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I guess you're not doing a full sync. Here's an example of a person trying to do it: https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/37348/parity-full-history-nod

• CryptoPunk 8y ago
  An archival node goes beyond a full node and downloads data not needed for full validation.
  • nootropicat 8y ago
    It doesn't download them, the state history is generated from the blockchain locally. The blockchain itself is 68GB (uncompressed, decimal G)
• nootropicat 8y ago
  Ssd is needed (or enough ram) due to random access of state. See my reddit post from a year ago, full sync took 25 hours: https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/7n4v64/correcting_rbitcoins_misinformation_i_just_fully/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/7n4v64/correcting... There's a lot of misinformation, some originating due to genuine problems (trying to use a hdd or geth with barely working garbage collector) and misunderstandings, some from intentional lies (especially two r/bitcoin moderators - thieflar and stopanddecrypt).