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ddcc17b installers/windows/Readme.htm Updated blockchain size and added pruning description (Dvd-Znf)
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Expand Up @@ -56,11 +56,14 @@ <h2>Access to the Blockchain</h2>
i.e. let it download the blockchain and store it locally on your computer, or you can configure your wallet to
access a remote <i>open node</i> to get indirect access to the blockchain.</p>

<p>Working with your own copy of the blockchain is <b>preferred</b>: It strengthens the Monero network, and it
<p>You can also <i>Prune</i> the blockchain in order to save 2/3 of storage space while keeping the full transaction history.
More information regarding how pruning works can be found <a href="https://www.getmonero.org/resources/moneropedia/pruning.html">here</a>.</p>

<p>Working with your own copy of the blockchain, even pruned, is <b>preferred</b>: It strengthens the Monero network, and it
provides the most security and privacy possible for you.</p>

<p>However if your Internet access makes it difficult to run a full node, or if you have simply no room to store
the blockchain locally (about 90 GB in May 2020, and of course growing), you can compromise and try to connect
the blockchain locally (about 160 GB in June 2023, and of course growing), you can compromise and try to connect
to a remote node. One way of finding such a node is checking
<a href="https://moneroworld.com/#nodes">this page</a>.
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