Quote from: achow101 on September 15, 2017, 03:23:19 PM

Quote from: Proofer on September 15, 2017, 03:04:41 PM

Mac OS 10.10.5 (Yosemite)

After getting the crash discussed in this thread, I tried the suggested remedy:

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Applications $ Bitcoin-Qt.app/Contents/MacOS/Bitcoin-QT -resetguisettings

...which brings up a "Welcome to Bitcoin Core" dialog box that says since this is the first time the program's been launched the entire blockchain will be downloaded. I guess I can do that, but do I have to?

Did I misapply the remedy by trying it only after running 0.15.0 without it and getting the crash, instead of on the first run?

If you had chose a custom your data directory the first time you ran Bitcoin Core, this behavior is expected. It is to ensure that you choose the same data directory again so that you don't have to download the blockchain again. If you do use the same datadir, then it won't download the blockchain again.

I can't recall what I did the first time I ran Core years ago, but the current dialog box has the "Use the default..." radio button pre-selected, the "Use a custom data directory..." button not selected, and "/Users/[me]/Library/Application Support/Bitcoin" in the field in which a custom directory can be specified. (Entry in that field is disabled unless the custom directory button is clicked.) That is in fact where the data is, and indeed the dialog box says under that field, "Directory already exists. Add /name if you intend to create a new directory here." Then outdented underneath that, "When you click OK, Bitcoin Core will begin to download and process the full Bitcoin block chain..." Is the latter statement inaccurate in my case?