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March 20, 2014, 05:21:36 PM |
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It explains it, but how do you execute it? Stumped.
Either from the command line, or launch it from an (executable) script. |
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GrapeApe
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March 20, 2014, 05:28:36 PM |
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It explains it, but how do you execute it? Stumped.
Either from the command line, or launch it from an (executable) script. Open a terminal cd into the directory that bitcoin-qt is in and type "./bitcoin-qt &" without the quotes the & is there to just free it up from the terminal you opened it up with so you can close it out of the way. |
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Newar
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March 20, 2014, 05:50:41 PM |
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It explains it, but how do you execute it? Stumped.
Either from the command line, or launch it from an (executable) script. Open a terminal cd into the directory that bitcoin-qt is in and type "./bitcoin-qt &" without the quotes the & is there to just free it up from the terminal you opened it up with so you can close it out of the way. That worked, thank you. Next stumbling block: It seems the data directories for the blocks and wallet have changed? The client starts with 270 weeks back. Where can I set the datadir? |
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GrapeApe
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March 20, 2014, 05:57:06 PM |
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That worked, thank you. Next stumbling block: It seems the data directories for the blocks and wallet have changed? The client starts with 270 weeks back. Where can I set the datadir?
I didn't have to set my directory but this may help as a terminal command option -datadir=<dir> Specify data directory Edit: I don't know if this has anything to do with it but you may have to install Berkley DB 4.8 but others here will know better than me about that. Don't do it based on my advice. I did to avoid the error I was getting when compiling my own. |
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C. Bergmann
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March 20, 2014, 05:59:59 PM |
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How to uninstall the old client? Just delete the folder and the appdata? Do I have to delete the blocks also?
Run the uninstaller. If you never ran an installer, you don't need to do anything and you can just remove the old .exe. Do not remove the data! (blocks and/or wallet) Do make sure that you back up your wallet before upgrading. Although the uninstaller doesn't touch the data, it doesn't hurt to be careful. Thank you. I don't have the option "uninstall". I have a backup of the wallet.dat So I just have to delete the old .exe? That's everything? |
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March 20, 2014, 06:26:38 PM |
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I made it, and I think I have it. But ... what happened to the -datadir commandline? I need to redirect bitcoin core on another directory to load the blockchain ...
edit: datadir=<directory> is still in my .conf, but it still has to download all the blocks
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J.Socal
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March 20, 2014, 06:55:47 PM |
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I was using 0.8.4 before.I uninstalled it using windows uninstaller.restarted comp.Then installed 0.9.0..Its up and running already with all info from previous version.Is this normal?I thought It was suppose to install the blockchain again?
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GrapeApe
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March 20, 2014, 06:59:46 PM |
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I was using 0.8.4 before.I uninstalled it using windows uninstaller.restarted comp.Then installed 0.9.0..Its up and running already with all info from previous version.Is this normal?I thought It was suppose to install the blockchain again?
Yes that is normal you only need to redownload/reindex the blockchain if you were using 0.7.2 or earlier. I made it, and I think I have it. But ... what happened to the -datadir commandline? I need to redirect bitcoin core on another directory to load the blockchain ...
edit: datadir=<directory> is still in my .conf, but it still has to download all the blocks
I'm not sure what to tell you and Newar about this I've never had to use the -datadir command. I suppose if your wallet is intact and accessible by QT it could be worse. Like I said a few post back installing Berkley DB 4.8 may have something to do with this but you should check with someone smarter than me... |
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March 20, 2014, 07:06:25 PM |
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Is there a way to delete transaction history?
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Luke-Jr
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March 20, 2014, 07:10:19 PM |
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Is there a way to delete transaction history?
There is really no good way to do this with Bitcoin. |
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J.Socal
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March 20, 2014, 07:13:37 PM |
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On my wallet I mean..Guess only way is to fully uninstall it and reinstall.
