user5757: For Bitcoin, various people distribute a bootstrap.dat file which contains a snapshot of the blockchain.  A new Bitcoin user can download this file and verify it with their client, which is often more efficient than downloading the entire chain from the peer-to-peer network.
Does something similar exist for Litecoin?

user193: http://blockchain.litecoin.net
There may be a warning on the site but what you should do is put the blk0001.dat file in the Litecoin data folder (~/.litecoin by default on gnu/linux) then when you run litecoind or litecoin-qt for the first time, include the -reindex option on the command line.

user10678: The site below has good information, including guides for different operating systems:
litecoin.info/Bootstrap.dat

5757: <p>For Bitcoin, various people distribute a <code>bootstrap.dat</code> file which contains a snapshot of the blockchain.  A new Bitcoin user can download this file and verify it with their client, which is often more efficient than downloading the entire chain from the peer-to-peer network.</p>

<p>Does something similar exist for Litecoin?</p>
 193: <p><a href="http://blockchain.litecoin.net" rel="nofollow">http://blockchain.litecoin.net</a></p>

<p>There may be a warning on the site but what you should do is put the blk0001.dat file in the Litecoin data folder (~/.litecoin by default on gnu/linux) then when you run litecoind or litecoin-qt for the first time, include the -reindex option on the command line.</p>
 10678: <p>The site below has good information, including guides for different operating systems:</p>

<p><a href="https://litecoin.info/Bootstrap.dat" rel="nofollow">litecoin.info/Bootstrap.dat</a></p>
