Update storage format disk requirements (#1106)

* Update storage format disk requirements

Signed-off-by: Alexandra Tran <alexandra.tran@consensys.net>

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Signed-off-by: Alexandra Tran <alexandra.tran@consensys.net>
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      docs/Concepts/Data-Storage-Formats.md
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      docs/Concepts/Node-Types.md

@ -35,8 +35,11 @@ To run a node with Bonsai Tries data storage format, use the command line option
### Storage requirements
Forest mode uses significantly more memory than Bonsai. With full archives, forest mode uses an estimated 12 TB of storage,
while Bonsai with full archives uses an estimated 1100 GB of storage.
Forest mode uses significantly more memory than Bonsai.
With an [archive node](Node-Types.md#run-an-archive-node), forest mode uses an estimated 12 TB of
storage, while Bonsai uses an estimated 1100 GB of storage.
With a [full node](Node-Types.md#run-a-full-node), forest mode uses an estimated 7 TB of storage,
while Bonsai uses an estimated 790 GB of storage.
### Accessing data
@ -61,10 +64,10 @@ storage formats using [fast](Node-Types.md#fast-synchronization) and [snap](Node
| Data storage format | Sync mode | Storage estimate | Can other nodes sync to your node? |
|---------------------|-----------|------------------|------------------------------------|
| Bonsai | Fast | 1100 GB | No |
| Bonsai | Snap | 1100 GB | To be implemented |
| Forest | Fast | 12 TB | Yes |
| Forest | Snap | 12 TB | To be implemented |
| Bonsai | Fast | 790 GB | No |
| Bonsai | Snap | 790 GB | To be implemented |
| Forest | Fast | 7 TB | Yes |
| Forest | Snap | 7 TB | To be implemented |
!!! important

@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ Archive nodes have all of this and they also store the intermediary state of eve
contract for every block since the genesis block. An archive node can do everything a full node
does, and it can access historical state data.
For Besu on Mainnet, archive nodes require significantly more disk space (approximately 3TB) than
full nodes (approximately 750GB).
For Besu on Mainnet, archive nodes [require more disk space](Data-Storage-Formats.md#storage-requirements) than full nodes.
!!! note

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