<p>In order for your client to show your bitcoins, you'll at least have to download and process up to the block that validated the transaction with which your money was sent to you. (The client can't show you, what it doesn't know about.)</p>

<p>Bitcoin-QT will allow you to send bitcoins after that, even when it is not synchronized completely yet. Since likely your funds have only been sent to you in the near past, you will have to download almost the complete chain to reach that stage.</p>

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Murch
<p>For bitcoin-qt, the answer is <strong>yes</strong>.</p>

<p>For Multibit, the answer is no.</p>

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Scott
<p>Only if you use a client that downloads all the blocks.  Multibit and some others don't.  Also, you can check your balance on sites like blockchain.info (though you're putting your faith in their honest reporting).</p>

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Eyal
<p>I saw a youtube video about bitcoin wallet and he said you can't see your bitcoin or send or receive until the bitcoin-qt download all the blocks.</p>

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Do I have to download all blocks to see my bitcoin using bitcoin-qt?
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# Do I have to download all blocks to see my bitcoin using bitcoin-qt?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-09-07)

I saw a youtube video about bitcoin wallet and he said you can't see your bitcoin or send or receive until the bitcoin-qt download all the blocks.

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-09-07. Score: 3

In order for your client to show your bitcoins, you'll at least have to download and process up to the block that validated the transaction with which your money was sent to you. (The client can't show you, what it doesn't know about.)

Bitcoin-QT will allow you to send bitcoins after that, even when it is not synchronized completely yet. Since likely your funds have only been sent to you in the near past, you will have to download almost the complete chain to reach that stage.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2013-09-09. Score: 1

For bitcoin-qt, the answer is **yes**.

For Multibit, the answer is no.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2013-09-09. Score: 0

Only if you use a client that downloads all the blocks. Multibit and some others don't. Also, you can check your balance on sites like blockchain.info (though you're putting your faith in their honest reporting).


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