# Size of blockchain during download **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [May 22, 2019, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/size-of-blockchain-during-download/33579 "2019-05-22T20:21:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SunnyCity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@SunnyCity](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/SunnyCity)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/size-of-blockchain-during-download/33579/1 "2019-05-22T20:21:04Z")
Hello, I would try to use a cryptocurrency for the first time and I decided to start with ZCash. I installed ZecWallet and this software are trying to sync with the blockchain. I read that this blockchain is about 22GB, I see that software has already used about 40GB of internet data (I’ve not infinite data with my internet plan), but it wrote just less than 10GB on my hard-disk. Till now I believed that blockchain is just a big standard file for computers and that it could be downloaded as every file, I mean I thought I should download 22GB. I’m curious, why is not so simple? In this moment written/downloaded ratio is about 1:4, could I expect to download about other 50GB before complete sync? Thank you ---
**Author:** ![Spiral1990](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/spiral1990/32/13831_2.png) [@Spiral1990](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Spiral1990)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/size-of-blockchain-during-download/33579/2 "2019-05-22T21:57:37Z")
You might want to try and download one of the light wallets. ---
**Author:** ![Shawn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/shawn/32/187_2.png) [@Shawn](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/Shawn)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/size-of-blockchain-during-download/33579/3 "2019-05-22T22:03:33Z")
@Spiral1990 depending on if they would like to use private transactions. If yes then they need to run a full node, if no then there are lots of options: [Zcash Wallets - Zcash Community](https://www.zcashcommunity.com/wallets/) I believe it’s probably using more than the 22GB because it’s communicating and pulling blocks from multiple other Nodes. ---
**Author:** ![SunnyCity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@SunnyCity](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/SunnyCity)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/size-of-blockchain-during-download/33579/4 "2019-05-23T20:38:38Z")
> [@Shawn](#): > > @Spiral1990 depending on if they would like to use private transactions. If yes then they need to run a full node Of course, I would use a z- address, so I must run a full node. Unlikely there are no other options in this moment… Thanks for answers.