Update storage format disk requirements (#1106)

* Update storage format disk requirements Signed-off-by: Alexandra Tran <alexandra.tran@consensys.net> * add links Signed-off-by: Alexandra Tran <alexandra.tran@consensys.net>
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diff --git a/docs/Concepts/Data-Storage-Formats.md b/docs/Concepts/Data-Storage-Formats.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
 

diff --git a/docs/Concepts/Node-Types.md b/docs/Concepts/Node-Types.md
@@ -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