diff --git a/cmd/downloader/main.go b/cmd/downloader/main.go
index 7ae1bcdf6..4d702b102 100644
--- a/cmd/downloader/main.go
+++ b/cmd/downloader/main.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ func Downloader(ctx context.Context, logger log.Logger) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	cfg.ClientConfig.PieceHashersPerTorrent = 4 * runtime.NumCPU()
 	cfg.ClientConfig.DisableIPv6 = disableIPV6
 	cfg.ClientConfig.DisableIPv4 = disableIPV4
 
diff --git a/cmd/integration/commands/stages.go b/cmd/integration/commands/stages.go
index 9849a7bad..8896ae7b2 100644
--- a/cmd/integration/commands/stages.go
+++ b/cmd/integration/commands/stages.go
@@ -1551,7 +1551,7 @@ func newSync(ctx context.Context, db kv.RwDB, miningConfig *params.MiningConfig,
 	}
 
 	notifications := &shards.Notifications{}
-	blockRetire := freezeblocks.NewBlockRetire(1, dirs, blockReader, blockWriter, freezeblocks.MergeSteps, db, notifications.Events, logger)
+	blockRetire := freezeblocks.NewBlockRetire(1, dirs, blockReader, blockWriter, db, notifications.Events, logger)
 
 	stages := stages2.NewDefaultStages(context.Background(), db, p2p.Config{}, &cfg, sentryControlServer, notifications, nil, blockReader, blockRetire, agg, nil, nil, heimdallClient, logger)
 	sync := stagedsync.New(stages, stagedsync.DefaultUnwindOrder, stagedsync.DefaultPruneOrder, logger)
diff --git a/erigon-lib/direct/downloader_client.go b/erigon-lib/direct/downloader_client.go
index a6924a1eb..abb85adc8 100644
--- a/erigon-lib/direct/downloader_client.go
+++ b/erigon-lib/direct/downloader_client.go
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ func NewDownloaderClient(server proto_downloader.DownloaderServer) *DownloaderCl
 func (c *DownloaderClient) Download(ctx context.Context, in *proto_downloader.DownloadRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
 	return c.server.Download(ctx, in)
 }
+func (c *DownloaderClient) Delete(ctx context.Context, in *proto_downloader.DeleteRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
+	return c.server.Delete(ctx, in)
+}
 func (c *DownloaderClient) Verify(ctx context.Context, in *proto_downloader.VerifyRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
 	return c.server.Verify(ctx, in)
 }
diff --git a/erigon-lib/downloader/downloader_grpc_server.go b/erigon-lib/downloader/downloader_grpc_server.go
index 8ac525128..61398d74b 100644
--- a/erigon-lib/downloader/downloader_grpc_server.go
+++ b/erigon-lib/downloader/downloader_grpc_server.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ package downloader
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/metainfo"
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ type GrpcServer struct {
 
 // Download - create new .torrent ONLY if initialSync, everything else Erigon can generate by itself
 func (s *GrpcServer) Download(ctx context.Context, request *proto_downloader.DownloadRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
+	defer s.d.ReCalcStats(10 * time.Second) // immediately call ReCalc to set stat.Complete flag
 	logEvery := time.NewTicker(20 * time.Second)
 	defer logEvery.Stop()
 
@@ -70,7 +73,33 @@ func (s *GrpcServer) Download(ctx context.Context, request *proto_downloader.Dow
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
-	s.d.ReCalcStats(10 * time.Second) // immediately call ReCalc to set stat.Complete flag
+	return &emptypb.Empty{}, nil
+}
+
+// Delete - stop seeding, remove file, remove .torrent
+func (s *GrpcServer) Delete(ctx context.Context, request *proto_downloader.DeleteRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
+	defer s.d.ReCalcStats(10 * time.Second) // immediately call ReCalc to set stat.Complete flag
+	torrents := s.d.torrentClient.Torrents()
+	for _, name := range request.Paths {
+		if name == "" {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("field 'path' is required")
+		}
+		for _, t := range torrents {
+			select {
+			case <-t.GotInfo():
+				continue
+			default:
+			}
+			if t.Name() == name {
+				t.Drop()
+				break
+			}
+		}
+
+		fPath := filepath.Join(s.d.SnapDir(), name)
+		_ = os.Remove(fPath)
+		_ = os.Remove(fPath + ".torrent")
+	}
 	return &emptypb.Empty{}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/erigon-lib/downloader/downloadercfg/downloadercfg.go b/erigon-lib/downloader/downloadercfg/downloadercfg.go
index dadc4d337..b9e1d0dc2 100644
--- a/erigon-lib/downloader/downloadercfg/downloadercfg.go
+++ b/erigon-lib/downloader/downloadercfg/downloadercfg.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import (
 	lg "github.com/anacrolix/log"
 	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent"
 	"github.com/c2h5oh/datasize"
-	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/common/cmp"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/common/datadir"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/common/dir"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/log/v3"
@@ -60,7 +59,10 @@ type Cfg struct {
 
