Bitcoin qt won't update

Question

I installed Bitcoin Qt, and it began updating the blocks extremely slowly. After several hours, I restarted the program, thinking it might speed it up. Now, it appears completely stagnant; the icon in the bottom right is now two monitors and an X, rather than the previous icons which denoted the rate of the update.

How can I get it to update the blocks? I'm waiting on some transferred funds, and this is starting to be a real hassle.

That X means your client is not making a connection out. Is your Windows firewall blocking it, or are you on a network which blocks outgoing connection attempts? — Stephen Gornick, Aug 10 '12 at 02:22
possible duplicate of Cannot access my bitcoins because my wallet is still synchronising. What can I do to retrieve them?, I didn't receive a Bitcoin Payment. What does it mean when the Client is synchronizing? — Murch, Aug 20 '15 at 12:21

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 23 '14 at 20:14

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It is going to be slow when you first install. I'd recommend downloading the bootstrap.dat file. If there is an X and two monitors, you're either not connected to the internet or something like your firewall are preventing you from updating it.

answered Oct 23 '14 at 20:14

Niels Boron

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