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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