Mist on Windows: how to import last transactions and contracts to new host?
I've given up on Github as these reports are never answered/resolved.
I've built a new computer (all ssd) and copied the ethereum blockchain directory tree to the new host and installed mist there. When running mist with the wallet keystore, the blockchain is all synched and wallet balance also correct. But the transactions history is blank and so are the contracts.
With all other crypto-coin wallets I see the same transactions in all my wallet installations, but with mist each installation is behaving as individual, disconnected and unique istances, apart from the wallet balance which is correct.
I don't understand how contracts and transactions are retrieved/stored by mist and why they are not showing up in mist when the entire blockchain and keystore is copied and in sync on local host.
How do I transfer transactions and contracts from one computer to another?
Hi rosmo01.
Did you try to copy Mist's application data from your old installation to the new one (which is not the same than copying the blockchain data)?
You can open the folder where the app data is stored by clicking on Mist on Accounts > Backup > Application data.
You can also have a look on
this issue on Github.
If you still don't have your answer, then you should ask on
the official subreddit where I'm sure plenty of people are skilled enough to help you.
Thanks for your constructive response!
I considered copying the application data, but dropped testing it as I am not missing application data but account data. But oddly enough the contracts and transactions are stored there and replacing appdata from first install of mist did the trick.
Many thanks for pushing me to test the illogical :-)
Mist is most definitely an oddball when it comes to crypto full node wallets and I must say that it makes no sense splitting account info like this and place account specific information in application data!
I already considered that there was a delta of the account stored locally, but didn't consider copying the appdata as I run a full node with all wallet/account stored in blockchain, and should thus populate a local delta/app cache using the keystore and local blockchain - but my brain is used to the other wallets that are logical :-). Even the newcomer Ansthares/Neo is more logical. Mist doesn't even have a link to etherscan, so completely understandable that new users are using mew and shun mist.