# Cannot download blockchain after update to 0.10.2 **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [May 14, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://talk.neptune.cash/t/cannot-download-blockchain-after-update-to-0-10-2/287 "2026-05-14T21:03:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tinkytonky](https://talk.neptune.cash/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@tinkytonky](https://talk.neptune.cash/u/tinkytonky)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://talk.neptune.cash/t/cannot-download-blockchain-after-update-to-0-10-2/287/1 "2026-05-14T21:03:54Z")
I updated neptune-core to 0.10.2. I am now trying to update the blockchain. I run neptune-core and get the error messages depicted in the attachment (see bottom). The Warn and Bouncing messages continue indefinitely. If I rename the .local/share/neptune/ directory and run neptune-core again, then the blockchain starts to download as per usual from block 0. I would prefer not to have to download gigabytes of blockchain every time there is a mandatory update. Is there a way to download the blockchain merging it with the already downloaded blockchain without having to start from the first block? Thanks. ![Screenshot from 2026-05-14 14-21-32](https://talk.neptune.cash/uploads/default/original/1X/10c69f79de34ad978dccaea4f87b761313a9c3b1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![sword-smith](https://talk.neptune.cash/user_avatar/talk.neptune.cash/sword-smith/32/20_2.png) [@sword-smith](https://talk.neptune.cash/u/sword-smith)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://talk.neptune.cash/t/cannot-download-blockchain-after-update-to-0-10-2/287/2 "2026-05-14T22:24:56Z")
Looks like you were banned by some of the bootstrapping peers. Can you try again? I unbanned all peers from my two nodes just now. ---
**Author:** ![sword-smith](https://talk.neptune.cash/user_avatar/talk.neptune.cash/sword-smith/32/20_2.png) [@sword-smith](https://talk.neptune.cash/u/sword-smith)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 10:47pm UTC](https://talk.neptune.cash/t/cannot-download-blockchain-after-update-to-0-10-2/287/3 "2026-05-14T22:47:31Z")
Also: It might be faster to download the blocks from the latest snapshot and then use `neptune-core --import-blocks-from-directory=PATH` in case you for some reason need to sync from genesis again. A torrent for the latest snapshot can always be found here. It’s updated weekly: [http://neptunefundamentals.org:42580/latest-snapshot.torrent](http://neptunefundamentals.org:42580/latest-snapshot.torrent) ---
**Author:** ![tinkytonky](https://talk.neptune.cash/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@tinkytonky](https://talk.neptune.cash/u/tinkytonky)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 8:51am UTC](https://talk.neptune.cash/t/cannot-download-blockchain-after-update-to-0-10-2/287/4 "2026-05-17T08:51:21Z")
Thank you for your suggestions. I am still confused. For example, when I download the blockchain, I see that I am constantly requesting and also receiving blocks which sounds promising. An example is shown in the attached screenshot. I downloaded over 100GB yesterday but am still under block 1,400. neptune-cli block-height shows the block height is static even though I am requesting and receiving all these blocks. The .local/share/neptune/main/blocks folder stays on blk10.dat and does not update. Meanwhile, the neptune-core terminal screen shows that I am receiving GB after GB of data. What might be happening? Thanks again. ![npt2](https://talk.neptune.cash/uploads/default/original/1X/fb4def3448f07252d04921198eb86addc00c9660.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![sword-smith](https://talk.neptune.cash/user_avatar/talk.neptune.cash/sword-smith/32/20_2.png) [@sword-smith](https://talk.neptune.cash/u/sword-smith)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 9:53am UTC](https://talk.neptune.cash/t/cannot-download-blockchain-after-update-to-0-10-2/287/5 "2026-05-17T09:53:56Z")
Blocks are downloaded out-out-of-order and stored to a temporary directory. It’s stored in `/tmp/rapid-block-download-USERNAME/` if you’re on Linux. Once syncing is complete, this directory is deleted such that disk space is freed up. Did you manage to sync? ---
**Author:** ![tinkytonky](https://talk.neptune.cash/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@tinkytonky](https://talk.neptune.cash/u/tinkytonky)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://talk.neptune.cash/t/cannot-download-blockchain-after-update-to-0-10-2/287/6 "2026-05-24T16:05:35Z")
Yes, the directory you mentioned does receive thousands of files. I assume the idea is that they eventually become part of the blockchain in .local/share/neptune/main/blocks. The problem is I keep having continual errors so the /tmp directory never seems to sync to the /blocks directory. You can see the GlobalState issue in the screenshot. Any ideas? And thanks again. ![npt](https://talk.neptune.cash/uploads/default/original/1X/4600cef9e0086d100ae0f029b6d06b25b0347b2d.jpeg)