Wallet sync is stuck and won't complete

[Freja]

Looks like you run windows, so open a terminal go to the bitcoin folder, and then
start it like this:

bitcoin-qt.exe -connect=50.16.70.150

with that it only connects to the ip you give it.

Or use a light client like electrum or multibit...

Thanks for the tip, but what IP address should I use then?  I don't understand the purpose of the workaround...?


The client is still stuck and no amount of rebooting the client seems to remove it.

If I as an ex developer and now IT project manager can't cross the technical threshold for this software than honestly I don't know... 
I really wanted to use Bitcoin, but I have only so much patience, faith and time .....

Reminds me of when I wanted to recycle my rubbish after just moving to the UK, but found it just wasn't feasible back then. I had to reluctantly throw away my aluminium cans and batteries. In this case Return to Evil Paypal, Mastercard & co.
 

[tonyq]

This thread  is a year old and I now have a Multi Bit wallet sync stuck at 82% for the last two hours.
 

[tonyq]

Tried resetting the blockchain and transactions but still reaches 82% and stops.
Any suggestions guys?
 

[tonyq]

Two days later and it's still only on 89%....is this normal?
Can I do anything to speed it up other than keep re-setting which just seems to take me back to square one.
 

[Dropfliesup]

 :-\Doge wallet causes the same problem for me. Since I am a novice I would like to start with less 3 class coins such as doge.

[tonyq]

Just completed.
3 days!
 

[CoinCidental]

the current blockchain is nearly 20GB
it takes ages to get it all because the cpu checks the blocks so
 its not just the same as downloading 20gb of movies from a fast
server or torrent

i have 20MB/sec dedicated line and it still takes me 1-2 days to get it
and as someone already mentioned ,the closer you get to 100% the longer
the blocks take

i use  multibit for my transactions and its lightening fast but i think the original
client wallet might be safer ?

anyways ,i think its good if  everyone who can does keep a copy of the full blockchain
to  help keep the network secure and provide another node but for beginners making
 transactions multibit is fine imo