<p>When I try to open my BitCoin wallet, I get a "failed to read block" message and it will not open. What does this mean and how can this be rectified?</p>

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2013-03-14T06:21:24.227Z
Client and version?
Stephen Gornick
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2013-03-14T07:22:56.717Z
I downloaded 0.8.0 for Windows.
Michael Harris
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2013-05-21T08:07:53.373Z
This helped me: http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/10295/bitcoin-qt-read-block-error
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What is "failed to read block" and how can this be fixed?
Michael Harris
# What is "failed to read block" and how can this be fixed?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-03-14)

When I try to open my BitCoin wallet, I get a "failed to read block" message and it will not open. What does this mean and how can this be rectified?

**Tags:** bitcoin-core

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Client and version?  
> **username_0**: I downloaded 0.8.0 for Windows.  
> **username_2**: This helped me: http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/10295/bitcoin-qt-read-block-error  

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