Monero GUI wallet stuck/increasing while syncing blockchain
I downloaded the Monero GUI wallet and have been attempting to sync the blockchain for a couple of days now. I left it overnight with about 40000 blocks remaining and upon checking it the next morning I found that the download hadn't completed and in fact the amount of Daemon block remaining had increased.
I found a similar problem online and followed a guide to try and rectify the issue but unfortunately this didn't work. (My blockchain is stuck, how do I "unstuck" it?). I have also checked that I have the most up to date version.
When I check the logs the error below keeps appearing:
2018-05-19 19:35:42.722 464 INFO logging contrib/epee/src/mlog.cpp:185 New log categories: *:WARNING,net:FATAL,net.p2p:FATAL,net.cn:FATAL,global:INFO,verify:FATAL,stacktrace:INFO,logging:INFO,msgwriter:INFO
2018-05-19 19:35:44.019 464 ERROR msgwriter src/common/scoped_message_writer.h:102 Error: Couldn't connect to daemon: 127.0.0.1:18081
2018-05-19 19:35:56.240 7152 INFO logging contrib/epee/src/mlog.cpp:185 New log categories: *:WARNING,net:FATAL,net.p2p:FATAL,net.cn:FATAL,global:INFO,verify:FATAL,stacktrace:INFO,logging:INFO,msgwriter:INFO
2018-05-19 19:35:56.240 7152 INFO global src/daemon/main.cpp:280 Monero 'Lithium Luna' (v0.12.0.0-master-release)
2018-05-19 19:35:56.240 7152 INFO global src/daemon/protocol.h:53 Initializing cryptonote protocol...
2018-05-19 19:35:56.240 7152 INFO global src/daemon/protocol.h:58 Cryptonote protocol initialized OK
2018-05-19 19:35:56.240 7152 INFO global src/daemon/p2p.h:63 Initializing p2p server...
2018-05-19 19:35:58.230 5528 INFO logging contrib/epee/src/mlog.cpp:185 New log categories: *:WARNING,net:FATAL,net.p2p:FATAL,net.cn:FATAL,global:INFO,verify:FATAL,stacktrace:INFO,logging:INFO,msgwriter:INFO
2018-05-19 19:35:58.806 7152 INFO global src/daemon/p2p.h:68 p2p server initialized OK
2018-05-19 19:35:59.514 7152 INFO global src/daemon/rpc.h:63 Initializing core RPC server...
2018-05-19 19:35:59.514 7152 INFO global contrib/epee/include/net/http_server_impl_base.h:76 Binding on 127.0.0.1:18081
2018-05-19 19:35:59.514 7152 INFO global src/daemon/rpc.h:69 core RPC server initialized OK on port: 18081
2018-05-19 19:35:59.514 7152 INFO global src/daemon/core.h:86 Initializing core...
2018-05-19 19:35:59.514 7152 INFO global src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp:427 Loading blockchain from folder C:\ProgramData\bitmonero\lmdb ...
2018-05-19 19:35:59.728 7152 INFO global src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp:525 Loading checkpoints
2018-05-19 19:36:00.974 7152 INFO global src/daemon/core.h:92 Core initialized OK
2018-05-19 19:36:00.974 7152 INFO global src/daemon/rpc.h:74 Starting core RPC server...
2018-05-19 19:36:00.974 [SRV_MAIN] INFO global src/daemon/rpc.h:79 core RPC server started ok
2018-05-19 19:36:00.996 5528 INFO msgwriter src/common/scoped_message_writer.h:102 Height: 1536049/1536049 (100.0%) on mainnet, not mining, net hash 1.08 GH/s, v6 (next fork in 13.8 days), up to date, 0(out)+0(in) connections, uptime 0d 0h 0m 1s
2018-05-19 19:36:01.019 [SRV_MAIN] INFO global src/daemon/p2p.h:78 Starting p2p net loop...
2018-05-19 19:36:02.039 [P2P7] INFO global src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp:1386 [1;33m
**********************************************************************
The daemon will start synchronizing with the network. This may take a long time to complete.