 func Default() *torrent.ClientConfig {
 	torrentConfig := torrent.NewDefaultClientConfig()
-	torrentConfig.PieceHashersPerTorrent = cmp.Max(1, runtime.NumCPU()-1)
+	// better don't increase because erigon periodically producing "new seedable files" - and adding them to downloader.
+	// it must not impact chain tip sync - so, limit resources to minimum by default.
+	// but when downloader is started as a separated process - rise it to max
+	//torrentConfig.PieceHashersPerTorrent = cmp.Max(1, runtime.NumCPU()-1)
 
 	torrentConfig.MinDialTimeout = 6 * time.Second    //default: 3s
 	torrentConfig.HandshakesTimeout = 8 * time.Second //default: 4s
diff --git a/erigon-lib/downloader/snaptype/files.go b/erigon-lib/downloader/snaptype/files.go
index 562fe159f..069707cfe 100644
--- a/erigon-lib/downloader/snaptype/files.go
+++ b/erigon-lib/downloader/snaptype/files.go
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ const (
 	BeaconBlocks
 )
 
+var BorSnapshotTypes = []Type{BorEvents, BorSpans}
+
 func (ft Type) String() string {
 	switch ft {
 	case Headers:
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ const (
 
 func (it IdxType) String() string { return string(it) }
 
-var AllSnapshotTypes = []Type{Headers, Bodies, Transactions}
+var BlockSnapshotTypes = []Type{Headers, Bodies, Transactions}
 
 var (
 	ErrInvalidFileName = fmt.Errorf("invalid compressed file name")
@@ -175,8 +177,10 @@ type FileInfo struct {
 }
 
 func (f FileInfo) TorrentFileExists() bool { return dir.FileExist(f.Path + ".torrent") }
-func (f FileInfo) Seedable() bool          { return f.To-f.From == Erigon2MergeLimit }
-func (f FileInfo) NeedTorrentFile() bool   { return f.Seedable() && !f.TorrentFileExists() }
+func (f FileInfo) Seedable() bool {
+	return f.To-f.From == Erigon2MergeLimit || f.To-f.From == Erigon2RecentMergeLimit
+}
+func (f FileInfo) NeedTorrentFile() bool { return f.Seedable() && !f.TorrentFileExists() }
 
 func IdxFiles(dir string) (res []FileInfo, err error) { return FilesWithExt(dir, ".idx") }
 func Segments(dir string) (res []FileInfo, err error) { return FilesWithExt(dir, ".seg") }
diff --git a/erigon-lib/go.mod b/erigon-lib/go.mod
index 109b39233..0b664a647 100644
--- a/erigon-lib/go.mod
+++ b/erigon-lib/go.mod
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ go 1.20
 
