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diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md index 3f1e578763..452e2dcbfc 100644 --- a/doc/release-notes.md +++ b/doc/release-notes.md @@ -267,6 +267,9 @@ 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 +less than 1 GB. + However, rescans as well as the RPCs `importwallet`, `importaddress`, `importprivkey` are disabled. @@ -274,6 +277,14 @@ 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 reduce the network traffic in case of reorganization of +the blockchain. In future releases, a higher value may also help the +network as a whole: The stored blocks could be served to other nodes. +Currently, nodes with pruning enabled do not serve block data at all +and thus could be considered as "leechers". + `NODE_BLOOM` service bit ------------------------ |