Obyte: Totally new consensus algorithm + private untraceable payments

[tonych]

I will now uninstall Obyte once and reinstall it on Partion D (Data), then restart the programme once to restore my addresses and Blackbytes, do I have to select a restore or can I simply copy folders from Partion C?

Copying would be easier if on the same OS, otherwise backup/restore.

[Buchi-88]

Hello,

i deinstall Obyte and install Obyte 5.0.2, but i can't change the folder so i have try follow in CMD with admin rights:

Code:

D:\>mklink /J C:\Users\Buchi\AppData\Local\Programs\obyte "D:\BTC & NMC\obyte"

Verbindung erstellt für C:\Users\Buchi\AppData\Local\Programs\obyte <<===>> D:\BTC & NMC\obyte

But after to try start Obyte i get this error, it's possible to resync Obyte easy?

Uncaught exception: Error: Error: SQLITE_CORRUPT: database disk image is malformed PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL

And the program stop/close...

[tonych]

Are you sure AppData\Local\Programs\obyte is the data folder?
It might be the program folder. Please check its contents.

The data folder name should be like AppData\Roaming\obyte (not sure, writing from memory, I don't have an easily accessible Windows machine now).

Obviously, you need to copy the entire data folder to its new location before creating a symink to it.

[Buchi-88]

Hello, i check and see the folder is the right, looks like i lose a folder, long time ago that i start Obyte 4.x...



Which datas i can deleted, to synch the wallet new?



I have a feeling that after a re-sync, the wallet will be fine...

[cryptotact11]

How does this compare to Monero and Zcash, and has anyone done a proper comparison or review?

For full technical description, read the white paper: https://obyte.org/Byteball.pdf

Former name: Byteball.

When did the name get changed and why?

[tonych]

Hello, i check and see the folder is the right, looks like i lose a folder, long time ago that i start Obyte 4.x...

This is your program folder. It's small, you don't need to bother about moving it to another partition.

Which datas i can deleted, to synch the wallet new?

The data folder.
However, I'm not sure what would be your next step after re-syncing. If you restore from backup, all data will be overwritten.

[tonych]

How does this compare to Monero and Zcash, and has anyone done a proper comparison or review?

I'm not aware of any detailed comparison. The technologies are different. Regarding use options, perhaps the main difference is that Blackbytes can be sent as textcoins, without any trace on the ledger at all, like cash. Blackbyte textcoins are sent as files over any digital medium (such as email, whatsapp, etc), see details here https://blog.obyte.org/private-textcoins-6a2288d80757.

For full technical description, read the white paper: https://obyte.org/Byteball.pdf

Former name: Byteball.

When did the name get changed and why?

This article answers the question https://blog.obyte.org/byteball-rebrand-the-next-step-to-real-world-adoption-6a0a924390de

[Buchi-88]

The data folder.
However, I'm not sure what would be your next step after re-syncing. If you restore from backup, all data will be overwritten.

Which folder i have to delete, i have no data folder or a folder with this name...



The programme has an option at startup like any other wallet to resynch or rebuild etc.?

I can't start the program... when i delete the Obyte folder, the obyte program is also deleted...

[tonych]

The data folder.
However, I'm not sure what would be your next step after re-syncing. If you restore from backup, all data will be overwritten.

Which folder i have to delete, i have no data folder or a folder with this name...

As I said before:

The data folder name should be like AppData\Roaming\obyte (not sure, writing from memory, I don't have an easily accessible Windows machine now).

The programme has an option at startup like any other wallet to resynch or rebuild etc.?

No, I see no point in such options for Obyte wallet.

[Buchi-88]

No, I see no point in such options for Obyte wallet.

And what can I do now? I have reinstalled the wallet and still get the same error...

I think I still have an old full backup (3 or 4 years old) but I can't import that either because the wallet won't start?

Very strange because the wallet is spinning around here, hope something like this can be fixed in a new wallet, also the selection of the installation folder.

[tonych]

And what can I do now? I have reinstalled the wallet and still get the same error...

As I said above, remove the data folder.

[Buchi-88]

As I said above, remove the data folder.

You mean uninstall, remove the obyte folder not a data folder inside the obyte folder, reinstall and start as import full backup.

I hope all my tokens and blackbytes (still alive) are then restored.

Can I import the full backup to a lite wallet?

[tonych]

As I said above, remove the data folder.

You mean uninstall, remove the obyte folder not a data folder inside the obyte folder, reinstall and start as import full backup.

No, I mean just removing the data folder. You don't need to uninstall or do anything with the program folder.

I hope all my tokens and blackbytes (still alive) are then restored.

Can I import the full backup to a lite wallet?

Of course, the wallet will become what the backup was. The previous wallet is fully overwritten and it doesn't matter whether it was full or light.

[Buchi-88]

What you mean with data folder in the "obyte" folder i only have two folders:

locales
resources

when i delete the obyte folder also i delete the the "Obyte.exe"

i don't have more folders then this...



There is no program folder anymore...

[tonych]

What you mean with data folder in the "obyte" folder i only have two folders:

locales
resources

See my previous messages, I told you the (approximate) location of the data folder a couple of times before.

Windows stores programs and their data in separate locations.

[Buchi-88]

After many trys and changes i can start the wallet and the wallet synch, when i will load a full backup (2020), i get a syntax error from time to time.

It's better to start the wallet and let the wallet synch 100% and then i trys to restore the backup?

[tonych]

After many trys and changes i can start the wallet and the wallet synch, when i will load a full backup (2020), i get a syntax error from time to time.

It's better to start the wallet and let the wallet synch 100% and then i trys to restore the backup?

You don't need to sync anything. If you are going to restore from backup, select "light" when starting the wallet for the first time, then immediately proceed to restoring.

[2dogs]

Need to follow up on this, forgot about byteball

[Buchi-88]

You don't need to sync anything. If you are going to restore from backup, select "light" when starting the wallet for the first time, then immediately proceed to restoring.

With every Full Backup i have problems look...

When i choose my last backup from 2020 with the newest wallet i have at the import follow error message.



But when i load a older version from thi wallet (2017), after restore, the wallet doesn't synch? The wallet runs about 2 days...

[tonych]

But when i load a older version from thi wallet (2017), after restore, the wallet doesn't synch? The wallet runs about 2 days...

It displays the dollar amounts, so apparently it is connected to the hub. Could you press Ctrl+i and look for errors in the console log? Copy the last few lines here if you can't see any clues.