: Bringing old Bitcoin back to life Post by: bitcon on December 05, 2013, 03:38:51 PM just find your wallet.dat file. i think you can import it to blockchain.info
without having to download the entire blockchain. Title: Re: Bringing old Bitcoin back to life Post by: Tirapon on December 05, 2013, 04:41:57 PM Make sure you have a backup of your wallet!
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