Bitcoin qt won't update

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I installed Bitcoin Qt, and it began updating the blocks extremely slowly. After several hours, I restarted the program, thinking it might speed it up. Now, it appears completely stagnant; the icon in the bottom right is now two monitors and an X, rather than the previous icons which denoted the rate of the update.

How can I get it to update the blocks? I'm waiting on some transferred funds, and this is starting to be a real hassle.

Jason

Posted 2012-08-09T03:23:41.697

Reputation: 31

possible duplicate of Cannot access my bitcoins because my wallet is still synchronising. What can I do to retrieve them?, I didn't receive a Bitcoin Payment. What does it mean when the Client is synchronizing?

– Murch – 2015-08-20T12:21:41.417

That X means your client is not making a connection out. Is your Windows firewall blocking it, or are you on a network which blocks outgoing connection attempts? – Stephen Gornick – 2012-08-10T02:22:23.670

Answers

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It is going to be slow when you first install. I'd recommend downloading the bootstrap.dat file. If there is an X and two monitors, you're either not connected to the internet or something like your firewall are preventing you from updating it.

Niels Boron

Posted 2012-08-09T03:23:41.697

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