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October 14, 2016, 10:34:23 PM
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I'm on Mac and it is taking forever and a half for me to synchronize with the network to get the updated blocks. Downloaded the bootstrap.dat to have it speed up but do not see the folder where everyone says place it.

Library/ Applications/ Bitcoin. No Bitcoin folder which is odd. I would use a different wallet, but there is some currently being transfered. If it's possible to obtain another wallet and redirect the transfer please let me know.

If not do you know of a way around not having a directory? I've used the spotlight search for some of the key words but nothing comes up.  Eating food with no ingredients
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October 14, 2016, 10:57:51 PM
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I'm on Mac and it is taking forever and a half for me to synchronize with the network to get the updated blocks. Downloaded the bootstrap.dat to have it speed up but do not see the folder where everyone says place it.

Library/ Applications/ Bitcoin. No Bitcoin folder which is odd. I would use a different wallet, but there is some currently being transfered. If it's possible to obtain another wallet and redirect the transfer please let me know.

If not do you know of a way around not having a directory? I've used the spotlight search for some of the key words but nothing comes up.  Eating food with no ingredients

Bootstrap.dat will slow it down since version 0.10.0 so don't use it.  Whomever is saying to use it is giving bad advice.

If you have bitcoin core running you can export the private keys and import into a lite wallet, then you don't need the full block chain.
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October 14, 2016, 11:21:54 PM
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Is there a specific lite wallet that is compatible with  bitcoin core? I have electrum and it doesn't recognize the file I exported with the private keys.
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October 15, 2016, 12:11:02 AM
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I'm on Mac and it is taking forever and a half for me to synchronize with the network to get the updated blocks. Downloaded the bootstrap.dat to have it speed up but do not see the folder where everyone says place it.
Do not use the bootstrap.dat, it is outdated and will be slower than a normal sync by just running the wallet.

Library/ Applications/ Bitcoin. No Bitcoin folder which is odd. I would use a different wallet, but there is some currently being transfered. If it's possible to obtain another wallet and redirect the transfer please let me know.
It should be in ~/Library/Application Support/Bitcoin. If you can't find it, go to Help > Debug Window and click on the Information tab. There is a field labeled "datadir". That has the absolute path to your data directory. You can copy that and go there directly. It may be a hidden directory.

If not do you know of a way around not having a directory? I've used the spotlight search for some of the key words but nothing comes up.  Eating food with no ingredients
You have a data directory. It is definitely there otherwise Bitcoin Core wouldn't work.

Is there a specific lite wallet that is compatible with  bitcoin core? I have electrum and it doesn't recognize the file I exported with the private keys.
No. No major wallet exists that is compatible with Bitcoin Core's wallet format. You have to export the private keys one by one and import or sweep them into another wallet in order to spend the Bitcoin from those keys from another wallet.

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