Confusion about `unloadwallet`
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It's not clear to me how unloaded wallets behave in Bitcoin Core v0.17.0.1.
If I create a new wallet with createwallet, add a receiving address to it using importmulti, then unload it using unloadwallet:
- Will bitcoind still detect payments to this wallet’s address(es)? (seems yes)
- If yes, will that detection happen only when I use
loadwalletagain? (seems yes) - If yes, will that require a rescan of (recent) blocks? (I'm worried about how long this might take, if it's been months or years since I last loaded this wallet.)
- If yes, will that be a problem on a pruned node?
- If yes, should I avoid this multi-wallet feature on a pruned node, or is there a safe way to use it without risking large re-downloads? (e.g. never unload it)
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It's not clear to me how unloaded wallets behave in Bitcoin Core v0.17.0.1.
If I create a new wallet with createwallet, add a receiving address to it using importmulti, then unload it using unloadwallet:
- Will bitcoind still detect payments to this wallet’s address(es)? (seems yes)
- If yes, will that detection happen only when I use
loadwalletagain? (seems yes) - If yes, will that require a rescan of (recent) blocks? (I'm worried about how long this might take, if it's been months or years since I last loaded this wallet.)
- If yes, will that be a problem on a pruned node?
- If yes, should I avoid this multi-wallet feature on a pruned node, or is there a safe way to use it without risking large re-downloads? (e.g. never unload it)
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It's not clear to me how unloaded wallets behave in Bitcoin Core v0.17.0.1.
If I create a new wallet with createwallet, add a receiving address to it using importmulti, then unload it using unloadwallet:
- Will bitcoind still detect payments to this wallet’s address(es)? (seems yes)
- If yes, will that detection happen only when I use
loadwalletagain? (seems yes) - If yes, will that require a rescan of (recent) blocks? (I'm worried about how long this might take, if it's been months or years since I last loaded this wallet.)
- If yes, will that be a problem on a pruned node?
- If yes, should I avoid this multi-wallet feature on a pruned node, or is there a safe way to use it without risking large re-downloads? (e.g. never unload it)
bitcoin-core
asked Dec 23 '18 at 6:10
Bitcoin Hodler
394
It's not clear to me how unloaded wallets behave in Bitcoin Core v0.17.0.1.
If I create a new wallet with createwallet, add a receiving address to it using importmulti, then unload it using unloadwallet:
- Will bitcoind still detect payments to this wallet’s address(es)? (seems yes)
- If yes, will that detection happen only when I use
loadwalletagain? (seems yes) - If yes, will that require a rescan of (recent) blocks? (I'm worried about how long this might take, if it's been months or years since I last loaded this wallet.)
- If yes, will that be a problem on a pruned node?
- If yes, should I avoid this multi-wallet feature on a pruned node, or is there a safe way to use it without risking large re-downloads? (e.g. never unload it)
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- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Possibly
- By making sure the node does not prune beyond the point the wallet was last loaded. You can either set the prune size large enough that enough blocks remain, or use manual pruning. With manual pruning you can determine how much to prune and when, using the
pruneblockchainRPC command.
answered Dec 23 '18 at 6:24
Pieter Wuille
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Thank you! One last question: afterloadwallet, how can I tell (via RPC) when the rescan has completed andgetbalanceis reliable?
– Bitcoin Hodler
Dec 23 '18 at 16:33
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- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Possibly
- By making sure the node does not prune beyond the point the wallet was last loaded. You can either set the prune size large enough that enough blocks remain, or use manual pruning. With manual pruning you can determine how much to prune and when, using the
pruneblockchainRPC command.
answered Dec 23 '18 at 6:24
Pieter Wuille
45.4k393153
Thank you! One last question: afterloadwallet, how can I tell (via RPC) when the rescan has completed andgetbalanceis reliable?
– Bitcoin Hodler
Dec 23 '18 at 16:33
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- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Possibly
- By making sure the node does not prune beyond the point the wallet was last loaded. You can either set the prune size large enough that enough blocks remain, or use manual pruning. With manual pruning you can determine how much to prune and when, using the
pruneblockchainRPC command.
answered Dec 23 '18 at 6:24
Pieter Wuille
45.4k393153
Thank you! One last question: afterloadwallet, how can I tell (via RPC) when the rescan has completed andgetbalanceis reliable?
– Bitcoin Hodler
Dec 23 '18 at 16:33
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- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Possibly
- By making sure the node does not prune beyond the point the wallet was last loaded. You can either set the prune size large enough that enough blocks remain, or use manual pruning. With manual pruning you can determine how much to prune and when, using the
pruneblockchainRPC command.
answered Dec 23 '18 at 6:24
Pieter Wuille
45.4k393153
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Possibly
- By making sure the node does not prune beyond the point the wallet was last loaded. You can either set the prune size large enough that enough blocks remain, or use manual pruning. With manual pruning you can determine how much to prune and when, using the
pruneblockchainRPC command.
answered Dec 23 '18 at 6:24
Pieter Wuille
45.4k393153
answered Dec 23 '18 at 6:24
Pieter Wuille
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answered Dec 23 '18 at 6:24
Pieter Wuille
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answered Dec 23 '18 at 6:24
Pieter Wuille
45.4k393153
45.4k393153
Thank you! One last question: afterloadwallet, how can I tell (via RPC) when the rescan has completed andgetbalanceis reliable?
– Bitcoin Hodler
Dec 23 '18 at 16:33
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Thank you! One last question: afterloadwallet, how can I tell (via RPC) when the rescan has completed andgetbalanceis reliable?
– Bitcoin Hodler
Dec 23 '18 at 16:33
Thank you! One last question: after
loadwallet, how can I tell (via RPC) when the rescan has completed and getbalance is reliable?– Bitcoin Hodler
Dec 23 '18 at 16:33
Thank you! One last question: after
loadwallet, how can I tell (via RPC) when the rescan has completed and getbalance is reliable?– Bitcoin Hodler
Dec 23 '18 at 16:33
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