Error loading blkindex.dat

[kalinka]

I really really don't wanna re-download all the transactions. Is there any way to fix this without deleting the block index? After I did a hard shut down of my laptop while it was updating it gives me this error now.

[DarkHyudrA]

Yeah, use Electrum and never download the blockchain again.

[kalinka]

How do I transfer my wallet? Is Electrum trusted?

[deepceleron]

You can download and install Bitcoin version 0.8.0. It has vast improvements to the block download speed, plus it includes a new database system that will reread and import any prior blocks you have downloaded to your hard drive, ignoring any errors in blkindex.dat.

[makngeerwork]

I just had the same fatal DB error, went to copy the folder contents and the blkindex.dat would not copy over, said I/O error.  I downloaded the new 0.8.0, and ran it, receiving the same error. I then deleted the blkindex.dat and reran the installer, it re-indexed the blocks and finished downloading the remaining ones in 75 minutes.  My p2pool transactions were missing for a while, it found those as well.  Hope this helps someone.

cheers.

[deepceleron]

I just had the same fatal DB error, went to copy the folder contents and the blkindex.dat would not copy over, said I/O error.  I downloaded the new 0.8.0, and ran it, receiving the same error. I then deleted the blkindex.dat and reran the installer, it re-indexed the blocks and finished downloading the remaining ones in 75 minutes.  My p2pool transactions were missing for a while, it found those as well.  Hope this helps someone.

cheers.

There is no need to "copy over" anything. You just close Bitcoin (likely the cause of some problems), and install the new version.