From 41c6ec17e0aad3c5048e057f96141a1e5737fa10 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: cgi-bin/ <6095048+sven-hash@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2026 08:40:20 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add warning to stop node before pruning

Added note in bold about stopping the node before pruning to be sure people are aware of this.
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 docs/full-node/full-node-more.md | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/full-node/full-node-more.md b/docs/full-node/full-node-more.md
index 1d77fed6..03e5b0e4 100644
--- a/docs/full-node/full-node-more.md
+++ b/docs/full-node/full-node-more.md
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ A fully sync-ed Alephium full node requires more than 80 GB of disk space to sto
 version `2.6.1` the Alephium full node supports storage pruning which can significantly reduce the storage
 requirement.
 
+**Note: The node must be stopped before running the pruning process.**
+
 Here are the steps to prune the Alephium full node:
 
 ### Using Jar File