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Updated the site with the average character count of each post.
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Says it cannot find the directory.. Not sure about the difference between the Installation and Such. I put it where the armory folder is, and it is still not working.
If you have any spaces you have to surround the path with double quotes(") |
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Right click Armory's shortcut. Choose "properties". In the box labeled target, all the way on the right, past what is already there, add --datadir=<Armory path> --satoshi-datadir=<bitcoin core path> Where <Armory path> and <bitcoin core path> are the paths to the respective software's data directories (note this is not the same as the installation directory, and I advise you to not make them the same). Click OK and then start Armory. You should be good to go. Also, if you downloaded the software from bitcoinarmory.com, that's an outdated version (and website). Go to https://btcarmory.com/ instead. |
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Hello,
I have lost access to my classic multi-bit wallet. Hard drive is totally dead and i don't have access to any back up files. I know my passcode key and i see the bitcoin on blockchain.info. Is there any way I can regain access?
Thank you!
Without the wallet file, you can't do anything. Your passphrase is exclusively for encrypting the wallet file, nothing else. Nothing can be done except hard drive recovery. Your Bitcoin is likely lost. if u keep the pass phrases that you have used to create the wallet it's possible,you have only to download the classic multi-bit wallet and restore your wallet using the pass phrases.
It's multibit classic, not HD. There are no seed phrases, it is not a deterministic wallet. |
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ok so aslong as i write down my private key some were i wont lose my bitcoins?
Yes. But you also can't be spending from the address associated with that private key. |
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Thanks for all the info, so when i use bitcoincore, before putting my bitcoins on it i will need to sync the blockchain? will i need to sync it every time i use it?. also with bitcoincore can i use it from another computer if the one it is stored on breaks or gets lost.
If you are receiving, you don't need to have it synced, it's just that you won't actually see the Bitcoin show up (not that it really matters, all that matters is the private key). However, if you want to send, you will need to sync the blockchain beforehand otherwise it won't know which outputs to spend from. If your computer breaks, you can import the wallet onto another computer and use it from there. so the coins are connected to the private key so if my computer breaks they are not stored on it, they are on a private key? the wallets are just so i can see how much is on it and mange it? Well no, technically there are no objects as "Bitcoins". It's just scripts. The most common script requires a cryptographic signature which is related to a specific public key (your address). Only you can create that signature because you control the private key. Wallets allow you figure out which output scripts belong to you so that you can create the correct signatures. |
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Thanks for all the info, so when i use bitcoincore, before putting my bitcoins on it i will need to sync the blockchain? will i need to sync it every time i use it?. also with bitcoincore can i use it from another computer if the one it is stored on breaks or gets lost.
If you are receiving, you don't need to have it synced, it's just that you won't actually see the Bitcoin show up (not that it really matters, all that matters is the private key). However, if you want to send, you will need to sync the blockchain beforehand otherwise it won't know which outputs to spend from. If your computer breaks, you can import the wallet onto another computer and use it from there. |
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The only reason that the other languages had translations after that change was because I updated them myself. I had pulled down the old translations for any language that had over 5% translated and I just updated those with the new contexts and uploaded them back to the site. Unfortunately Arabic was not one of those languages.
Ah ok, makes sense then, although your i18n system should probably only remove translations in cases where the actual string has changed. Different systems work differently, though, so it seems this one regards a string different if the "context" is different. Maybe this is also why there seems to be a lot of strings with equal content now. For instance I count ~35 strings containing just the word "Cancel"  Yes, that is due to the context. The context is determined by the type of object that the string is displayed in, which is basically different for every dialog since every dialog is its own object. |
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Ok thanks for the reply, with paper wallets if the site i made the wallet from goes down will i lose my bitcoins? the same for bitcoin core.
No, you will not lose your Bitcoin. Neither of those rely on a centralized service. Once a private key for an address is generated and known, it only relies the persons possessing the key. The issue with web wallets is that most of them don't give you the private keys whereas with a paper wallet the key is printed on paper (thus in your possession) and with desktop wallets, the private keys are stored on your computer (thus in your possession). Desktop wallets generally will still function even if they are no longer actively developed. with paper wallets is the private key the thing to take the money off? could i just write down the private key on a peace of paper or do i need that qr code?
All you need is the Private key. That is what allows you to spend Bitcoin. The QR code just makes it easier to import the key into a wallet so that you can spend the Bitcoin. im planning on buy a new laptop to store my coins. how easy is it to spend bitcoins with bitcoin core? also i had trouble finding a website for bitcoin core could you link it to me?
