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March 25, 2011, 05:55:36 PM |
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I have a transaction that is showing as unconfirmed and it has been stuck there for 24 hours now. I have received transactions from this person multiple times in the past with no issue. At the bottom of my bitcoin client it says "WARNING: Displayed transactions may not be correct! You may need to upgrade, or other nodes may need to upgrade." I upgraded my client to 0.3.20.2 BETA. Any help would be appreciated.
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theymos
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March 25, 2011, 06:17:44 PM |
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Try deleting everything in your Bitcoin data directory except wallet.dat (and bitcoin.conf if it exists). Your block database may have been corrupted.
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wootwoot (OP)
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March 25, 2011, 06:55:35 PM |
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I see all of the transactions but they are all 0/unconfirmed. Will it take time for these to come back?
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March 25, 2011, 07:10:17 PM |
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Yes. You need to re-download all blocks, which will take an hour or two. The number you've downloaded is displayed at the bottom of the Bitcoin window, and here is the current number.
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March 25, 2011, 08:17:53 PM |
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It worked! Thank you!
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March 25, 2011, 09:09:10 PM |
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Usually also works starting bitcoin as "bitcoin -rescan", no need to delete whole directory except wallet.dat which might be potentially dangerous (something can scare you right before pressing enter and you may suddenly delete everything including wallet backups ).
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March 26, 2011, 02:18:51 AM |
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Usually also works starting bitcoin as "bitcoin -rescan", no need to delete whole directory except wallet.dat which might be potentially dangerous (something can scare you right before pressing enter and you may suddenly delete everything including wallet backups ). I don't think that would have worked in this case. The warning the OP mentioned is caused by a corrupted block database, which would not be fixed with -rescan.
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March 26, 2011, 02:27:08 AM |
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Usually also works starting bitcoin as "bitcoin -rescan", no need to delete whole directory except wallet.dat which might be potentially dangerous (something can scare you right before pressing enter and you may suddenly delete everything including wallet backups ). I don't think that would have worked in this case. The warning the OP mentioned is caused by a corrupted block database, which would not be fixed with -rescan. So what is the correct fix for this just to be clear? I'm having the same problem as wootwoot. Except I don't have the warning:
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March 26, 2011, 02:40:05 AM |
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Those transactions aren't in blocks yet, so no action is required.
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CryptikEnigma
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March 26, 2011, 02:42:57 AM |
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Those transactions aren't in blocks yet, so no action is required.
Why did the one under it(on the 25th) get 77 confirmations, when the one above it(on the 24th, the day before) still hasn't been confirmed as of right now?
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March 26, 2011, 02:48:04 AM |
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Why did the one under it(on the 25th) get 77 confirmations, when the one above it(on the 24th, the day before) still hasn't been confirmed as of right now?
The unconfirmed ones are queued for inclusion. They have low priority because they are small in value, large in size, and based on recently-used coins. They will be included eventually.
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BlurgyDurg
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May 28, 2011, 11:26:09 PM |
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How long does this usually take? I have tried several transfers over the past few days (1-2 coins each, not huge), and they are stuck at 0/unconfirmed. I have tried redownloading the entire block chain twice to no avail.
Are my coins lost? Will this continue forever? If so, bitcoins are essentially useless to me. Why even bother with transactions which might not arrive for a week?
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May 28, 2011, 11:29:57 PM |
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If time is of essence, you may want to include a small fee. This will ensure that your transaction is included in the next block and you receive it in less than 10mins
Edit: it all depends on how complex your coins are and how recently it's been used. For example if you have 2 coins which are made of lots of 0.1s and you just received it, it will take ages to make a trasaction again. On the other hand if you send 1 coin which is whole and you had it for a while, you won't need a fee and it will get delivered within 10 minutes
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May 28, 2011, 11:35:56 PM |
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Are my coins lost? Will this continue forever? If so, bitcoins are essentially useless to me. Why even bother with transactions which might not arrive for a week?
no, they're still there. consider this: you're sending bitcoins for free, and it costs money for all the nodes to process that transaction, pretty good deal, right? now look at paypal. sure, it's instant, but you have to pay 1-2% + $0.30 fee.
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May 29, 2011, 01:29:16 AM |
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I thought that setting the "Pay Transaction Fee" number would be enough. Is there something else that I need to do? I set it to .02 coins per transaction, figured I'd be generous. Never again.
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May 29, 2011, 01:45:33 AM |
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I thought that setting the "Pay Transaction Fee" number would be enough. Is there something else that I need to do? I set it to .02 coins per transaction, figured I'd be generous. Never again.
Post your transaction IDs.
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May 29, 2011, 01:53:29 AM |
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Try deleting everything in your Bitcoin data directory except wallet.dat (and bitcoin.conf if it exists). Your block database may have been corrupted. where can I find this bitcoin.conf folder (in winXP)?
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May 29, 2011, 07:39:31 AM |
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I thought that setting the "Pay Transaction Fee" number would be enough. Is there something else that I need to do? I set it to .02 coins per transaction, figured I'd be generous. Never again.
Post your transaction IDs. How can I find them?
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May 29, 2011, 11:16:48 AM |
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Usually also works starting bitcoin as "bitcoin -rescan", no need to delete whole directory except wallet.dat which might be potentially dangerous (something can scare you right before pressing enter and you may suddenly delete everything including wallet backups ). in some cases -rescan will not do. i have a .05 transaction in a kind of limbo from the client app point of view. blockchain explorer says it's been processed. -rescan did not help. i will try deleting my local blockchain and get a fresh copy as suggested in this thread earlier (client says unconfirmed but it's in the blockchain for 3 weeks at least). i was prepared to dump the key and import it in another wallet but simply deleting bitcoin service data seems easier
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May 29, 2011, 03:44:30 PM |
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I thought that setting the "Pay Transaction Fee" number would be enough. Is there something else that I need to do? I set it to .02 coins per transaction, figured I'd be generous. Never again.
Post your transaction IDs. How can I find them? bitcoind listtransactions
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