 require (
 	github.com/erigontech/mdbx-go v0.35.2-0.20231101074031-9f999220e9ed
-	github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-snapshot v1.3.1-0.20231019214918-3eb2303a41f3
-	github.com/ledgerwatch/interfaces v0.0.0-20231011121315-f58b806039f0
+	github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-snapshot v1.3.1-0.20231101135659-d85154191b66
+	github.com/ledgerwatch/interfaces v0.0.0-20231031050643-c86352e41520
 	github.com/ledgerwatch/log/v3 v3.9.0
 	github.com/ledgerwatch/secp256k1 v1.0.0
 )
diff --git a/erigon-lib/go.sum b/erigon-lib/go.sum
index e99a7f6a4..b979ec8ea 100644
--- a/erigon-lib/go.sum
+++ b/erigon-lib/go.sum
@@ -291,10 +291,10 @@ github.com/kr/text v0.1.0/go.mod h1:4Jbv+DJW3UT/LiOwJeYQe1efqtUx/iVham/4vfdArNI=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0/go.mod h1:eLer722TekiGuMkidMxC/pM04lWEeraHUUmBw8l2grE=
 github.com/leanovate/gopter v0.2.9 h1:fQjYxZaynp97ozCzfOyOuAGOU4aU/z37zf/tOujFk7c=
-github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-snapshot v1.3.1-0.20231019214918-3eb2303a41f3 h1:59TKwBsS+Fn4iGh+PCxw7s73+/0WmDeK6bskDe3tFzY=
-github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-snapshot v1.3.1-0.20231019214918-3eb2303a41f3/go.mod h1:3AuPxZc85jkehh/HA9h8gabv5MSi3kb/ddtzBsTVJFo=
-github.com/ledgerwatch/interfaces v0.0.0-20231011121315-f58b806039f0 h1:7z6cyoCKP6qxtKSO74eAY6XiHWKaOi+melvPeMCXLl8=
-github.com/ledgerwatch/interfaces v0.0.0-20231011121315-f58b806039f0/go.mod h1:ugQv1QllJzBny3cKZKxUrSnykkjkBgm27eQM6dnGAcc=
+github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-snapshot v1.3.1-0.20231101135659-d85154191b66 h1:0GY0mXeC6ThOw1x50tF1dDWso0kL6a5SS7k/zrsIF60=
+github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-snapshot v1.3.1-0.20231101135659-d85154191b66/go.mod h1:3AuPxZc85jkehh/HA9h8gabv5MSi3kb/ddtzBsTVJFo=
+github.com/ledgerwatch/interfaces v0.0.0-20231031050643-c86352e41520 h1:j/PRJWbPrbk8wpVjU77SWS8xJ/N+dcxPs1relNSolUs=
+github.com/ledgerwatch/interfaces v0.0.0-20231031050643-c86352e41520/go.mod h1:ugQv1QllJzBny3cKZKxUrSnykkjkBgm27eQM6dnGAcc=
 github.com/ledgerwatch/log/v3 v3.9.0 h1:iDwrXe0PVwBC68Dd94YSsHbMgQ3ufsgjzXtFNFVZFRk=
 github.com/ledgerwatch/log/v3 v3.9.0/go.mod h1:EiAY6upmI/6LkNhOVxb4eVsmsP11HZCnZ3PlJMjYiqE=
 github.com/ledgerwatch/secp256k1 v1.0.0 h1:Usvz87YoTG0uePIV8woOof5cQnLXGYa162rFf3YnwaQ=
diff --git a/erigon-lib/gointerfaces/downloader/downloader.pb.go b/erigon-lib/gointerfaces/downloader/downloader.pb.go
index 773282e31..e7dfe2f04 100644
--- a/erigon-lib/gointerfaces/downloader/downloader.pb.go
+++ b/erigon-lib/gointerfaces/downloader/downloader.pb.go
@@ -127,6 +127,54 @@ func (x *DownloadRequest) GetItems() []*DownloadItem {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// DeleteRequest: stop seeding, delete file, delete .torrent
+type DeleteRequest struct {
+	state         protoimpl.MessageState
+	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
+	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
+
+	Paths []string `protobuf:"bytes,1,rep,name=paths,proto3" json:"paths,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func (x *DeleteRequest) Reset() {
+	*x = DeleteRequest{}
+	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
+		mi := &file_downloader_downloader_proto_msgTypes[2]
+		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
+		ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
+	}
+}
+
+func (x *DeleteRequest) String() string {
+	return protoimpl.X.MessageStringOf(x)
+}
+
+func (*DeleteRequest) ProtoMessage() {}
+
+func (x *DeleteRequest) ProtoReflect() protoreflect.Message {
+	mi := &file_downloader_downloader_proto_msgTypes[2]
+	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled && x != nil {
+		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
+		if ms.LoadMessageInfo() == nil {
+			ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
+		}
+		return ms
+	}
+	return mi.MessageOf(x)
+}
+
+// Deprecated: Use DeleteRequest.ProtoReflect.Descriptor instead.
+func (*DeleteRequest) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
+	return file_downloader_downloader_proto_rawDescGZIP(), []int{2}
+}
+
+func (x *DeleteRequest) GetPaths() []string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Paths
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 type VerifyRequest struct {
 	state         protoimpl.MessageState
 	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
@@ -136,7 +184,7 @@ type VerifyRequest struct {
 func (x *VerifyRequest) Reset() {
 	*x = VerifyRequest{}
 	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
-		mi := &file_downloader_downloader_proto_msgTypes[2]
+		mi := &file_downloader_downloader_proto_msgTypes[3]
 		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
 		ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
 	}
@@ -149,7 +197,7 @@ func (x *VerifyRequest) String() string {
 func (*VerifyRequest) ProtoMessage() {}
 
 func (x *VerifyRequest) ProtoReflect() protoreflect.Message {
-	mi := &file_downloader_downloader_proto_msgTypes[2]
+	mi := &file_downloader_downloader_proto_msgTypes[3]
 	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled && x != nil {
 		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
 		if ms.LoadMessageInfo() == nil {
@@ -162,7 +210,7 @@ func (x *VerifyRequest) ProtoReflect() protoreflect.Message {
 
 // Deprecated: Use VerifyRequest.ProtoReflect.Descriptor instead.
 func (*VerifyRequest) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
-	return file_downloader_downloader_proto_rawDescGZIP(), []int{2}
+	return file_downloader_downloader_proto_rawDescGZIP(), []int{3}
 }
 
 type StatsRequest struct {
@@ -174,7 +222,7 @@ type StatsRequest struct {
 func (x *StatsRequest) Reset() {
 	*x = StatsRequest{}
 	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
-		mi := &file_downloader_downloader_proto_msgTypes[3]
+		mi := &file_downloader_downloader_proto_msgTypes[4]
 		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
 		ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
 	}
@@ -187,7 +235,7 @@ func (x *StatsRequest) String() string {
 func (*StatsRequest) ProtoMessage() {}
 
 func (x *StatsRequest) ProtoReflect() protoreflect.Message {
-	mi := &file_downloader_downloader_proto_msgTypes[3]
+	mi := &file_downloader_downloader_proto_msgTypes[4]
 	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled && x != nil {
 		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
 		if ms.LoadMessageInfo() == nil {
@@ -200,7 +248,7 @@ func (x *StatsRequest) ProtoReflect() protoreflect.Message {
 
