Quote from: ticoti on August 21, 2014, 11:15:23 PM

it is because it download the whole blockchain
try the wallet multibit you don't need to download the blockchain

Quote from: jjc326 on August 22, 2014, 02:56:32 AM

I'd just use blockchain.info. I've had good experiences there. QT takes a real long time to sync if you haven't don it yet. Sometimes I've had it take a long time even after it should've synced. I eventually just shut it down and reload and it should catch up.

I have a problem with my car, suggest you take a bike instead. If you dont have anything to contribute, just dont.

Quote from: recan86 on August 21, 2014, 09:52:42 PM

Running Bitcoin-QT on OSx 10.9 and it is taking forever to sync. Been at it for weeks now. How can I make sure it is still syncing while i am not at my desk.

I have the computer automatically locked after a few minutes so my kids won't get on my account and I think this is the problem. It will not update while I am away, any suggestions on how to fix this?

See if your wireless/wired connection goes to standby when the machine is locked.

You can see if the client is still downloading when you are afk under Help -> Debug Window -> Network Traffic. Set it to 5 minutes, hit clear, go drink a coffee and see if it did anything while you were gone. Since I have synched several times with Win7 and Linux Versions I suspect that it is something your OS does, e.g. make the connection "sleep" or something along those lines.