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Re: MINTCOIN BLOCKCHAIN SNAPSHOT (The Fastest Way to Sync a Wallet)
by
Tubularwindow
on 24/08/2016, 04:10:31 UTC
MINTCOIN BLOCKCHAIN SNAPSHOT
            (The Fastest Way to Sync)
Wallet Version Ver 2.0.2.0  used with this SnapShot.
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You will need a program that can uncompress rar files, example:  http://rarlabs.com/download.htm

Filename :   MintcoinBlockChainSnapShot-(Date Created).rar
Download:   https://mega.nz/#F!DBxjDbgC!3Um0nxoE4QZlJ8Co_-EDsg
* File is over 1 Gig , Download with MegaSync *

NEW Wallet: Install Instructions
Make a Mintcoin folder under C:\Users\"username"\AppData\Roaming\
Then Extract and copy the files from MintcoinBlockchainSnapShot.rar into
C:\Users\"username"\AppData\Roaming\Mintcoin
Then open Mintcoin and it will start syncing the BlockChain from the last snapshot.    

ACTIVE Wallet:Install Instructions ,
(Be sure to have a backup of your Wallet.dat 1st)
Make sure Mintcoin is closed
Go under c:\Users\"username"\AppData\Roaming\Mintcoin (for Windows) or in the Mintcoin data folder for other OSes
Then Delete 4  files :  .lock & blk0001.dat & db.log & debug.log
Then Delete 2 folders named : database & txleveldb
Then Extract and copy the files from MintcoinBlockchainSnapshot into
C:\Users\"username"\AppData\Roaming\Mintcoin
Then open Mintcoin and it will start syncing the BlockChain from the last snapshot.

Once your Mint Wallet is completely Synced.
Check your Balance, if the Balance is incorrect.
Click on Help, click Debug Window, click Console,
type in repairwallet and hit enter, then check your Balance
If Balance is still not correct.
Then From a Command Prompt run mintcoin-qt.exe -rescan  
will take a little while but should correct your balance info.


List of Addnodes:
https://www.cryptopia.co.nz/BlockExplorer?coin=MINT

Click Here to See a List of All Available SnapShots.


Hi. I'm still learning about these. What exactly is the difference between a Bootstrap vs a Snapshot? What are the pros and cons of each? Sorry if this is explained already. BTW thanks for doing this.