The node does not start due to insufficient disk space

startvolasat · November 2, 2025, 7:31pm

Hello Community,
My drive won’t start because it says I don’t have enough disk space. How can I increase the capacity?

Jesse · November 3, 2025, 1:10am

Please provide more information. Please confirm this is a DIY device. Start9 servers all ship with sufficient disk space. How much disk space do you have? Can you post the exact error message / screen shot?

startvolasat · November 8, 2025, 8:47pm

Hello, I have an HP DYC computer with a 1TB hard drive running Bitcoin Core. Is it possible to reduce the blockchain storage? I’ve attached a screenshot of the error.

1Scott1 · November 8, 2025, 10:52pm

Hi startvolasat, can you get to the config menu on the Bitcoin service page? Under the Advanced tab, you can set the node to prune, which should free up a lot of disk space.

startvolasat · November 9, 2025, 7:23pm

Thanks. I hope it works.