 // Deprecated: Use StatsRequest.ProtoReflect.Descriptor instead.
 func (*StatsRequest) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
-	return file_downloader_downloader_proto_rawDescGZIP(), []int{3}
+	return file_downloader_downloader_proto_rawDescGZIP(), []int{4}
 }
 
 type StatsReply struct {
@@ -228,7 +276,7 @@ type StatsReply struct {
 func (x *StatsReply) Reset() {
 	*x = StatsReply{}
 	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
-		mi := &file_downloader_downloader_proto_msgTypes[4]
+		mi := &file_downloader_downloader_proto_msgTypes[5]
 		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
 		ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
 	}
@@ -241,7 +289,7 @@ func (x *StatsReply) String() string {
 func (*StatsReply) ProtoMessage() {}
 
 func (x *StatsReply) ProtoReflect() protoreflect.Message {
-	mi := &file_downloader_downloader_proto_msgTypes[4]
+	mi := &file_downloader_downloader_proto_msgTypes[5]
 	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled && x != nil {
 		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
 		if ms.LoadMessageInfo() == nil {
@@ -254,7 +302,7 @@ func (x *StatsReply) ProtoReflect() protoreflect.Message {
 
 // Deprecated: Use StatsReply.ProtoReflect.Descriptor instead.
 func (*StatsReply) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
-	return file_downloader_downloader_proto_rawDescGZIP(), []int{4}
+	return file_downloader_downloader_proto_rawDescGZIP(), []int{5}
 }
 
 func (x *StatsReply) GetMetadataReady() int32 {
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 }
 
 var (
@@ -400,27 +454,30 @@ func file_downloader_downloader_proto_rawDescGZIP() []byte {
 	return file_downloader_downloader_proto_rawDescData
 }
 
-var file_downloader_downloader_proto_msgTypes = make([]protoimpl.MessageInfo, 5)
+var file_downloader_downloader_proto_msgTypes = make([]protoimpl.MessageInfo, 6)
 var file_downloader_downloader_proto_goTypes = []interface{}{
 	(*DownloadItem)(nil),    // 0: downloader.DownloadItem
 	(*DownloadRequest)(nil), // 1: downloader.DownloadRequest
-	(*VerifyRequest)(nil),   // 2: downloader.VerifyRequest
-	(*StatsRequest)(nil),    // 3: downloader.StatsRequest
-	(*StatsReply)(nil),      // 4: downloader.StatsReply
-	(*types.H160)(nil),      // 5: types.H160
-	(*emptypb.Empty)(nil),   // 6: google.protobuf.Empty
+	(*DeleteRequest)(nil),   // 2: downloader.DeleteRequest
+	(*VerifyRequest)(nil),   // 3: downloader.VerifyRequest
+	(*StatsRequest)(nil),    // 4: downloader.StatsRequest
+	(*StatsReply)(nil),      // 5: downloader.StatsReply
+	(*types.H160)(nil),      // 6: types.H160
+	(*emptypb.Empty)(nil),   // 7: google.protobuf.Empty
 }
 var file_downloader_downloader_proto_depIdxs = []int32{
-	5, // 0: downloader.DownloadItem.torrent_hash:type_name -> types.H160
+	6, // 0: downloader.DownloadItem.torrent_hash:type_name -> types.H160
 	0, // 1: downloader.DownloadRequest.items:type_name -> downloader.DownloadItem
 	1, // 2: downloader.Downloader.Download:input_type -> downloader.DownloadRequest
-	2, // 3: downloader.Downloader.Verify:input_type -> downloader.VerifyRequest
-	3, // 4: downloader.Downloader.Stats:input_type -> downloader.StatsRequest
-	6, // 5: downloader.Downloader.Download:output_type -> google.protobuf.Empty
-	6, // 6: downloader.Downloader.Verify:output_type -> google.protobuf.Empty
-	4, // 7: downloader.Downloader.Stats:output_type -> downloader.StatsReply
-	5, // [5:8] is the sub-list for method output_type
-	2, // [2:5] is the sub-list for method input_type
+	2, // 3: downloader.Downloader.Delete:input_type -> downloader.DeleteRequest
+	3, // 4: downloader.Downloader.Verify:input_type -> downloader.VerifyRequest
+	4, // 5: downloader.Downloader.Stats:input_type -> downloader.StatsRequest
+	7, // 6: downloader.Downloader.Download:output_type -> google.protobuf.Empty
+	7, // 7: downloader.Downloader.Delete:output_type -> google.protobuf.Empty
+	7, // 8: downloader.Downloader.Verify:output_type -> google.protobuf.Empty
+	5, // 9: downloader.Downloader.Stats:output_type -> downloader.StatsReply
+	6, // [6:10] is the sub-list for method output_type
+	2, // [2:6] is the sub-list for method input_type
 	2, // [2:2] is the sub-list for extension type_name
 	2, // [2:2] is the sub-list for extension extendee
 	0, // [0:2] is the sub-list for field type_name
@@ -457,7 +514,7 @@ func file_downloader_downloader_proto_init() {
 			}
 		}
 		file_downloader_downloader_proto_msgTypes[2].Exporter = func(v interface{}, i int) interface{} {
-			switch v := v.(*VerifyRequest); i {
+			switch v := v.(*DeleteRequest); i {
 			case 0:
 				return &v.state
 			case 1:
@@ -469,7 +526,7 @@ func file_downloader_downloader_proto_init() {
 			}
 		}
 		file_downloader_downloader_proto_msgTypes[3].Exporter = func(v interface{}, i int) interface{} {
-			switch v := v.(*StatsRequest); i {
+			switch v := v.(*VerifyRequest); i {
 			case 0:
 				return &v.state
 			case 1:
@@ -481,6 +538,18 @@ func file_downloader_downloader_proto_init() {
 			}
 		}
 		file_downloader_downloader_proto_msgTypes[4].Exporter = func(v interface{}, i int) interface{} {
+			switch v := v.(*StatsRequest); i {
+			case 0:
+				return &v.state
+			case 1:
+				return &v.sizeCache
+			case 2:
+				return &v.unknownFields
+			default:
+				return nil
+			}
+		}
+		file_downloader_downloader_proto_msgTypes[5].Exporter = func(v interface{}, i int) interface{} {
 			switch v := v.(*StatsReply); i {
 			case 0:
 				return &v.state
@@ -499,7 +568,7 @@ func file_downloader_downloader_proto_init() {
 			GoPackagePath: reflect.TypeOf(x{}).PkgPath(),
 			RawDescriptor: file_downloader_downloader_proto_rawDesc,
 			NumEnums:      0,
-			NumMessages:   5,
+			NumMessages:   6,
 			NumExtensions: 0,
 			NumServices:   1,
 		},
diff --git a/erigon-lib/gointerfaces/downloader/downloader_grpc.pb.go b/erigon-lib/gointerfaces/downloader/downloader_grpc.pb.go
index 831743bbc..d4520105f 100644
--- a/erigon-lib/gointerfaces/downloader/downloader_grpc.pb.go
+++ b/erigon-lib/gointerfaces/downloader/downloader_grpc.pb.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const _ = grpc.SupportPackageIsVersion7
 
