@mubasher (Mubasher Shah) posted a new topic, subject "Daedalus slow in syncing blocks". It read:

   i am new here and just downloaded the wallet and it has been synching blocks and reached 18% after several hours… is this normal? will this happen everytime i open my wallet? is there any other wallet which can be used? this is very slow.
    
    awaiting feedback. thank you

So @puzzlepuzzling (puzzle) replied

    Same here.

To which @vladimirhf (vladimir) replied

    the 1st time you open takes more time to sync…  
    gets better later

So @elsorn (Rowland Okoli) replied

    Same here too, it's 2hrs and i'm ythompson@example.com%

After which, @mubasher (Mubasher Shah) added

    This is a put off if it's someone new! I can see you must be losing a lot of business due to this issue. Have you considered another wallet or online wallets? Something quicker and easier for newbies.

@puzzlepuzzling (puzzle) replied

    It is not my first time. I had done the syncing 2 days ago. I tried to open it today and it is still in “connection to network…” phase. It has been 2 hours now. I have restarted my computer and uncheck “set time” in mac. Issue persists.

After which, @vladimirhf (vladimir) added

    i dont know…do you have enough HD space? i open mine often and it's all ok…  
    takes a few minutes.

So @ravichopra (Ravi Singh) replied

    Same here. Sync taking ages to be 100%.

After which, @vladimirhf (vladimir) added

    well it was working…not anymore

Then @Hodler30 (Crypto Hodler30) said

    So each wallet is a node on the blockchain keep track of all transactions as a ledger. This is due to the Proof of stake system that will be rolling out In hopefully q2 18 where we will earn block rewards for verifying tx's.
    
    Cardano
    
    ### Introduction
    
    SL Documentation
    
    Here is some great info. Please read up on crypto, proof of work and proof of stake, Blockchain and ledger. It will all come together to explain why it is so important to run a node in the wallet.
    
    Cardano
    
    ### Balance and Stake
    
    SL Documentation
    
    Edit: punctuation and grammar
    
    Moderator please correct me if I am wrong

Then @Trebaltek (Royce G) said

    When syncing your wallet, everytime your computer sleeps, it will stop syncing. Turn off sleep mode until finished syncing. if your computer screen locks or goes to sleep, syncing will stop. It took me 7hours to fully sync. If you turn off your computer to sleep.it will continue syncing from where you left off when you turn it back on later until fully synced 100%. After you sync it once, you will no longer need to sync it again unless you are behind and dont open your wallet for a month or two, then youll have to sync the months your are behind, which wouldn't take long. After that the wallet work smooth and transactions from exchanges are vary cheap and fast.

After which, @jkbowman (J.K. Bowman) added

    Thank you. I have a feeling you just saved me a whole lot of frustration.

@Paddington (Mark ) replied

    My computer went to sleep but it wont carrying on syncing, I deleted the pop up window and restarted the programme though and it carried on working, now waiting on 99.99%.

To which @B_Celest (Blaine Celestaine) replied

    Cardano needs a solution to this . This will defenitely effect adoption of this currency

Then @antonietrigger (Antonie (Yu-Chi) Huang) said

    The first time you install the wallet will take the longest, after then you will only need to sync a snapshot of the latest blockchian, which will be way faster.

To which @Cuddlemonsterr (Cristal Montgomery) replied

    More than frustrating… I've tried twice on two computers to install the wallet but it gets stuck syncing roughly at 22%. The last time I let it run for over 24 hours and still nothing further. Went to support for help but they had nothing. Seriously thinking about flicking my ADA (stuck on an exchange at the moment) for something that I can actually have in a wallet.

@bkleinkn (Brian Kleinknecht) replied

    Took forever to synce the first time I opened it, but that was expected. Today I opened it for the first time in two days an it's been syncing for 30 minutes and is still ythompson@example.com%.

After which, @bostonmagik (Michelle) added

    This is BS just for this I will sell all my Cardano

So @Gandalf (Jason Whittle) replied

    It's normal for now. See cardanoroadmap.com “Light client mode is a feature that will significantly reduce the blockchain syncing time. It will enable users to start using Daedalus without having to wait for the whole blockchain to finish being downloaded. The light client mode will involve choosing to subscribe to a trusted blockchain checkpoint provider. The checkpoints are snapshots of the state of the blockchain at certain points in time. When using a checkpoint, Daedalus only needs to sync the blockchain from the latest checkpoint onwards, rather than the entire blockchain. This will help most when starting Daedalus for the first time, but will also help when Daedalus has not been used for several weeks”

@natashafinkel (Janet Finkel) replied

    How long should it take to fully synch? I haven't even been able to set up my wallet yet and i had it syncing for two days. It froze at 96 percent and I had to start all over again. I am running windows 10

Then @Albert_Ramos (Albert Ramos) said

    I'm also running Windows 10. My initial sync took 6 or 7 hours if memory serves. Quite a while, yes, and it did appear to “freeze” at certain percentages. Works just fine for me so far.

@CherylLHall311 (Cheryl) replied

    I've used my wallet many times - running on Windows 10 as well - every time I open it it takes forever to sync blocks - at least an hour or two, even after the most recent update.

To which @B_Celest (Blaine Celestaine) replied

    I was trying to send some coin to the wallet bcuz my exchange was comprimised . cardano needs a system where the network is not dependent on the wallet. and multiple wallet options.Taking way to long to sync

Then @Paddington (Mark ) said

    As long as expectations are honestly managed and proper instructions how to not clash with other programmes, all would be good.
    
    The problem I see is that a video suggesting it's a piece of cake is introduced at the beginning of the process which just sets up expectations way too high.
    
