Mist: How do you run Geth in "FAST MODE"?

[ghost]

Hello, after a week of struggling with this I finally started making progress to download my block chain.

Now... Every time I get to about 70-80% finished it crashes, stops working, or looses connection to peers.

I delete my Geth folder contents to start over and same thing happens.

I'm assuming I'm working in a non condensed mode for the block chain data...

IN SIMPLE LAMENS TERMS, HOW DO I RUN GETH IN FAST MODE USING THE " --fast" TAG?

[elsesiy]

@mike37769 The --fast flag has been deprecated in favor of --syncmode=fast or --syncmode=light depending on your needs.

[ghost]

@elsesiy where do I add this line of code to ensure Geth runs with the change? I'm not a programmer, sorry in advance.

[elsesiy]

@mike37769 In a terminal (linux, osx) or the command line utility (cmd.exe) on windows.

[ghost]

Again, sorry in advance, I'm on windows...

Via command promt what exactly do I type to change geth in to fast mode ( --syncmode=fast ) etc

[ghost]

@elsesiy sorry forgot to tag you in my reply above this one

[elsesiy]

Sorry but I'm not gonna teach you how to use your computer. It's not that difficult and you'll find all needed information on the web.

[UsusIpse]

Hi Mike.
You type the app name followed by the arguments like :
geth --synchmode=fast

Sometimes the simplest things are the hardest to research.