tom_ap3

I get that. Phones can be sketchy, even with some settings off. But I think you can disable that "find my phone" feature. Thanks for all the tips, really appreciate the chat!

Alright, thanks for the info! I’ll think about it. I get it, I’m not planning to run the node all the time but I know it’s better for the BTC community. But hey, isn’t it all about keeping your keys offline? What are…

Yeah, I meant privacy. Thanks for clarifying! Not sure how linking addresses could be a problem, though. And good to know about the pruning feature, I didn’t realize it worked that way.

Thanks for that! I’m kinda new to all this tech stuff. I want to protect my transactions. I heard running my own server is a great way to keep my addresses safe from prying eyes. Yeah, I want to prune the blockchain,…

Thanks for the advice! I really appreciate it. I was struggling to figure this out. My main hard drive is low on space too… do you think I can change the path in Bitcoin Core settings to my external hard drive?

Hey everyone I wanna set up a BTC node on my Mac, but my internet plan isn’t enough to download the entire blockchain (it’s like 720 GB). So, I was thinking of asking a friend to download it on his Windows PC for me.…