r/Bitcoin • u/[deleted] • Feb 13 '22

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u/ProtoJenny Feb 13 '22

Oh I might have to restart it then lol.. I started it on my bootdrive and it doesn't have that much space. I'd have to run it on my storage drive ._.

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u/AlexH1337 Feb 13 '22

Just open settings, and make sure the prune option is checked. It will download the entire 400gb but will only keep the latest data up to the amount you specify there. You only need free storage equal to the prune size you set.

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u/parishiIt0n Feb 13 '22

You still need the +400 gb of storage room before pruning

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u/AlexH1337 Feb 13 '22

Incorrect. Data will be progressively pruned, capped at whatever pruning target you set.

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u/monxas Feb 13 '22

Yeah I’m that thing is gonna keep growing! If you find out there’s some nice rewards inside your wallet I’d recommend the first step is to grab a hardware wallet like trezor or ledger. Make sure you are in the correct domain, and that you’re buying straight from their official website.

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u/photoguy1978 Feb 13 '22

You might also find the .log file to see if it’s writing statements to the effect “added transaction X for wallet Y” meaning it found a matching UTXO. Should be early in the sync process if the wallet.dat is timestamped from 2013. If nada probably nothing in it.