    Don't forget though everyone, we are all early pioneers. The internet was bloody hard work when it first came out and this is a massive game changing project. It's not just a wallet, it's a brave new world including a block chain App Store that will offer a whole world of investing and creative opportunities and the beginning basically of a new world order.
    
    It really is a case of the (patient) meek inheriting the earth.
    
    Deep breaths and play the long game. It will be worth it.

To which @awfuca (al f) replied

    @bostonmagik
    
    Probably should sell all of your currency across the board. If this would cause you to sell good luck with the volatility. Take you xmas money and buy something nice.

To which @CherylLHall311 (Cheryl) replied

    @awfuca
    
    TOUCHE'

After which, @CryptoBandsGuru (Ned Robinson) added

    Yes syncing takes a long time. First is hours. Future syncs still take minutes sometimes up to 30. Love $ADA but the wallet sucks. Plus the wallet forces me to keep $ADA on computer and not my Nano Ledger.

After which, @Smakman (Mark W Miles) added

    This is bullshit. Here I sit watching ADA fall and I can't sell any because all I have is stuck in this shitty wallet that won't sync.

Then @michal1980pl (Michal) said

    Have same problem how long need to wait ?? all day Connecting to network…

Then @kenw232 (Ken Williams) said

    Its ridiculous. sitting here for like half a day to sync. its like I have to download every other computer on the entire chain. like thats efficient. this is suppose to be good?

After which, @XZact (XZact Hypothetical Leptoquark) added

    They do have a solution, and have written about it in the roadmap and documents. Once the network grows and matures, it will be much faster.

@XZact (XZact Hypothetical Leptoquark) replied

    Smakman, when the price falls, you should be buying, not trying to sell.

To which @Smakman (Mark W Miles) replied

    Had I been able to pull out the thousand I wanted ythompson@example.com, I would have doubled it on TRX going from .11 to .22 then bought my ADA back at .99 this morning. Their POS wallet cost me at least $1000 in profits.

Then @Rhettsdad (Dave) said

    Sure we're in the early days of crypto but that hasn't stopped virtually every other coin from having a wallet that is actually useful. All I want to do is move my ADA off an exchange and into a safe wallet. I've been able to do that with every other coin I own without having to sacrifice 7+ hours of my time. I‘M hodling for the long term but the fact that Cardano can't be bothered to develop a user friendly wallet makes me wonder about their ability to market their product

@Geoffrey_Dodd (Geoffrey Dodd) replied

    Maybe the frequency of usage is key to making it work faster, with efficiency??

To which @vladimirhf (vladimir) replied

    yes. everytime you open need to sync and update, if you open often is faster. it depends on your internet speed too.
    
    they need a light wallet cause many people have trouble with a full node.

To which @Miner (J G) replied

    Before putting another bitcoin into this project I thought it would be a good idea to see if my recovery phrase worked. I downloaded the Windows wallet and started downloading the blockchain. I don't recall exactly how far it got but I restarted a couple times, each time getting the an error regarding (crap I didn't make note of it) so removed all traces of the wallet except the download and started over. I got up to 36.22% before it appeared to stop. Overnight I checked and it had fallen to 36.19% . The system went down overnight and now restarting I get an error that c:\program files\daedalus\daudalus.exe create process does not exist.
    
    I am going to try again although I think it is futile. I will update this post. Daedalus gets tightly wound into windows and is difficult to remove. I have been at it for a while already.
    
    Perhaps there will be an upgrade to the wallet that will actually be usable. For now I am planning to break out a new Nano and see if that is a viable option.

So @RobJF (Robin Faichney) replied

    Miner:
    
    > I get an error that c:\program files\daedalus\daudalus.exe create process does not exist.
    
    That's a Windows error message I'm not familiar with, nor does google come up with anything for it.
    
    > Perhaps there will be an upgrade to the wallet that will actually be usable. For now I am planning to break out a new Nano and see if that is a viable option.
    
    I understand you're having genuine problems with it and probably feel frustrated (I would) but the current version is perfectly usable for many people.
    
    A Nano, however, is not a viable option at the moment, and after recent news about a hacking exploit, I'm doubtful of its future. (To be clear, it doesn't work with ADA ATM regardless of security concerns.)
    
    You might find this helpful:  
    https://help.cardano.org/daedalus-wallet

Then @RobJF (Robin Faichney) said

    vladimirhf:
    
    > they need a light wallet cause many people have trouble with a full node
    
    It's in the works.

After which, @Miner (J G) added

    Thanks for the link.
    
    The third try failed but got to 44%. I am trying again on another rig.
    
    I read of the Nano hack. If you leave your Nano lying around it could be a problem if it falls into the hands of the worlds most intelligent 15 year old. Thanks for letting me know that Nano is not an option. I was about to get there.
    
    I am not ythompson@example.com. I have a couple of Masternodes running and a few other wallets including Daedalus. Perhaps this most recent attempt will succeed.
    
    Any idea as to why the logo does not appear in the desktop shortcut that the wallet launcher created?  
    This is a separate system from the previous.  
    
    
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After which, @Miner (J G) added

    4th try
    
    This is very similar to the other system as they are both barebones mining rigs -
    
    That link needs to be pinned at the top here …  
    (although I started this try before reading)  
    Thanks
    
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@tyakemi (Ty Akemi) replied

    Very slow to the point of being unusable for the majority of people without access to quantum computing !!  
    I have a high spec windows laptop, turned sleep option off - no other processes running . I am 40% thru syncing after 4 hours !!. I hope the academics on the ADA team realize how much this problem is turning people off ADA since its got to be usable by the real outside world. I know it's early days but when you make something available to the general public it's important that generates a good impression. I'm afraid Daedalus fails on that score for me


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