 const (
 	Downloader_Download_FullMethodName = "/downloader.Downloader/Download"
+	Downloader_Delete_FullMethodName   = "/downloader.Downloader/Delete"
 	Downloader_Verify_FullMethodName   = "/downloader.Downloader/Verify"
 	Downloader_Stats_FullMethodName    = "/downloader.Downloader/Stats"
 )
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ const (
 // For semantics around ctx use and closing/ending streaming RPCs, please refer to https://pkg.go.dev/google.golang.org/grpc/?tab=doc#ClientConn.NewStream.
 type DownloaderClient interface {
 	Download(ctx context.Context, in *DownloadRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*emptypb.Empty, error)
+	Delete(ctx context.Context, in *DeleteRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*emptypb.Empty, error)
 	Verify(ctx context.Context, in *VerifyRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*emptypb.Empty, error)
 	Stats(ctx context.Context, in *StatsRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*StatsReply, error)
 }
@@ -51,6 +53,15 @@ func (c *downloaderClient) Download(ctx context.Context, in *DownloadRequest, op
 	return out, nil
 }
 
+func (c *downloaderClient) Delete(ctx context.Context, in *DeleteRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
+	out := new(emptypb.Empty)
+	err := c.cc.Invoke(ctx, Downloader_Delete_FullMethodName, in, out, opts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
 func (c *downloaderClient) Verify(ctx context.Context, in *VerifyRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
 	out := new(emptypb.Empty)
 	err := c.cc.Invoke(ctx, Downloader_Verify_FullMethodName, in, out, opts...)
@@ -74,6 +85,7 @@ func (c *downloaderClient) Stats(ctx context.Context, in *StatsRequest, opts ...
 // for forward compatibility
 type DownloaderServer interface {
 	Download(context.Context, *DownloadRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error)
+	Delete(context.Context, *DeleteRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error)
 	Verify(context.Context, *VerifyRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error)
 	Stats(context.Context, *StatsRequest) (*StatsReply, error)
 	mustEmbedUnimplementedDownloaderServer()
@@ -86,6 +98,9 @@ type UnimplementedDownloaderServer struct {
 func (UnimplementedDownloaderServer) Download(context.Context, *DownloadRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
 	return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Unimplemented, "method Download not implemented")
 }
+func (UnimplementedDownloaderServer) Delete(context.Context, *DeleteRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
+	return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Unimplemented, "method Delete not implemented")
+}
 func (UnimplementedDownloaderServer) Verify(context.Context, *VerifyRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
 	return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Unimplemented, "method Verify not implemented")
 }
@@ -123,6 +138,24 @@ func _Downloader_Download_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec func
 	return interceptor(ctx, in, info, handler)
 }
 
+func _Downloader_Delete_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec func(interface{}) error, interceptor grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor) (interface{}, error) {
+	in := new(DeleteRequest)
+	if err := dec(in); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if interceptor == nil {
+		return srv.(DownloaderServer).Delete(ctx, in)
+	}
+	info := &grpc.UnaryServerInfo{
+		Server:     srv,
+		FullMethod: Downloader_Delete_FullMethodName,
+	}
+	handler := func(ctx context.Context, req interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+		return srv.(DownloaderServer).Delete(ctx, req.(*DeleteRequest))
+	}
+	return interceptor(ctx, in, info, handler)
+}
+
 func _Downloader_Verify_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec func(interface{}) error, interceptor grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor) (interface{}, error) {
 	in := new(VerifyRequest)
 	if err := dec(in); err != nil {
@@ -170,6 +203,10 @@ var Downloader_ServiceDesc = grpc.ServiceDesc{
 			MethodName: "Download",
 			Handler:    _Downloader_Download_Handler,
 		},
+		{
+			MethodName: "Delete",
+			Handler:    _Downloader_Delete_Handler,
+		},
 		{
 			MethodName: "Verify",
 			Handler:    _Downloader_Verify_Handler,
diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index 288f84238..5e5a80624 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config, logger
 	// intiialize engine backend
 	var engine *execution_client.ExecutionClientDirect
 
