Newbie Quick Start Mining Guide
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@harmoye22 Hi wrapper, downloaded feathercoin windows 32 bit. So far no trading number given(strange). Also can’t find …appdata… to paste into…any ideas ?
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I don’t use windows any more, but isn’t it in users, under your user name? You’ll need to let the wallet sync (past where you bought the coins) to see them. and copy in your wallet.dat.
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@wrapper Hi wrapper, no button for …users… Strange no feathercoin address came with download, but maybe I’ll have to wait for it to sync. Although it has over 4 years to go, and my internet connection here in France is very slow…regards, Alan
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“users” is part of windows … on the C: drive?
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@wrapper Hi wrapper, thought you meant it was in the menu list of feathercoin wallet
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appdata refers to %appdata% in windows systems, what is a variable defining the directory, where applications store their data.
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@wellenreiter Hi wrapper, yes I understand. Access to appdata appears via My Computer C drive. Wallet still syncing, 3 years 30 months to go, but still no sign of wallet address…Alan
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before starting the wallet, did you place the wallet.dat from your backup into the %appdata%.feathercoin directory?
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@wellenreiter Hi wellenreiter, no have still not put info from my USB stick into appdata, as it seemed pointless with no wallet address. The info from my USB stick is now on my desktop…regards, Alan
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strikethrough text@wellenreiter Hi wellenreiter, have accessed… My Computer…C drive…programmes…feathercoin…in the feathercoin programme I have a few options…under daemon I have…feathercoin - cli.exe…or…feathercoin.exe. I also have copying.text notepad. I also have…doc… But it won’t let me into many of these files, just info files. I am ready to paste USB stick info, but where ?..regards, Alan -
@harmoye22 said in Newbie Quick Start Mining Guide:
strikethrough text@wellenreiter Hi wellenreiter, have accessed… My Computer…C drive…programmes…feathercoin…in the feathercoin programme I have a few options…under daemon I have…feathercoin - cli.exe…or…feathercoin.exe. I also have copying.text notepad. I also have…doc… But it won’t let me into many of these files, just info files. I am ready to paste USB stick info, but where ?..regards, AlanJust copy your backup (wallet.dat) into My Computer C: \ Decuments and Settings \ youruser \ %appdata% \ Feathercoin
and replace there the wallet.dat - start up the feathercoin-qt (.exe) application and log in …
I don’t use windows tho’
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- list item@wrapper Hi wrapper, My computer…C drive…users does not exist. I have been through all programmes inside out, but can’t find users. My computer is run by Admin…Alan
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@harmoye22 said in Newbie Quick Start Mining Guide:
My Computer…C drive…programmes…feathercoin
Try this : Go to Start -> Run (or press WinKey+R) and run this:
%APPDATA%\Feathercoin
If that don’t work ask your admin. Those directories could be hidden by your Admin.
also check again in explorer, my fault typo? :
C:\Documents and Settings\YourUserName\ %APPDATA% \ Feathercoin ( XP )
C:\Users\YourUserName\Appdata\Roaming\Feathercoin (Vista and 7)
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@wrapper said in Newbie Quick Start Mining Guide:
I don’t use windows tho’
FTC Tip : 72RyZKLdJZatJNZg4vPsjj9xB3yb2o822XIf you haven’t run the program yet the directory won’t exist.
When you run feathercoin-qt.exe :
You should choose to put the wallet in a directory on the C: drive
instead of the default directory in Users …
A directory you have access to (I suggest c:\wallets\ ) You can then find that folder easily to copy in the back-up wallet.dat.
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@wrapper Hi wrapper, done that. Have on my screen now…blocks…chainstake…lock file…blk001.DAT…blkindex.DAT…db.log…debug.log…peers.DAT…wallet.DAT. In wallet .DAT under edit, I have option to paste. …Alan
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Well done. If you are copying the backup in then paste did it say are you sure you want to copy over wallet.dat?
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Gotta go now, I’ll check back later, did you get the wallet.dat copied and restart the feathercoin-qt.exe?
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@wrapper Hi wrapper, under wallet.DAT edit which had all the info I pressed paste .Will wait and see what happens…Alan
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You should see a different date for the new (backup) file?
You haven’t described what you have done enough to know if you have done it correctly
Opened explorer found and opened the USB, right clicked on wallet.dat, chose copy from the menu
then in file explorer --opened C:\users\youruser\ %APPDATA% \ roaming found Feathercoin
Clicked on that folder and pasted the backup wallet.dat file - are you sure you want to over write wallet.dat? then clicked yes. Then restarted feathercoin-qt.exe
later - gotta go.
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@wrapper Hi wrapper, it all seems to have gone wrong. I pasted USB stick info into wallet, and then feathercoin app would not open saying… wallet corrupt…then tried to start again by uninstalling everything and re installing .But it just keeps saying wallet corrupt. Tried this a few times, changed browsers etc but to no avail…Alan