It is very easy. It's just that syncing Bitcoin Core can take a very long time as it needs to download the entire blockchain (~80 GB). There is a tab for sending, you just enter an address and an amount and it does everything for you. Also, you should encrypt your wallet as it doesn't prompt you to encrypt the wallet when you start the program. Bitcoin Core's official website is https://bitcoincore.org/ but the downloads are hosted at https://bitcoin.org/en/download |
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what is the safest way to save a large amount of coins, is it paper ? if so can paper coins be transferred to any wallet?
To store coins long term (i.e. cold storage), paper wallets are usually the recommended method. This is only if you don't plan on spending those coins. also web wallets what are some of the most respected ones, is blockchain.info a good wallet, if it goes down can i redeem my bitcoins on another site?
Blockchain.info is not really a good web wallet. In fact, basically every single web wallet is pretty bad. Most of them don't allow you to access the private keys, so if they do go down, then there is no way for you to recover your Bitcoin. also with blockchain do i have to re backup my coins every time i spend some?
With their new wallets which are BIP32 HD wallets, no you will only need to backup once.
I highly recommend that you use a desktop wallet such as Electrum or Bitcoin Core, especially if you are dealing with a lot of coins. |
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I am interested in this project, how much will you offer? Just Pm me We aren't looking to pay anyone. It is entirely volunteer based. |
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Is your wallet synced? Look at the bottom right hand corner of the Electrum window. There should be a green circle. If it is Red or two arrows in a circle, then that is bad. Click that icon, it will open up a new window. Where it says "Blockchain: <number> blocks" check that the number of blocks it is reporting is the same as the number of blocks in the blockchain that a block explorer reports.
Can you also post the addresses that you are trying to send to and from?
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@goatpig, windows server 2008r2 @achow101 , that's what I did but the result was the same:   Somehow it still looks at C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Bitcoin Next action. I will delete both armory and Bitcoin from the homefolder and see what happens. Your commands are wrong. This is what you need For Bitcoin Core: bitcoin-qt.exe -datadir="D:\Bitcoin Database" For Armory: ArmoryQt.exe --datadir="D:\Armory Database" --satoshi-datadir="D:\Bitcoin Database" Now comes the strange part as I see Building Databases 54% but the Armory home dir : D:\Armory database doesnt seem to fill up with GB's ? The percentage is growing but I dont see GB flowing by.  The new Armory database system is significantly smaller, only a few hundred MB now. |
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OS: server2008R2 Let me explain what I mean: Bitcoin Core is installed with a custom database path (d:\bitcoin database ) When I start bitcoin core everything points to this custom database path ( d:\bitcoin database) but............ When I run "C:\Program Files (x86)\Armory\ArmoryQt.exe" --datadir="D:\Armory database" , it seems that armory runs bitcoind as follows: 2016-09-12 07:35 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.pyc:593 - Executing popen: ['C:\\Program Files\\Bitcoin\\daemon\\bitcoind.exe', u'-datadir=C:\\Users\\Administrator\\AppData\\Roaming\\Bitcoin\\']
In other words, Armory does not know what database path bitcoinCore uses (when different than default) and I cannot change it unless I uncheck 'let armory run bitcoind ...' Add --satoshi-datadir="D:\bitcoin database" to your startup command. |
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I started translating as I told you last time , now I came back to transifex and I found that 0 strings were translated (in the Arabic language) and there were more strings then before  Your translated strings should not go all the way back to 0, even though the English strings were updated, though. Not unless, by chance, ALL the strings you translated are among the ones that were changed, but that seems unlikely if you have translated more than just a few. Either way, Transifex will remember your old translations, and if an English string has only changed a few words during an update, Transifex will suggest your old translation for you. See the "History" and "Suggestions" tabs below the translation text box. The progress went to 0 because the contexts changed. So Transifex thought that each string was a different string when it actually wasn't. It does still remember those translations and the suggestions do have suggest the previous translations. The only reason that the other languages had translations after that change was because I updated them myself. I had pulled down the old translations for any language that had over 5% translated and I just updated those with the new contexts and uploaded them back to the site. Unfortunately Arabic was not one of those languages. |
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- Do these "receive" addresses remain valid indefinitely? (ie a customer can pay to the same address multiple times over a long period of time)
Yes. There is no expiration. There is no central server that says "this address is invalid". - Is it possible to have 100 addresses that lead to 1 wallet indefinitely? or do I have to have 100 unique wallets?
I'm not quite sure what you are asking here. A wallet is a collection of addresses. It can have as many as you want. There is no limit (except for maybe disk space on your computer). |
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Is it likely that this process will be simplified in 0.13.1?
Not in 0.13.1. There's a good chance that it will be simplified in 0.14.0. |
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Bitcoin Core and it's JSON-RPC server.
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