<p>It all started when I tried to make a couple of payments via bitcoin. The transactions just would not confirm. After doing some reading I saw that " zapwallettxes " would supposedly dump the transactions that would not confirm, so I could resend the payments. So I ran the routine.
    That was over 24 hours ago, and it's still running.  The only way I can tell it's still running is (a) I have a blinking cursor on the DOS screen, and (b) when I try to run my wallet it says it's currently busy. Has anyone has any experience with zapwallettxes ?  How long does it take to run?</p>

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2015-07-10T01:33:15.187Z
What command did you actually run?
Claris
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2015-07-10T01:43:21.390Z
I ran -zapwallettxes
mikeMI
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2015-07-10T02:01:15.733Z
The full command, like `bitcoind -zapwallettxes`?
Claris
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Bitcoin , yes I ran bitcoind -zapwallettxes  .  Is that OK or should there be something else?  Also how long should that take to run?
mikeMI
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2015-07-10T12:28:41.667Z
The daemon will keep running in the background when you do that, in another session run `bitcoin-cli stop` to safely shut it down. You should be alright on your next launch.
Claris
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Need help with bitcoind " zapwallettxes " routine
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# Need help with bitcoind " zapwallettxes " routine

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-07-10)

It all started when I tried to make a couple of payments via bitcoin. The transactions just would not confirm. After doing some reading I saw that " zapwallettxes " would supposedly dump the transactions that would not confirm, so I could resend the payments. So I ran the routine.
That was over 24 hours ago, and it's still running. The only way I can tell it's still running is (a) I have a blinking cursor on the DOS screen, and (b) when I try to run my wallet it says it's currently busy. Has anyone has any experience with zapwallettxes ? How long does it take to run?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: What command did you actually run?  
> **username_0**: I ran -zapwallettxes  
> **username_1**: The full command, like `bitcoind -zapwallettxes`?  
> **username_0**: Bitcoin , yes I ran bitcoind -zapwallettxes  .  Is that OK or should there be something else?  Also how long should that take to run?  
> **username_1**: The daemon will keep running in the background when you do that, in another session run `bitcoin-cli stop` to safely shut it down. You should be alright on your next launch.  

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