Reindexing Issues with Bitcoin Core

So I switched my hard drives and now it looks like I messed up the blocks or chainstate. Now I’m stuck reindexing and it's been a week with just 0.31% done. It feels like it's crawling... Any idea how long this can take? Thinking of hooking it up to a better machine to speed things up.

I don’t see any issues with that. I’ve never done it myself tho. Reindexing can be such a drag. Not sure how the directories got messed up in your case.

I thought about it too but I can’t afford a terabyte SSD just for this. My HDD works fine for me, even if it's slow. I wonder if running Bitcoin Core on my main PC pointing to the HDD could speed things up... But permission issues might be a hassle.

You should definitely be able to do that. Data formats don’t change much between versions so compatibility isn’t a problem. Just make sure to shut everything down properly before switching.

That sounds good, but I’d rather use it as a secondary drive. With only 4 GB RAM and the chainstate being 11 GB, it’s a recipe for disaster. Reindexing can be as intense as a full sync, too. You might end up writing a ton of data.

Been there, done that. I had chainstate issues on my SSD and reindexing was a nightmare. I ended up just starting from scratch. Honestly, I’d recommend a fresh sync if you run into chainstate problems.

Yeah, just watch out for file permissions when doing this on a desktop. And seriously, get an SSD. Also, don’t let your Raspberry Pi overheat or throttle while you’re at it.