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Blockchain Downloader

The CloakCoin Core client features a blockchain auto-downloader on the first setup to increase synchronization speed.

If you need to reinstall the blockchain file, you can find it here: https://backend.cloakcoin.com/wallet/v2/cloak_ldb.zip

⚠️ Remember to backup your wallet.dat file, before manually update the blockchain ⚠️

How to manually install the blockchain file

WINDOWS

  1. Close your wallet
  2. Download bootstrap/blockchain file: https://backend.cloakcoin.com/wallet/v2/cloak_ldb.zip
  3. Press on your keyboard + R and paste:
    %appdata%

  4. Windows Explorer has opened, go to CloakCoin folder
  5. Copy/Backup your wallet.dat (just in case)
  6. Delete txleveldb folder and blk*.dat files
  7. Paste your wallet.dat into CloakCoin folder
  8. Unzip the blockchain file also into CloakCoin folder
  9. Start the wallet

LINUX

The wallet creates a folder in the home directory of the user that is running the wallet.

  1. ⚠️CloudFlare’s DDoS protection could block wget command!⚠️ - Please download and paste the cloak_ldb.zip file manually!
  2. Open the terminal
  3. Go to the home directory of the user who is running the wallet
  4. Now type:
    cd .CloakCoin

  5. Copy/Backup your wallet.dat (just in case)
  6. Delete txleveldb folder and blk*.dat files:
    rm -r txleveldb

    find . -name "*.bak" -type f -delete

  7. Paste your wallet.dat into CloakCoin folder
  8. Unzip the blockchain file also into CloakCoin folder:
    unzip cloak_ldb.zip

    rm cloak_ldb.zip

  9. Start the wallet

MAC

  1. Close your wallet
  2. Download bootstrap/blockchain file: https://backend.cloakcoin.com/wallet/v2/cloak_ldb.zip
  3. Open Finder
  4. Select Go / Go To Folder from the finder menu
  5. Paste:
    ~/Library/Application Support/CloakCoin/

  6. Click on the Go button.
  7. Copy/Backup your wallet.dat (just in case)
  8. Delete txleveldb folder and blk*.dat files
  9. Paste your wallet.dat into CloakCoin folder
  10. Unzip the blockchain file also into CloakCoin folder
  11. Start the wallet
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