How to make bootstrap.dat work with bitcoin qt

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  • I have downloaded the bootstrap.dat torrent to make bitcoin qt synchronize faster.

  • I have searched the bitcoin directory by writing in the Run Application "explorer %APPDATA%\Bitcoin"

  • I have dropped the bootstrap.dat file in there. (other files/maps in there are, blocks, chainstate, .lock, db, debug, peers.dat, wallet.dat/

  • I have opened the bitcoin qt program through Start.

And the bitcoin qt is not importing the bootstrap.dat. It just start synchronizing from 5 years.

Can someone tell me how to solve this

user3055277

Posted 2014-07-22T20:34:02.510

Reputation: 1

Answers

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The importing process is not instant, every block from the bootstrap.dat has to be verified first.

You could be looking at this process of verification.

jorijnsmit

Posted 2014-07-22T20:34:02.510

Reputation: 682

But how do I know that Iam in a process of verifaction. It just looks like its synchronizing like it does without the bootstrap.dat. Is this normal? – user3055277 – 2014-07-22T20:42:08.117

The most important distinction would be that it goes faster :-) – jorijnsmit – 2014-07-22T22:38:54.450

The latest version shows network activity graph. That should be 0 or low when merely verifying. – Jannes – 2014-07-23T01:36:58.473

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