Hi, is it true that a running node still does GC? I am asking because when i restart the node i see storage coming down, probably GC runs at that time. But if the node is running for many weeks, will it stil do periodic GC? Thanks

When you restart a node, it checks for trash that is marked for deletion. Thats probably why you see storage usage spiraling down.

[image] dmarasoiu: when i restart the node i see storage coming down Possibly: [image] Used space gets reset after restart troubleshooting Hello, Is it normal that the used space drops after a reboot? my node is a couple of days old, and i see in the dashboard 10…

[image] dmarasoiu: But if the node is running for many weeks, will it stil do periodic GC? it’s initiated by the satellites, when your node receives a Bloom Filter, it would start the GC process until all filters wouldn’t be finished. So, interval depends on the satellites, not the node. And…

GC frequency on a running node

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EddieA January 20, 2025, 6:54pm 3

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