-	blockRetire := freezeblocks.NewBlockRetire(1, dirs, blockReader, blockWriter, freezeblocks.MergeSteps, backend.chainDB, backend.notifications.Events, logger)
+	blockRetire := freezeblocks.NewBlockRetire(1, dirs, blockReader, blockWriter, backend.chainDB, backend.notifications.Events, logger)
 
 	miningRPC = privateapi.NewMiningServer(ctx, backend, ethashApi, logger)
 
diff --git a/eth/stagedsync/stage_snapshots.go b/eth/stagedsync/stage_snapshots.go
index 5332ae54c..3da1d60ba 100644
--- a/eth/stagedsync/stage_snapshots.go
+++ b/eth/stagedsync/stage_snapshots.go
@@ -314,12 +314,16 @@ func SnapshotsPrune(s *PruneState, initialCycle bool, cfg SnapshotsCfg, ctx cont
 		}
 
 		cfg.blockRetire.RetireBlocksInBackground(ctx, s.ForwardProgress, cfg.chainConfig.Bor != nil, log.LvlInfo, func(downloadRequest []services.DownloadRequest) error {
-			if cfg.snapshotDownloader != nil && !reflect.ValueOf(cfg.snapshotDownloader).IsNil() {
-				if err := snapshotsync.RequestSnapshotsDownload(ctx, downloadRequest, cfg.snapshotDownloader); err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
+			if cfg.snapshotDownloader == nil || reflect.ValueOf(cfg.snapshotDownloader).IsNil() {
+				return nil
 			}
-			return nil
+			return snapshotsync.RequestSnapshotsDownload(ctx, downloadRequest, cfg.snapshotDownloader)
+		}, func(l []string) error {
+			if cfg.snapshotDownloader == nil || reflect.ValueOf(cfg.snapshotDownloader).IsNil() {
+				return nil
+			}
+			_, err := cfg.snapshotDownloader.Delete(ctx, &proto_downloader.DeleteRequest{Paths: l})
+			return err
 		})
 		//cfg.agg.BuildFilesInBackground()
 	}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b7b2c0a28..da91f15ba 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/koron/go-ssdp v0.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 // indirect
-	github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-snapshot v1.3.1-0.20231027092055-45ee9d86a6cb // indirect
+	github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-snapshot v1.3.1-0.20231101135659-d85154191b66 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-buffer-pool v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-cidranger v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-flow-metrics v0.1.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 02969b329..749effc2a 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -539,8 +539,8 @@ github.com/kr/text v0.2.0/go.mod h1:eLer722TekiGuMkidMxC/pM04lWEeraHUUmBw8l2grE=
 github.com/kylelemons/godebug v0.0.0-20170224010052-a616ab194758 h1:0D5M2HQSGD3PYPwICLl+/9oulQauOuETfgFvhBDffs0=
 github.com/leanovate/gopter v0.2.9 h1:fQjYxZaynp97ozCzfOyOuAGOU4aU/z37zf/tOujFk7c=
 github.com/leanovate/gopter v0.2.9/go.mod h1:U2L/78B+KVFIx2VmW6onHJQzXtFb+p5y3y2Sh+Jxxv8=
-github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-snapshot v1.3.1-0.20231027092055-45ee9d86a6cb h1:Y6eZ4D8rMrAdDoy2za2Lkf8qSHbNNSPGnSdl/B78G4Y=
-github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-snapshot v1.3.1-0.20231027092055-45ee9d86a6cb/go.mod h1:3AuPxZc85jkehh/HA9h8gabv5MSi3kb/ddtzBsTVJFo=
+github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-snapshot v1.3.1-0.20231101135659-d85154191b66 h1:0GY0mXeC6ThOw1x50tF1dDWso0kL6a5SS7k/zrsIF60=
+github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-snapshot v1.3.1-0.20231101135659-d85154191b66/go.mod h1:3AuPxZc85jkehh/HA9h8gabv5MSi3kb/ddtzBsTVJFo=
 github.com/ledgerwatch/log/v3 v3.9.0 h1:iDwrXe0PVwBC68Dd94YSsHbMgQ3ufsgjzXtFNFVZFRk=
 github.com/ledgerwatch/log/v3 v3.9.0/go.mod h1:EiAY6upmI/6LkNhOVxb4eVsmsP11HZCnZ3PlJMjYiqE=
 github.com/ledgerwatch/secp256k1 v1.0.0 h1:Usvz87YoTG0uePIV8woOof5cQnLXGYa162rFf3YnwaQ=
diff --git a/turbo/app/snapshots_cmd.go b/turbo/app/snapshots_cmd.go
index 47f10f625..5b9060880 100644
--- a/turbo/app/snapshots_cmd.go
+++ b/turbo/app/snapshots_cmd.go
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ func doRetireCommand(cliCtx *cli.Context) error {
 	blockReader := freezeblocks.NewBlockReader(blockSnapshots, borSnapshots)
 	blockWriter := blockio.NewBlockWriter(fromdb.HistV3(db))
 
