Cleanup remaining references to snapshots

_includes/_header.htm

@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ <h6 class="dropdown-header text-center">Development</h6>
                         <a class="dropdown-item" href="/wiki/team-and-contributors.html">Team & Contributors</a>
                         <a class="dropdown-item" href="/wiki/rpc.html">RPC Wiki Page</a>
                         <a class="dropdown-item" href="/#Downloads">Wallet Downloads</a>
-                        <a class="dropdown-item" href="https://snapshot.gridcoin.us/snapshot.zip">Official Snapshot</a>
                         <div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
                         <h6 class="dropdown-header text-center">Tools</h6>
                         <a class="dropdown-item" href="https://signature.statseb.fr/">Forum Signatures</a>

guides/pool-gridcoin-install.htm

@@ -78,20 +78,6 @@ <h4>
                         <ul>
                             <li>
                                 Prior to being able to stake or transfer Gridcoin to/from the Gridcoin client you need to fully sync the Gridcoin client to the latest block on the blockchain (green tick under connections indicates a fully synced wallet)
-                                <ul>
-                                    <li>
-                                    You can download a snapshot of the blockchain from within the client by clicking the File dropdown then Snapshot Download.
-                                    </li>
-                                    <li>
-                                        Note: The 'Download Blocks' feature require the Gridcoin client to be running as administrator in windows; without admin permissions these features will throw an error.
-                                    </li>
-                                    <li>
-                                    If you're having issues with 'Download Blocks', you can manually download the latest snapshot <a href="https://snapshot.gridcoin.us/snapshot.zip">here</a>.
-                                    </li>
-                                    <li>
-                                    <b>Note</b>: The snapshot will not fully sync your client, but will rather bring you up to 80-90% sync. Allow your client to manually sync after the snapshot has been implemented.
-                                    </li>
-                                </ul>
                             </li>
                             <li>
                                 If you are unable to acquire connections to the Gridcoin network, attempt the following:

wiki/cmd-options.md

@@ -151,9 +151,8 @@ If you still have some application that is not like that, see the old version of
   * `-rpcsslciphers=<ciphers>`                Acceptable ciphers (default: TLSv1.2+HIGH:TLSv1+HIGH:!SSLv2:!aNULL:!eNULL:!3DES:@STRENGTH)
 
 ## Update/Snapshot options:
-Snapshot options are mostly for users running the headless version of the wallet 
-so they can use the built in snapshot tool too. Update options are for both headless
-and GUI users
+Snapshot options are for developer use on the headless version of the wallet 
+Update options are for both headless and GUI users
 
   * `-snapshotdownload`           Download and apply latest snapshot
   * `-snapshoturl=<url>`          Optional: Specify url of snapshot.zip file (ex: https://sub.domain.com/location/snapshot.zip)

wiki/faq.md

@@ -530,8 +530,7 @@ If it still hasn't gone up after a few hours try this:
 1.  Close the client
 2.  In your Gridcoin data folder, delete the accrual folder, the txleveldb folder,
 and blk00*.dat (with * being any number).
-3.  Restart the wallet and wait for it to sync. If you don't want to wait you can also use the snapshot
- which you can use by clicking on File -> Snapshot or using the `-snapshotdownload` [command line argument](cmd-options "wikilink")
+1.  Restart the wallet and wait for it to sync.
 
 Note that this problem is often caused by anti-virus software or firewalls. Be sure Gridcoin is not being blocked by your security software.
 
@@ -556,8 +555,6 @@ explorer will sync up with you and your connected nodes at some point.
 
 Ensure you are running the latest wallet version.
 
-You can try using a snapshot (File -> Snapshot Download)
-
 While it downloads, delete the peers.dat in your data folder - you may have a bad peer group.
 
 You can also try to reboot your router to attempt to get a new IP, to make sure

wiki/forks.md

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ version of the wallet and starting the wallet back up. If the hardfork was recen
 or if your wallet has been offline since before the hardfork, your wallet might
 be able to correct it itself. If it was a while ago or the wallet has not been
 able to correct itself after running for a while, you may need to either sync 
-from zero or use a [snapshot](snapshot "wikilink")
+from zero
 
 
 # Soft Forks

wiki/snapshot.md

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ title: Snapshots
 layout: wiki
 ---
 
+# An official snapshot is no longer provided due to abuse. This page is retained for historical purposes.
 # Overview
 Snapshots are a copy of the blockchain at a particular point in time.
 Snapshots can help newer users to get into sync faster than syncing from 0.
@@ -20,8 +21,8 @@ Snapshots can now be downloaded and applied automatically by the wallet.
 It is accessible from File -> Snapshot Download or the `-snapshotdownload` [startup option](cmd-options "wikilink")
 
 ## Manual method
-1. [Download the snapshot](https://snapshot.gridcoin.us/snapshot.zip)
-2. [Verify the checksum (IMPORTANT)](https://snapshot.gridcoin.us/snapshot.zip.sha256)
+1. Download the snapshot
+2. Verify the checksum (IMPORTANT)
 3. Shutdown your wallet.
 4. Delete the following folders: `txleveldb` & `accrual` from your Gridcoin data directory.
 5. Delete the `blk****.dat` files from your Gridcoin data directory.