You can set the level of process detailization through "set_log <level|categories>" command,
where <level> is between 0 (no details) and 4 (very verbose), or custom category based levels (eg, *:WARNING).
Use the "help" command to see the list of available commands.
Use "help <command>" to see a command's documentation.
**********************************************************************
[0m
2018-05-19 19:36:03.932 [P2P6] INFO global src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl:1579 [1;33m
**********************************************************************
You are now synchronized with the network. You may now start monero-wallet-cli.
Use the "help" command to see the list of available commands.
**********************************************************************[0m
2018-05-19 19:36:04.505 [P2P6] INFO global src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl:310 [96.43.139.226:18080 OUT] Sync data returned a new top block candidate: 1536049 -> 1565704 [Your node is 29655 blocks (41 days) behind]
SYNCHRONIZATION started
2018-05-19 19:36:05.011 [P2P6] INFO global src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl:310 [104.140.201.102:18080 OUT] Sync data returned a new top block candidate: 1536049 -> 1576396 [Your node is 40347 blocks (56 days) behind]
SYNCHRONIZATION started
2018-05-19 19:36:06.611 [P2P4] INFO global src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp:1475 [1;34m----- BLOCK ADDED AS ALTERNATIVE ON HEIGHT 1536048
id: <ba59496e9ffaef4411c11f80e6c9a28bc2a4ac10c9c801b5a0ae7342e56da6e8>
PoW: <e63326136952c9dca998cc6093ec8ea27459d6b67b36a9c8bef5540300000000>
difficulty: 130301137786[0m
2018-05-19 19:36:06.720 [P2P4] ERROR blockchain src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp:3398 Block with id: <3ff08a3db2b2ce60be823fbf663a09ec7c29aaaeff8cf6fa663ec986de46e51d> attempting to add transaction already in blockchain with id: <d3ea8aee3ff02fcf990b12612decdbd5d74cd93d9f93d91db194da91672515e9>
2018-05-19 19:36:24.073 [P2P6] ERROR blockchain src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp:3398 Block with id: <3ff08a3db2b2ce60be823fbf663a09ec7c29aaaeff8cf6fa663ec986de46e51d> attempting to add transaction already in blockchain with id: <d3ea8aee3ff02fcf990b12612decdbd5d74cd93d9f93d91db194da91672515e9>
2018-05-19 19:36:26.565 [P2P6] ERROR blockchain src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp:3398 Block with id: <3ff08a3db2b2ce60be823fbf663a09ec7c29aaaeff8cf6fa663ec986de46e51d> attempting to add transaction already in blockchain with id: <d3ea8aee3ff02fcf990b12612decdbd5d74cd93d9f93d91db194da91672515e9>
2018-05-19 19:36:28.811 [P2P6] ERROR blockchain src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp:3398 Block with id: <3ff08a3db2b2ce60be823fbf663a09ec7c29aaaeff8cf6fa663ec986de46e51d> attempting to add transaction already in blockchain with id: <d3ea8aee3ff02fcf990b12612decdbd5d74cd93d9f93d91db194da91672515e9>
2018-05-19 19:36:32.406 7792 INFO logging contrib/epee/src/mlog.cpp:185 New log categories: *:WARNING,net:FATAL,net.p2p:FATAL,net.cn:FATAL,global:INFO,verify:FATAL,stacktrace:INFO,logging:INFO,msgwriter:INFO
2018-05-19 19:36:32.646 [P2P4] ERROR blockchain src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp:3398 Block with id: <3ff08a3db2b2ce60be823fbf663a09ec7c29aaaeff8cf6fa663ec986de46e51d> attempting to add transaction already in blockchain with id: <d3ea8aee3ff02fcf990b12612decdbd5d74cd93d9f93d91db194da91672515e9>
2018-05-19 19:36:32.700 7792 INFO msgwriter src/common/scoped_message_writer.h:102 Height: 1536049/1576396 (97.4%) on mainnet, not mining, net hash 1.08 GH/s, v6, up to date, 3(out)+0(in) connections, uptime 0d 0h 0m 33s
Has anyone experienced this before and could possibly point me in the right direction?
