21:32 <ForeverNoob[m]> Also, annotated transaction history is stored in ~/Monero/wallets/my_wallet/my_wallet is that correct? <-- yes

what error message do you get when opening a symlinked wallet?

symlink'd wallets work fine on ubuntu - im assuming ForeverNoob may have only symlink'd the keys file and not the cache file e.g. my_wallet.keys and my_wallet

selsta && plowsof : I used to get this error: `E Error opening wallet with password: internal error: "/run/user/1000/doc/<some_alphanumeric_value>/wallet.keys" is opened by another wallet program` - But now that doesn't happen for some reason (maybe because I've manually symlinked them?)... (full message at <libera.ems.host/_matrix/media/v3/do…83f55ff05c70f2d1db9c9e704da8c361eed>)

i renamed the Monero folder to Monero_sym and then ln -s ./Monero_sym ./Monero and everything works (creating / opening wallets)

ForeverNoob best of luck with homeshicks docs 🫡

<plowsof11> "i renamed the Monero folder to..." <- So when you open the wallet, do the symlinked files then turn into normal files afterwards?

i linked the Monero folder, not individual files. it behaves like 'normal', probably a setup issue with homeshick

Ah yeah, I know for a fact that homeshick tracks individual files but not directories. So that probably means that Monero GUI does in fact have issues with symlinked files themselves.

Would symlinking ~/.bitmonero/ be considered safe though?

b-but i tested individual symlinked files (cache and key) earlier :(

🤔

And individual symlinked files were kept as symlinks after successfully opening them in Monero GUI?

ahh yes ForeverNoob, the symlink files are overwritten with the actual file

not the case for symlinking a folder

Cool, thanks for confirming. Though it is kinda weird, right? I wonder if it's a security thing or not.

Welp, the adventures don't stop there I guess. I thought I was finally approaching the point where I could actually send some XMR, but apparently the address on my Ledger Nano is different than on the Monero GUI. If I still send it, it says that I'm attempting to double-spend 🤦

`Couldn't send the money: transaction <alphanumeric_value> was rejected by daemon with status: <error>. Reason: double spend, invalid input`

if you're sending to an integrated address - the ledger will show the base address - you can confirm what you're seeing here monerotech.info/Home/Address . double spend error sounds like your wallet is missing some transactions (spending coins that are already spent) - need to "sync from 0" or a sane date

Ok, seems like base address matches, so that's good I guess.

> need to "sync from 0" or a sane date

 

Oh no that's going to take forever :(

I know the first tx of that wallet. Would syncing from that date be sufficient?

yes , better than 0. are you using a remote node or?

Yeah definitely remote node, my free space is like 25GB lol

Seems like it's this issue: monero-project/monero-gui #3708 - Which links to an issue which was created almost 2.5 years ago :(

One is saying that the issue is on the Ledger firmware side, the other saying that it's on the Monero client side 🤣

So that means restoring my wallet from certain date? Or do I have to rescan wallet balance?

"restore from 0" (or the height of your first transaction) if you trust it

Ah found it: github.com/monero-ecosystem/monero-…lob/v1.9/monero-GUI-guide.md#wallet

First tx was more than 6 months ago 😭

Hmm, that went faster than I thought. But my descriptions of my tx's are gone. How do I restore those? I couldn't find anything in that guide and I tried searching on DDG as well.

At this point maybe it's just better to keep a journal with labeled transactions separately because this is like the 3rd time it happened.

> [The GUI will subsequently be able to read the original wallet cache and thus the restore will be complete.](monero.stackexchange.com/a/1339)

Apparently not 🤷

s/1339/13393/

ForeverNoob[m]: description are stored in the wallet cache

if you do a rescan it will wipe the wallet cache

best to just make a backup of it

also regarding the ledger wrong address issue, it's something ledger has to fix in their app or firmware

we can't change the displayed address otherwise this would be a huge security issue

Ah, I think I did a rescan before backing up the wallet cache.

I'm getting the feeling that using a Trezor with Monero GUI results in much less headaches.