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A snapshot is done to prevent the Tangle (DAG) from expanding too much in size. Snapshotting saves all the balances, while removing the history and data of all the transactions to start fresh. These addresses with balances act like a new genesis address, but no previous history or data will be attached.

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What happens to my messages and tags after a snapshot?

Will a snapshot erase all the messages and data I've posted onto the tangle? I reference the Hello World example https://learn.iota.org/tutorial/payments-and-messaging-leaderboard where users can embed messages into their transactions, via…
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Removing pending transactions or not after local snapshot?

We know full-node will remove all pending transactions but keeps value address after global snapshot. In the local snapshot, after reading the article: Coming Up: Local Snapshots, we know full-node maintainer need choose a confirmed transaction that…
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When's the next snapshot?

I'm currently only interested in holding my iotas, not in running a full node, developing, or transacting. Is there an email newsletter I could subscribe to that will only notify me when there's a change (for example, a snapshot or update) that…
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When a Snapshot occurs, does this benefit all nodes automatically?

So, when a snapshot is made, how will this affect my node? Is the node intelligent enough to download the snapshot and purge the database, or does this occur through sync? Or does the node owner need to delete the database, download the new, almost…
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How do real world applications deal with IOTA snapshots?

IOTA is constantly mentioned in the news about new cooperations between IOTA and other business partners. But how do applications such as the over-the-air proof-of-concept of IOTA and VW handle snapshots? What problems do they have? And if they…
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Snapshot - Exact Point in Time

Prompted by this question Clarify inner workings of the snapshot, I was wondering how exactly it is ensured that a snapshot (no matter which node performs it) produces the same results? In blockchain, one could prune/snapshot at some specific block…
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Wallet 2.5.7- latest snapshot - unknown new addresses between old addresses

Yesterday I tried restore my balances in wallet 2.5.7 after the latest snapshot. I have two seeds. Final balances from both seeds were finally displayed correctly (although once wallet show request error). However, what is weird to me, that number…
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