Bitcoin error

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Bitcoin error

June 04, 2012, 04:21:11 AM
Last edit: June 04, 2012, 04:37:11 AM by Mors187

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Hi all downloaded 0.6.2 for windows 7 had bitcoin running fine then laptop battery went dead. Turned computer back on started up bitcoin and got this error message:

Runaway exception

A fatal error occured. Bitcoin can no longer continue safely and will quit.

EXCEPTION: NSt8ios_base7failureE
CAutoFile:read: end of file
C:\users\leigh\desktop\bitcoin-qt.exe in runaway exception

Have tried reinstalling and still does the same thing. Any help would be appreciated

Mors

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Re: Bitcoin error

June 04, 2012, 04:47:20 AM

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Your blockchain file got corrupted. Delete blk0001.dat and blkindex.dat from C:\Users\leigh\Appdata\Roaming\Bitcoin and restart Bitcoin and it will re-download the blockchain. Don't worry, your bitcoins are safe as long as you don't delete wallet.dat (which you might want to back up while you're at it).

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Re: Bitcoin error

June 04, 2012, 04:55:03 AM

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Quote from: Foxpup on June 04, 2012, 04:47:20 AM

Your blockchain file got corrupted. Delete blk0001.dat and blkindex.dat from C:\Users\leigh\Appdata\Roaming\Bitcoin and restart Bitcoin and it will re-download the blockchain. Don't worry, your bitcoins are safe as long as you don't delete wallet.dat (which you might want to back up while you're at it).

Awesome that worked thank you so much, very much appreciated Grin

Ive been tearing my hair out trying to work out what was going on