diff --git a/content/NavCoin Core/Bootstrap your wallet.en.md b/content/NavCoin Core/Bootstrap your wallet.en.md index b1a795e..5b50f2f 100644 --- a/content/NavCoin Core/Bootstrap your wallet.en.md +++ b/content/NavCoin Core/Bootstrap your wallet.en.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ --- title: How to bootstrap your wallet? -date: "2020-09-14" +date: "2021-04-28" order: "030" --- @@ -8,14 +8,18 @@ order: "030" A boostrap for the wallet can be downloaded from: -http://ds1.nav.community/bootstrap.tar.gz +https://bootstrap.nav.community/bootstrap.tar.gz -NOTE: this may take some time as the blockchain is around 4.7GB in size +NOTE: this may take some time as this file is around 3.3GB in size + +Once downloaded, you will need to use a program like winzip (tar/gunzip on linux) to extract the blockchain folders from this file. You simply need to replace the `chainstate` and `blocks` folders inside your NavCoin data directory with the ones from your bootstrap. To find the data directory please see [this article](/navcoin-core/locate-your-data-directory/) +NOTE: If you get the error `error opening block database, do you want to rebuild the block database?`, this would indicate your download failed or the file did not fully extract. + ### What is “Bootstrapping”? Bootstrapping is the process of adding a pre-synced blockchain from a trusted source to your wallet, allowing you to skip part or all of the blockchain syncing process.