Resyncing SPV file

The Bisq application makes use of Bitcoin's Simplified Payment Verification (SPV) mechanism. This allows the application to verify if a particular transaction is included in a block without having to download the entire block.

However, if the SPV file in your Bisq application ever becomes corrupted or falls out of sync, it could lead to any number of wallet issues, such as Bisq not displaying the correct account balance.

This can be fixed by resyncing the SPV file: deleting it and then rebuilding it from the Bitcoin blockchain. This should get rid of any errors and once again allow Bisq to retrieve accurate transaction information.

For more information, please refer to Bisq Docs

How to Resync the SPV File

1. Open Bisq and click on the Settings button

2. Click on the Network Info tab

3. Click on the Delete SPV File and Resync button

4. Restart

Upon starting the resync process, you'll be prompted to restart Bisq. Please be advised that re-syncs can take a while depending on the age of your wallet and number of transactions. CPU usage may be high and the Bisq application may not respond for a while—this is normal. Please be patient while the re-sync finishes!

Help! I Can't Access the Bisq Settings Screen

If you can't open Bisq to access the Settings section, you can manually delete the btc_mainnet/wallet/bisq.spvchain from your data directory.

Here are default data directory locations here. You will then need to manually restart Bisq twice to complete the resync.