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diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md index e862793dd9..661f943d76 100644 --- a/doc/release-notes.md +++ b/doc/release-notes.md @@ -290,6 +290,9 @@ Wallet: Pruning --------------- With 0.12 it is possible to use wallet functionality in pruned mode. +This can reduce the disk usage from currently around 60 GB to +around 2 GB. + However, rescans as well as the RPCs `importwallet`, `importaddress`, `importprivkey` are disabled. @@ -297,6 +300,16 @@ To enable block pruning set `prune=<N>` on the command line or in `bitcoin.conf`, where `N` is the number of MiB to allot for raw block & undo data. +A value of 0 disables pruning. The minimal value above 0 is 550. Your +wallet is as secure with high values as it is with low ones. Higher +values merely ensure that your node will not shut down upon blockchain +reorganizations of more than 2 days - which are unlikely to happen in +practice. In future releases, a higher value may also help the network +as a whole: stored blocks could be served to other nodes. + +For further information about pruning, you may also consult the [release +notes of v0.11.0](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/v0.11.0/doc/release-notes.md#block-file-pruning). + `NODE_BLOOM` service bit ------------------------ |