Deleting Desktop Wallet Chain Data
Deleting Etho Protocol chain usually resolves wallets not syncing or not connecting to the network.
Some users have reported their Etho Protocol wallets have stop syncing. Usually the reason behind this is a corrupted chain. Users can easily remedy this by following this guide to delete the chain data and resync their wallets. Doing this will force the wallets to download a full, healthy version of the Etho Protocol blockchain.
Regardless of whether you use the original Etho Protocol desktop wallet for Windows or the new wallet by @Taegus, the location of the chain data is the same as well as the process of clearing it.
Windows
Fastest and easiest is to delete from within the wallet. Under "Settings":
Manually:
Step 1 - Locate Chain Data Folder
Before beginning this process, make absolutely sure you don't have the Etho Protocol wallet running. The surest way to ensure it is to reboot your computer and start with the steps below.
Locate the chaindata folder. By default this will be located in C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Ether1\geth
*alternatively
C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Ether1\geth
Replace [username] with the name of the user you're currently logged in as. The username will show up on the top-left of the start menu.
Step 2 - Delete chaindata
Delete the folder chaindata. This will clear the blockchain and enable you to resync your wallet.
DO NOT DELETE ANY OTHER FILES BESIDES ''CHAINDATA''
DOING SO MAY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF ACCESS TO YOUR ETHO.
Step 3 - Launch the Etho Protocol Wallet
Relaunch your Etho Protocol wallet. You will not need to enter any keys, but it may take a while depending on your computing setup.
macOS
Step 1 - Locate Chaindata Folder
Before beginning this process, make absolutely sure you don't have the Etho Protocol wallet running. The surest way to ensure it is to reboot your computer and start with the steps below.
Locate the chaindata folder. By default this will be located in
~/Library/Ether1/geth/chaindata
Open a Finder window and navigate to Go > Go To Folder on the menu bar at the top
In the address bar input the location highlighted above in gray
Step 2 - Delete Chaindata Contents
Select all objects within the chaindata folder and delete them.
Step 3 - Launch the Etho Protocol Wallet
Relaunch your Etho Protocol Desktop wallet. You will not need to enter any keys, but it may take a while depending on your computing setup.
Original content provided by Etho Protocol discord community member @almightyrosenberg#3994
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