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--- how_to_bootstrap_delete_the_db [04/18/2023 12:23] – Added Manual Bootstrap section quickmythril
+++ how_to_bootstrap_delete_the_db [01/18/2024 17:06] (current) – crowetic
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 ====== How To Bootstrap & Delete The DB ======
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+=====New Method as of Jan 2024=====
+As of **core version 4.4.1** and **UI version 4.4.4** there is a **'Refresh (bootstrap)'** button in **Node Management** within the Qortal UI.
+In **version 4.4.5 of the UI** there will be an **automatic check, and message pop-up** that comes up once you've logged into the UI. This message will tell you if you are 1000+ blocks behind, and will offer you the Refresh (bootstrap) button to click.
+  * **Login** to the **Qortal UI**
+  * Access '**Node Management**' plugin
+  * Click '**Refresh (bootstrap)**' button at the top right
+  * Give it 5-10 minutes to complete
+Clicking the Refresh (bootstrap) button will take care of the bootstrap process for you. Whether you access it 'manually' in **Node Management** or in the **automatic notification** after version 4.4.5 release of the Qortal UI.
+This is by far the easiest way to bootstrap your node, and doesn't require you to have to find files on your machine, or do any commands in the terminal, etc... Simply click the Refresh (bootstrap) button, and give it **about 5-10 minutes to complete** and **get fully synchronized again.**
+That's it!
+See below for the older methods of bootstrapping manually, or to undestand the details of the bootstrapping process.
+=====Old Methods / Details=====
 To synchronize your node faster, you can easily 'bootstrap'. The UI doesn't sync, it just shows what your Core is doing. The Core is what syncs. Bootstrapping is when you download a compressed archive of the block database. It will be much faster to get that all at once, than to sync one block at a time from peers.
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 ==== Manual Bootstrap ====
-If there are issues when the Core attempts to automatically download or extract the bootstrap, it's possible to do this process manually instead. Download and extract a bootstrap archive file, placing the "blockchain.*" files into a folder named "db" within the "qortal" folder from one of the following links:
+If there are issues when the Core attempts to automatically download or extract the bootstrap, it's possible to do this process manually instead. Download a bootstrap archive file from one of the following links, extract the archive, and place the "blockchain.*" files into a folder named "db" within the "qortal" folder.
 Full archive options (5.6 GB): \\
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 https://bootstrap2.qortal.org/bootstrap-archive.7z \\
 https://bootstrap3.qortal.org/bootstrap-archive.7z \\
-Top-only options (273 MB): \\
-https://bootstrap.qortal.org/bootstrap-toponly.7z \\
-https://bootstrap2.qortal.org/bootstrap-toponly.7z \\
-https://bootstrap3.qortal.org/bootstrap-toponly.7z \\

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