Questions tagged [rescan]
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How exactly does -rescan work?
-rescan is a command line argument that is passed to the bitcoin client after restoring wallet.dat from backup.
Which files get recalculated?
Which files does the rescan command read?
Why is it a good practice to first download all the blocks, then…
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What exactly did `Bitcoin-Qt -rescan -reindex` do?
I spent a ton of time today trying to get Bitcoin-Qt to sync using the bootstrap.dat file and could not get it to work. I found an answer on this forum saying to use:
/Applications/Bitcoin-Qt.app/Contents/MacOS/Bitcoin-Qt -rescan -reindex
Which…
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One dataset for many wallets... how?
It takes a while to download and process the transaction log.
Doing that for dozens of wallets would be a big waste.
I want to run just one client full time as a log processor.
Then for each wallet, symlink the log processor's data
files into each…
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How to debug a failed restore of a Namecoin wallet?
I bought some Namecoins a while back. With the upcoming Merged Mining patch, I reinstalled Namecoin 0.3.24.63 on my newly formatted computer, copied my wallet.dat from my backup to the right folder, and ... can't seem to figure out how to view my…
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What to do about a "stuck" transaction?
I started the standard client with --rescan instead of -rescan after switching wallets and before synchronizing with the latest blockchain, and made an going transaction.
This transaction got "stuck", never validating, even after the client caught…
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How exactly do I run the -rescan command for bitcoin-qt from console on a Mac?
I downloaded the blockchain from a torrent, but when I imported my old wallet.dat file, the balance is not showing. I am unfamiliar with console operation, so please be as specific as possible. Thank You!
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When do you need to run bitcoin-qt -rescan?
I was under the impression that the -rescan flag was no longer needed for some time now. Can someone document precisely, when does one need to run bitcoin-qt -rescan? How has this changed throughout the versions of bitcoin-qt?
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How can I import a private key into a pruned node?
I am trying to restore my Bitcoin Core wallet, but I only have the private key and passphrase, I don't have a wallet.dat file.
I tried using
importprivkey privatekey xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
which gave me the error Rescan is disabled when blocks are…
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calling importaddress with same address
While experimenting with importing addresses and keys via json rpc I noticed that importing an address twice triggers two rescans. This strikes me as very odd. My question is:
Is this intended behaviour and if so, what is the reasoning behind…
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Bitcoin-qt import private key crash
Importing a private using the debug console causes a crash, I always have to kill from shell the bitcoin-qt app and restart it.
Is there any way to prevent this?
Is there a way to import the private key into qt client from shell?
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Can I Replace An Old Wallet.dat File In Bitcoin Core Before It Fully Syncs?
I have an older wallet.dat file I'm trying to re-open in the latest Bitcoin Core version (0.20.1). Once I replace the empty wallet.dat file with the older one:
Do I need to wait for the entire blockchain to sync before seeing the contents of the…
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Switching between pruned and non-pruned blocksdir ok?
Is it ok to swap the nodes blocksdir upon restart without corrupting sth. cache etc.. I have two blocksdir: one locally pruned blocks, the other external with all blocks in blocks on usb drive. Id like to swap to external HDD blocksdir to eg rescan…
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Zapped transaction, did rescan - bitcoin lost... :(
I made a transaction, realized the fee wasn't high enough, so I restarted Bitcoin-QT (MacOS) with -zapwallettxes, and removed the transaction.
Then restarted with -rescan, (been almost 24h since scan finished) but the funds are still missing. and…
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Can a resynchronization be avoided when recovering a wallet in Bitcoin Core?
I have tried to restore my wallet by replacing wallet.dat with my file, but the issue is that Bitcoin Core started synchronizing from 8 years again. Can some one help me to avoid this because I frequently format my system. So, is there any way to…
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Help with missing transaction
I'm trying to learn how to programmatically interact with the Bitcoin protocol. I've, seemingly, successfully generated a private key, WIF, and public address with code. I used Coinbase to send .001 BT to 14egr6kfYY4xiSVPim2sJnED4t89Yvn8hQ. I then…
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