Syncing Issues

How to re-sync your wallet with the NIX network

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QT and GUI Wallets

If you happen to be on the wrong chain (typically due to not updating your wallet in time before a mandatory update), your wallet may show an incorrect balance and transactions may fail to send properly.

How to Resync

First, verify that you are indeed on the wrong chain by comparing your block height to the explorer. If they do not match, take the following steps:

1. Be sure you have the latest version of the wallet. If not, download it from https://nixplatform.io/wallet or GitHub.

2. Make sure your wallet is not running and navigate to the NIX data directory.

3. If you don't have a backup of your wallet.dat file, now would be a good time to make a copy just in case you accidentally delete it while doing the next step. Check the Wallet Backup page for more details.

4. Delete the following from the data directory: - blocks (entire directory) - chainstate (entire directory) - banlist.dat - peers.dat

5. Start the wallet and let it sync. Using a broadband internet connection, it should take about 15 mins to complete.

Default data directory locations Windows: C:\Users\(your username)\AppData\roaming\nix (you may have to enter %appdata% in your search bar to find this directory unless you have Windows set to show hidden directories) Linux: ~/.nix MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/nix

Optional Steps

Bootstrap InstallationManually Adding Peers

CLI Wallets

If your CLI Wallet happens to be on a fork due to not applying mandatory updates in time (or for any other reason), the easiest way to correct the issue is to simply delete the blockchain files and let the wallet sync from the beginning.

Manual Installs

After logging into your VPS:

nix-cli stop
rm -r ~/.nix/{blocks,chainstate}
nixd &

CryptoShark's Scripted Installs

After logging into your VPS:

systemctl stop NIX
rm -r ~/.nix/{blocks,chainstate}
systemctl start NIX

Optional Steps

Bootstrap InstallationManually Adding Peers