Ethereum blockchain update

NeunMalSechs

Hi,

I have downloaded the latest version of the Ethereum Wallet and need to update the blockchain data.

But it takes forever... I gain about 4k Blocks a day, with 830.000+ still missing. Network speed is 40Mbit+ and usually connected with 10+ peers.

Is there any way to get the blockchain faster?

NeunMalSechs

Thanks for helping with this question. Not.

Situation is getting worse:






Even if I keep the wallet running, Blocks are currently faster created then downloaded. The wallet also slows down other applications significantly.

If no one cares to help, I will have to assume, that Ethereum is completely unusable for private and small business purposes and also for any IoT applications.

o0ragman0o

The Ethereum Wallet uses Geth as its node. If there is no existing chain data then Geth will do a fast sync, however if the wallet is closed before it has sync'd, it must then carry on with a normal sync the next time it's opened.

The biggest contributor to slow speeds is using a HDD instead of an SSD. The IO of an HDD can be easily swamped by sync'ing and cause performance degradation across the whole system

NeunMalSechs

o0ragman0o said:

The Ethereum Wallet uses Geth as its node. If there is no existing chain data then Geth will do a fast sync, however if the wallet is closed before it has sync'd, it must then carry on with a normal sync the next time it's opened.

The biggest contributor to slow speeds is using a HDD instead of an SSD. The IO of an HDD can be easily swamped by sync'ing and cause performance degradation across the whole system

Thank you for the information.

I would consider it a bug / bad system design.

Is there any way to download the blockchain elsewere or any other solution then reinstalling my complete PC?

Even with fast sync, >3mio blocks will probably take days / weeks to sync on my HDD. Could I move the blockchain data to an SSD? At the moment it seems to hard coded to my system disc.