-	br := freezeblocks.NewBlockRetire(estimate.CompressSnapshot.Workers(), dirs, blockReader, blockWriter, freezeblocks.MergeSteps, db, nil, logger)
+	br := freezeblocks.NewBlockRetire(estimate.CompressSnapshot.Workers(), dirs, blockReader, blockWriter, db, nil, logger)
 	agg, err := libstate.NewAggregatorV3(ctx, dirs.SnapHistory, dirs.Tmp, ethconfig.HistoryV3AggregationStep, db, logger)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ func doRetireCommand(cliCtx *cli.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	for i := from; i < to; i += every {
-		if err := br.RetireBlocks(ctx, i, i+every, log.LvlInfo, nil); err != nil {
+		if err := br.RetireBlocks(ctx, i, i+every, log.LvlInfo, nil, nil); err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
 		if err := db.Update(ctx, func(tx kv.RwTx) error {
diff --git a/turbo/services/interfaces.go b/turbo/services/interfaces.go
index 592006477..2b86e736f 100644
--- a/turbo/services/interfaces.go
+++ b/turbo/services/interfaces.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ type BlockSnapshots interface {
 // BlockRetire - freezing blocks: moving old data from DB to snapshot files
 type BlockRetire interface {
 	PruneAncientBlocks(tx kv.RwTx, limit int, includeBor bool) error
-	RetireBlocksInBackground(ctx context.Context, maxBlockNumInDB uint64, includeBor bool, lvl log.Lvl, seedNewSnapshots func(downloadRequest []DownloadRequest) error)
+	RetireBlocksInBackground(ctx context.Context, maxBlockNumInDB uint64, includeBor bool, lvl log.Lvl, seedNewSnapshots func(downloadRequest []DownloadRequest) error, onDelete func(l []string) error)
 	HasNewFrozenFiles() bool
 	BuildMissedIndicesIfNeed(ctx context.Context, logPrefix string, notifier DBEventNotifier, cc *chain.Config) error
 }
diff --git a/turbo/snapshotsync/freezeblocks/block_snapshots.go b/turbo/snapshotsync/freezeblocks/block_snapshots.go
index dd36b7946..dc21c29f2 100644
--- a/turbo/snapshotsync/freezeblocks/block_snapshots.go
+++ b/turbo/snapshotsync/freezeblocks/block_snapshots.go
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ func BuildMissedIndices(logPrefix string, ctx context.Context, dirs datadir.Dirs
 		}
 	}()
 
-	for _, t := range snaptype.AllSnapshotTypes {
+	for _, t := range snaptype.BlockSnapshotTypes {
 		for index := range segments {
 			segment := segments[index]
 			if segment.T != t {
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ MainLoop:
 		if f.From == f.To {
 			continue
 		}
-		for _, t := range snaptype.AllSnapshotTypes {
+		for _, t := range snaptype.BlockSnapshotTypes {
 			p := filepath.Join(dir, snaptype.SegmentFileName(f.From, f.To, t))
 			if !dir2.FileExist(p) {
 				continue MainLoop
@@ -1202,12 +1202,10 @@ type BlockRetire struct {
 	blockReader services.FullBlockReader
 	blockWriter *blockio.BlockWriter
 	dirs        datadir.Dirs
-
-	mergeSteps []uint64
 }
 
-func NewBlockRetire(workers int, dirs datadir.Dirs, blockReader services.FullBlockReader, blockWriter *blockio.BlockWriter, mergeSteps []uint64, db kv.RoDB, notifier services.DBEventNotifier, logger log.Logger) *BlockRetire {
-	return &BlockRetire{workers: workers, tmpDir: dirs.Tmp, dirs: dirs, blockReader: blockReader, blockWriter: blockWriter, mergeSteps: mergeSteps, db: db, notifier: notifier, logger: logger}
+func NewBlockRetire(workers int, dirs datadir.Dirs, blockReader services.FullBlockReader, blockWriter *blockio.BlockWriter, db kv.RoDB, notifier services.DBEventNotifier, logger log.Logger) *BlockRetire {
+	return &BlockRetire{workers: workers, tmpDir: dirs.Tmp, dirs: dirs, blockReader: blockReader, blockWriter: blockWriter, db: db, notifier: notifier, logger: logger}
 }
 
 func (br *BlockRetire) snapshots() *RoSnapshots { return br.blockReader.Snapshots().(*RoSnapshots) }
@@ -1268,7 +1266,7 @@ func CanDeleteTo(curBlockNum uint64, blocksInSnapshots uint64) (blockTo uint64)
 	return cmp.Min(hardLimit, blocksInSnapshots+1)
 }
 
