Bitcoin Wallet for Windows that only needs partial blockchain

[PeaMine]

I didn't want to move to a site based wallet, but with the blockchain size, is there any limit for me to have a functioning bitcoin wallet, but with a smaller blockchain or partial blockchain?

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[cr1776]

I didn't want to move to a site based wallet, but with the blockchain size, is there any limit for me to have a functioning bitcoin wallet, but with a smaller blockchain or partial blockchain?

You can use pruning.  see:
https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/v0.11.0/doc/release-notes.md#block-file-pruning
https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/v0.12.0/doc/release-notes.md

[BigBoom3599]

As cr1776 you can use pruning to download part of the blockchain, or you can use a light client which won't download the blockchain at all, such as Electrum, Multibit, Armory, ...

[ranochigo]

As cr1776 you can use pruning to download part of the blockchain, or you can use a light client which won't download the blockchain at all, such as Electrum, Multibit, Armory, ...

You need to download the entire blockchain from scratch. Block pruning merely deletes older blocks after the client has verified them. That being said, there are several limitations to that.

Electrum, etc, SPV clients do download the block header and you are relying on the node to give you the correct information.

[PeaMine]

Thanks a ton!
I left about 8GB of block chain after the prune.
I have space again!

[equator]

Instead of going online web wallet or blockchain wallet which needs to download fully nodes , you can go for desktop wallet like electrum or multibit, I am using electrum and it is very easy and full secure, you just have to secure your passphrase so that when ever if your computer gets crash or if you are somewhere else just download the electrum and enter the passphrase and your wallet is ready.