The chain is steadily growing, but at the time of writing, the Ethereum chain is around 500GB – 1TB (depending on the client), and every node on the network needs to be able to store all of the data.
Read moreWhich type of backup takes the longest to restore?
Incremental Backup Incremental backups take the least space and time to perform than differential and full backups, but it’s the most time-consuming out of all of the methods to restore a full system.
Read moreWhat are the disadvantages of differential backup?
Disadvantages: Restore is slower than restoring from a full backup . Backing up is slower than the incremental backup. The storage space requirements are higher than for the incremental backup.
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