Hello!
I am using Bitcoin-qt as my wallet, but I have big problems with it.
On the pc where I have it installed, I don't have space on the SSD so I have the blockchain which is something like 24GB on a HDD.
I have a shortcut to open the program "C:\Program Files\Bitcoin\bitcoin-qt.exe" -datadir=d:\Bitcoindata , works like a charm.
The problem is that the loading time of the problem is HUGE, real troublesome. It can take up to 30 minutes just with the loading screen ( pic related )
![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fi.epvpimg.com%2FkXBuc.png&t=665&c=AaGVPL5al1TctA)
![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fi.epvpimg.com%2F7r3lh.png&t=665&c=zmch61pJs0c5AQ)
It just says " Verifying blocks " .
After 30 minutes of loading screen ( with luck!, sometimes it took 45 min - 1 hour!!!) I can use the program, see recent transactions, add new addresses, send payments etc, BUT now the program is " syncronizing the blockchain or something like that " , I have the port 8333 open in my router BUT only 15 active peers to the Bitcoin network, and it can take HOURS just to sync 3-4 days.
I don't know what the problem is but it's driving me mad.
And after syncronizing, when the program is -ready to use- I have lag spikes , which sometimes make me close the wallet, but if I close the wallet it can take +1 hour to use it again.
System spec: i7 860, 14gb ddr3, gpu ati 7970, disk drives ( C: ssd ( where bitcoin-qt is ), D: hdd ( where the blockchain is ).
Network connection : Download speed: 1000kbps ; Upload speed: 50kbps ( I live in a small town, I have to say thanks for having those shitty speeds ).
Is there something wrong? It's the upload speed what's causing this problem, the Hdd, or the program itself? Someone with a simmilar problem?
Please help me, I've tried the blockchain.info but I don't feel comfortable having my bitcoins in the cloud, I'd like to have them stored in my computer where they are safe, but this way is impossible.