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Once i've downloaded the blockchain with geth --fast , is there a dynamic pruning on the up-comings blocks, or will I archive all the blocks from where I stand?

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Simple answer no. --fast download a pruned version of the state tries, but it behaves like archive after. So if you want spare disk, remove your blockchain with geth removedb and do a --fast again.

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