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April 18, 2014, 03:49:18 AM
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iv'e installed (upgraded) beta 0.91 from previous version and every time i run Armory it builds the data base which takes almost two hours.  i let it run all night last night, turned it back on this evening, it downloaded 100 or so blocks and is rebuilding the data base all over again. i dont remember it taking this long before. is this normal rebuild time for one day of catchup on blockchain. i'm also gettting  several disconnects during the process. 

i'm running ubuntu 12.04. also noticed system seriously lags like memory being all used up during this process but process explorer only showing a couple gigs memory being used.
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April 18, 2014, 04:01:30 AM
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iv'e installed (upgraded) beta 0.91 from previous version and every time i run Armory it builds the data base which takes almost two hours.  i let it run all night last night, turned it back on this evening, it downloaded 100 or so blocks and is rebuilding the data base all over again. i dont remember it taking this long before. is this normal rebuild time for one day of catchup on blockchain. i'm also gettting  several disconnects during the process. 

i'm running ubuntu 12.04. also noticed system seriously lags like memory being all used up during this process but process explorer only showing a couple gigs memory being used.

This happens when there is something wrong with your blk*.dat files, such as corruption.  I have experienced it once myself and it went away after I re downloaded the blockchain.  It's not pleasant but we're not sure of another way at the moment... At least you can do it with the speed of torrent now !

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April 18, 2014, 04:17:01 AM
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ok so just do the factory reset from the help menu? do i need to delete the old data first?
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April 18, 2014, 04:25:42 AM
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Feel free to try out the factory reset for us and see if it meets your expectations.  Of course it's always a good idea to backup everything first.  You especially might consider backing up the ArmorySettings.txt file and copy it back in after the reset.  For some reason we didn't include a way to wipe the blk*.dat files without deleting the settings file...

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April 18, 2014, 04:46:23 AM
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ok thanks will give it a try on saturday...
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April 20, 2014, 12:04:19 AM
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In my experience, it takes a long bloody time.  Long enough to the point where you question whether the thing is even working.
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