i am feeling really stupid because i only see .dll files in the directory and no .conf file
can i backup my wallet ad reinstall spreadcoin-qt?
That won't help as the wallet will still struggle to connect to the network.
If you are using Windows, your conf will be in C:\Users\YourUserName\Appdata\Roaming\Spreadcoin
@georgem Have you checked your seed nodes recently? A few people have noticed problems connecting to the network in recent months. Anecdotally, it seems to be getting worse.
I haven't ever had a problem with it not connecting and i've had it up for probably 3 years at this point.