Electrum transaction error

[bob123]

i dont know what size is for the transaction that was rejected

You don't know how much inputs you are consuming / outputs you are creating  

Look at the preview tab (before sending the transaction).

We need to know how large it is (either in Byte or in amount of inputs/outputs).

[Nikaniko319]

Inputs with small balance have total size 247 844 bytes

[HCP]

That's a LOT of inputs being used!   and if you're saying they add up to "small balance" then you have a LOT of dust inputs.

How many inputs is it actually using for that transaction? It should display the number in ()'s on the preview window next to where it says "Inputs"...

My rough calculations would say that number is going to be in the 1450 to 1675 range.

Were you collecting tiny faucet payouts or something?

[Abdussamad]

Inputs with small balance have total size 247 844 bytes

Did you try splitting the transaction into 2 or 3 as per nc50lc's post?

BTW if you intend to send someone bitcoin now you don't necessarily have to send to your own address first. You can send to the recipient's address in 2-3 smaller transactions instead of one large one.

[Nikaniko319]

I had 2280 transactions,  what should I do to reduce the size of transactions???

[HCP]

You'll need to use "coin control"... Use the "view -> show coins" menu option... Then click on the "coins" tab.

Then select a couple of hundred of the small value "coins" displayed, right click and select spend.

This will allow you to then consolidate all the selected coins into a single output of greater value. Repeat for as many times (selecting hundreds of small value coins) as necessary until you only have a couple of "large value" coins left.

That should enable you to then conduct one transaction that contains all your balance.

Note that EVERY transaction you create will require a fee... And as fees are based on the amount of data being included in a transaction, the consolidation transactions could get quite costly if you have a lot of inputs that are less than 1000 sats (0.00001000 btc).

I suggest you read LoyceV's very good post on output consolidation here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2848987.0

[pooya87]

I had 2280 transactions,  what should I do to reduce the size of transactions???

you can not reduce the size of a transaction now. it is too late for that. you already have a ton of "transaction outputs" which you have to spend each of them. and when you do that, each of them add extra bytes to your final transaction size.
what people have been explaining so far is a workaround to "split" the already big result into multiple chunks so that you can broadcast it since very big transactions are rejected by the network as nonstandard. so go back and read what they've suggested and do them!

[nc50lc]

BTW if you intend to send someone bitcoin now you don't necessarily have to send to your own address first. You can send to the recipient's address in 2-3 smaller transactions instead of one large one.

Yes, if he really need to send it right now.
Though the fees will be extremely huge for any transaction amount specially if it's a bit urgent (@10-20sat/byte).
But it's better to consolidate the inputs now (1sat/byte is possible) before attempting to send anything to save fees.

So, if he's not in a hurry, he should consolidate first.