Hey my friend, had the same problem and finally figured it out.
Just start the gui from a command prompt and add -reindex aka hodlcoin-qt.exe -reindex
You can also add the command in the properties promps.

Best

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I would have hoped that if FreeTrade starts a new coin he would include his "former" community. I think of a involvement such as the one happened with shadowcash. They stopped that project and made all SDC holders eligible for the same amount of their holdings for their new token PART.
Of course this might be a bad example of how to do such a transition but he could do it in a better and more guided fashion.
I would be rather be in the boat with a new project (which could involve some key properties of HODL as well) instead of trying to revive this dead beat cow...

People were very upset about how the Shadowcash team handled the transition but honestly most people will have already trippled their investment in SDC if you look at the USD-chart of SDC and Part...

At least he should comment on your suggestion.

@DisasterFaster (what a pseudonym o.O) I think it's great that you are trying to move things forward. I also like your ideas for the new website you have in mind. Just let me say that it should also involve a section where discussion can be ongoing without the need for a registration.

I would love to see you involved with FreeTrade's new project on the basis of HODLcoin.

This was actually my first post on btctalk I mined quite a bit of HODL in the last year, it was my entry point into crypto.