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Board Bitcoin Technical Support
Re: Have one in full or just part?
by
Casawi
on 12/10/2023, 20:54:28 UTC

In other words, it will only be useful for the wallet you currently have or that you create after having part of the node assembled. It even makes sense. If it is something older, it can no longer obtain all the transaction information.

But, if you think about it, the same thing will happen in a new wallet, if it only has part of the knot. Older transactions are no longer listed in the wallet. Or am I wrong?

Yeah, you know the pruned node will only have just few 100 blocks, so transaction below that few 100 blocks associated to the key will need to be updated and this can be done by downloading everything again. So if you’re just going to use a new created wallet after that hundreds it will be possible. Not much other than not having the benefit of sync the full blockchain

But the other part is you using a pruned node means you’re trusting a third party

Undoubtedly, a pruned node has significant drawbacks, particularly in terms of transaction history,its important to think about your particular use case and if the advantages of a full node outweigh the space and trust issues.