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| author | luigi1111 <luigi1111w@gmail.com> | 2021-03-20 01:52:03 -0400 |
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| committer | luigi1111 <luigi1111w@gmail.com> | 2021-03-20 01:52:03 -0400 |
| commit | 23e281716f863350f4c8170e6f2573993270d306 (patch) | |
| tree | 36280741ad24f91d9996b466207f98d0daeb7b0b /README.md | |
| parent | Merge pull request #7413 (diff) | |
| parent | added link to moneropedia to pruning in README.md (diff) | |
| download | monero-23e281716f863350f4c8170e6f2573993270d306.tar.xz | |
Merge pull request #7417
bf86e95 added link to moneropedia to pruning in README.md (Luxter77)
b3238a8 Update size figures on the pruning section of README.md (Luxter77)
cf96615 Make pruning section more consistent in README.md (Luxter77)
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@@ -704,14 +704,16 @@ DNS_PUBLIC=tcp torsocks ./monerod --p2p-bind-ip 127.0.0.1 --no-igd --rpc-bind-ip ## Pruning -As of May 2020, the full Monero blockchain file is about 80 GB. One can store a pruned blockchain, which is about 28 GB. +As of May 2020, the full Monero blockchain file is about 100 GB. One can store a pruned blockchain, which is about 30 GB. A pruned blockchain can only serve part of the historical chain data to other peers, but is otherwise identical in functionality to the full blockchain. -To use a pruned blockchain, it is best to start the initial sync with --prune-blockchain. However, it is also possible -to prune an existing blockchain using the monero-blockchain-prune tool or using the --prune-blockchain monerod option +To use a pruned blockchain, it is best to start the initial sync with `--prune-blockchain`. However, it is also possible +to prune an existing blockchain using the `monero-blockchain-prune` tool or using the `--prune-blockchain` `monerod` option with an existing chain. If an existing chain exists, pruning will temporarily require disk space to store both the full and pruned blockchains. +For more detailed information see the ['Pruning' entry in the Moneropedia](https://www.getmonero.org/resources/moneropedia/pruning.html) + ## Debugging This section contains general instructions for debugging failed installs or problems encountered with Monero. First, ensure you are running the latest version built from the Github repo. |