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May 27, 2013, 07:03:34 AM
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Hi ,

what kind of local wallet (on your PC) do you use? I have downloaded one from bitcoin.org and it still synchronize blocs and I am almost out of space on my hard drive. Is it the same to your PC's?
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May 27, 2013, 07:45:13 AM
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lol, the block chain is very large, good luck to sync it. It took a day for me.
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May 27, 2013, 07:57:38 AM
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lol, the block chain is very large, good luck to sync it. It took a day for me.

Yeah, My net is slow I am trying to sync it from last 5-6 days and 43000 blocks are still remaning.

I use electrum for transactions usually.
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May 27, 2013, 08:23:48 AM
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It goes up to a few gigabytes. I would strongly recommend you using online wallets while waiting, such as blockchain.info.

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May 27, 2013, 08:34:43 AM
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And the other "local" wallets takes the same GBs from your hard drive? And where in my hard is stored this data (from Bitcoin-Qt sync)? I tried to find it but w/o any success, because if I would like to remove this wallet there will be a lot of space gone somewhere.
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May 27, 2013, 08:42:28 AM
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And the other "local" wallets takes the same GBs from your hard drive? And where in my hard is stored this data (from Bitcoin-Qt sync)? I tried to find it but w/o any success, because if I would like to remove this wallet there will be a lot of space gone somewhere.

C:/Users/*username*/AppData/Roaming/Bitcoin

Your wallet.dat is also stored there.

If you don't have any money and don't want to use bitcoin-QT client delete it.
You can use online wallets or light weight clients like electrum.
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May 27, 2013, 09:09:50 AM
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"escrow.ms" - 10x a lot
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May 27, 2013, 09:15:31 AM
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"escrow.ms" - 10x a lot

You are welcome Smiley
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May 27, 2013, 02:41:48 PM
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And the other "local" wallets takes the same GBs from your hard drive?
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No.  Only the full node reference wallet, Bitcoin-Qt, stores the entire blockchain (over 6 gigabytes and growing larger every ten minutes or so).  The other wallets are considered "lightweight" wallets and use a variety of methods to keep track of your transactions without storing the entire blockchain.

Consider looking into using one of the following:

Electrum
MultiBit
https://blockchain.info/wallet
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May 27, 2013, 02:55:48 PM
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10x DannyHamilton , too. In my opinion it is unnecessary to collect so much info on a hard drive and to be larger every 10 min. I will try the others. Are they safety (probably) like bitcoin qt? What is the main reason when you choose a wallet?
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May 27, 2013, 03:00:58 PM
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Are they safety (probably) like bitcoin qt?

Slightly less safe, but safe enough for use by most people.

What is the main reason when you choose a wallet?

That's like asking "What is the main reason when you choose a vehicle?"  There are many reasons, and each person will have their own criteria.

Each wallet has their own interface and their own way of handling security.  Each wallet has it's own "quirks" as well.  You should probably take some time to learn about how each one operates, and then decide which will best suit your needs.
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May 27, 2013, 03:11:38 PM
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Multibit is decent, I've been using it for about a year now. It has had a couple of quirks depending on the specific version.

1) It doesn't always 'see' a transaction if left open and running. I use version 0.5.9 currently, though it still has this problem occasionally. Simply restarting Multibit is always enough for it to catch up.

2) Once in a while it get's out of sync with the blockchain, and will reflect an incorrect balance. Easy to fix, 'tools' -> 'Reset blockchain' will cause it to recheck your transaction history against the blockchain, though it can sometimes take a bit to complete.

Other than those quirks, Multibit has been solid for me.
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