user2399: I recently restored my wallet.dat file from another machine. The wallet.dat came from a Linux machine (debian), and was restored to a Windows bitcoin install. 
After restoring I can see the correct bitcoin address, but the balance is 0 BTC. The client is still downloading the block-chain (152,000 blocks at time of writing).
When will the balance show? It should have a balance of 0.66 BTC.
The wallet was restored using the answer from this question: How can I restore my wallet?

user208: The balance will return as soon as the client catches up with the network.

2399: <p>I recently restored my wallet.dat file from another machine. The wallet.dat came from a Linux machine (debian), and was restored to a Windows bitcoin install. </p>

<p>After restoring I can see the correct bitcoin address, but the balance is 0 BTC. The client is still downloading the block-chain (152,000 blocks at time of writing).</p>

<p>When will the balance show? It should have a balance of 0.66 BTC.</p>

<p>The wallet was restored using the answer from this question: <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/324/how-can-i-restore-a-wallet-dat-file">How can I restore my wallet?</a></p>
 208: <p>The balance will return as soon as the client catches up with the network.</p>