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CanaryInTheMine
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March 20, 2014, 07:19:40 PM |
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On my wallet I mean..Guess only way is to fully uninstall it and reinstall.
Your transactions are on blockchain. Your wallet file has your private key/s. When the client reads a tx on blockchain for which it has a private key, it lists them. That's what you're asking about? You can't delete your tx's from blockchain. You can delete your wallet file and get a new one, but even Satoshi himself said that you should keep your wallets around. |
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GrapeApe
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March 20, 2014, 07:20:59 PM |
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Is there a way to delete transaction history?
Well if you must just move your current wallet.dat file to another directory and start QT when it doesn't find a wallet.dat file it will create a new one then you can make note of the newly created address and switch your old wallet.dat file back in there making sure to make a backup of the new one and not to get things mixed up and screwed up and then send all the coins to the new address. Don't get confused and mix things up you can loose your coins..... Edit: To echo what Canary said once the transaction is entered into the blockchain it's there forever. |
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March 20, 2014, 07:30:54 PM |
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I was using 0.8.4 before.I uninstalled it using windows uninstaller.restarted comp.Then installed 0.9.0..Its up and running already with all info from previous version.Is this normal?I thought It was suppose to install the blockchain again?
Yes that is normal you only need to redownload/reindex the blockchain if you were using 0.7.2 or earlier. I made it, and I think I have it. But ... what happened to the -datadir commandline? I need to redirect bitcoin core on another directory to load the blockchain ...
edit: datadir=<directory> is still in my .conf, but it still has to download all the blocks
I'm not sure what to tell you and Newar about this I've never had to use the -datadir command. I suppose if your wallet is intact and accessible by QT it could be worse. Like I said a few post back installing Berkley DB 4.8 may have something to do with this but you should check with someone smarter than me... I am guessing you are using windows? You will need to create a .bat file in your Bitcoin.exe directory and just have a shortcut of that on your desktop or something. @echo off bitcoin-qt.exe -datadir=X:\BitCoin That did the trick for me  |
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March 20, 2014, 07:41:39 PM |
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OK, I just installed it and it says beta.
So is it the final release or a beta version?
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Luke-Jr
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March 20, 2014, 07:46:02 PM |
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OK, I just installed it and it says beta.
So is it the final release or a beta version? Bitcoin as a whole has always been beta/experimental. |
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March 20, 2014, 07:46:05 PM |
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OK, I just installed it and it says beta.
So is it the final release or a beta version?
This is the final version of Bitcoin 0.9.0 (its not a realase candidate). All bitcoin realases have been beta since 2009, we will exit beta when Bitcoin reaches 1.0 version. |
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March 20, 2014, 07:49:17 PM |
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OK, thank you both for your reply  |
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March 20, 2014, 09:16:53 PM |
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Is there a way to delete transaction history?
yes and no. if you want "clear" the transaction history of bitcoin-QT ... you can send sum of bitcoin to your android wallet. delete wallet.dat restart bitcoin-QT encrypt the new wallet restart bitcoin-QT test to create a new receive adress (to verifiy the password ...) and then, tranfer the sum of bitcoin from the android wallet to the bitcoin-QT new wallet. i do this every month to have no more than 10-15 line in bitcoin-QT. and no, you can't delete the history in the "blockchain" worldwide bitcoin network. |
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March 20, 2014, 10:08:14 PM |
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Is there a way to delete transaction history?
yes and no. if you want "clear" the transaction history of bitcoin-QT ... you can send sum of bitcoin to your android wallet. delete wallet.dat restart bitcoin-QT encrypt the new wallet restart bitcoin-QT test to create a new receive adress (to verifiy the password ...) and then, tranfer the sum of bitcoin from the android wallet to the bitcoin-QT new wallet. i do this every month to have no more than 10-15 line in bitcoin-QT. and no, you can't delete the history in the "blockchain" worldwide bitcoin network. It would be an interesting new feature. Just export your transactions in a certain format and then delete the history. |
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