-func (br *BlockRetire) RetireBlocks(ctx context.Context, blockFrom, blockTo uint64, lvl log.Lvl, seedNewSnapshots func(downloadRequest []services.DownloadRequest) error) error {
+func (br *BlockRetire) RetireBlocks(ctx context.Context, blockFrom, blockTo uint64, lvl log.Lvl, seedNewSnapshots func(downloadRequest []services.DownloadRequest) error, onDelete func(l []string) error) error {
 	chainConfig := fromdb.ChainConfig(br.db)
 	notifier, logger, blockReader, tmpDir, db, workers := br.notifier, br.logger, br.blockReader, br.tmpDir, br.db, br.workers
 	logger.Log(lvl, "[snapshots] Retire Blocks", "range", fmt.Sprintf("%dk-%dk", blockFrom/1000, blockTo/1000))
@@ -1286,34 +1284,31 @@ func (br *BlockRetire) RetireBlocks(ctx context.Context, blockFrom, blockTo uint
 	if notifier != nil && !reflect.ValueOf(notifier).IsNil() { // notify about new snapshots of any size
 		notifier.OnNewSnapshot()
 	}
-	merger := NewMerger(tmpDir, workers, lvl, br.mergeSteps, db, chainConfig, notifier, logger)
-	rangesToMerge := merger.FindMergeRanges(snapshots.Ranges())
+	merger := NewMerger(tmpDir, workers, lvl, db, chainConfig, logger)
+	rangesToMerge := merger.FindMergeRanges(snapshots.Ranges(), snapshots.BlocksAvailable())
 	if len(rangesToMerge) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
-	err := merger.Merge(ctx, snapshots, rangesToMerge, snapshots.Dir(), true /* doIndex */)
+	onMerge := func(r Range) error {
+		if notifier != nil && !reflect.ValueOf(notifier).IsNil() { // notify about new snapshots of any size
+			notifier.OnNewSnapshot()
+		}
+
+		if seedNewSnapshots != nil {
+			downloadRequest := []services.DownloadRequest{
+				services.NewDownloadRequest(&services.Range{From: r.from, To: r.to}, "", "", false /* Bor */),
+			}
+			if err := seedNewSnapshots(downloadRequest); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+	err := merger.Merge(ctx, snapshots, rangesToMerge, snapshots.Dir(), true /* doIndex */, onMerge, onDelete)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := snapshots.ReopenFolder(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("reopen: %w", err)
-	}
-	snapshots.LogStat()
-	if notifier != nil && !reflect.ValueOf(notifier).IsNil() { // notify about new snapshots of any size
-		notifier.OnNewSnapshot()
-	}
 
-	downloadRequest := make([]services.DownloadRequest, 0, len(rangesToMerge))
-	for i := range rangesToMerge {
-		r := &services.Range{From: rangesToMerge[i].from, To: rangesToMerge[i].to}
-		downloadRequest = append(downloadRequest, services.NewDownloadRequest(r, "", "", false /* Bor */))
-	}
-
-	if seedNewSnapshots != nil {
-		if err := seedNewSnapshots(downloadRequest); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -1338,7 +1333,7 @@ func (br *BlockRetire) PruneAncientBlocks(tx kv.RwTx, limit int, includeBor bool
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (br *BlockRetire) RetireBlocksInBackground(ctx context.Context, forwardProgress uint64, includeBor bool, lvl log.Lvl, seedNewSnapshots func(downloadRequest []services.DownloadRequest) error) {
+func (br *BlockRetire) RetireBlocksInBackground(ctx context.Context, forwardProgress uint64, includeBor bool, lvl log.Lvl, seedNewSnapshots func(downloadRequest []services.DownloadRequest) error, onDeleteSnapshots func(l []string) error) {
 	ok := br.working.CompareAndSwap(false, true)
 	if !ok {
 		// go-routine is still working
@@ -1349,7 +1344,7 @@ func (br *BlockRetire) RetireBlocksInBackground(ctx context.Context, forwardProg
 
 		blockFrom, blockTo, ok := CanRetire(forwardProgress, br.blockReader.FrozenBlocks())
 		if ok {
-			if err := br.RetireBlocks(ctx, blockFrom, blockTo, lvl, seedNewSnapshots); err != nil {
+			if err := br.RetireBlocks(ctx, blockFrom, blockTo, lvl, seedNewSnapshots, onDeleteSnapshots); err != nil {
 				br.logger.Warn("[snapshots] retire blocks", "err", err, "fromBlock", blockFrom, "toBlock", blockTo)
 			}
 		}
@@ -2172,32 +2167,43 @@ type Merger struct {
 	tmpDir          string
 	chainConfig     *chain.Config
 	chainDB         kv.RoDB
-	notifier        services.DBEventNotifier
 	logger          log.Logger
-	mergeSteps      []uint64
 }
 
-func NewMerger(tmpDir string, compressWorkers int, lvl log.Lvl, mergeSteps []uint64, chainDB kv.RoDB, chainConfig *chain.Config, notifier services.DBEventNotifier, logger log.Logger) *Merger {
-	return &Merger{tmpDir: tmpDir, compressWorkers: compressWorkers, lvl: lvl, mergeSteps: mergeSteps, chainDB: chainDB, chainConfig: chainConfig, notifier: notifier, logger: logger}
+func NewMerger(tmpDir string, compressWorkers int, lvl log.Lvl, chainDB kv.RoDB, chainConfig *chain.Config, logger log.Logger) *Merger {
+	return &Merger{tmpDir: tmpDir, compressWorkers: compressWorkers, lvl: lvl, chainDB: chainDB, chainConfig: chainConfig, logger: logger}
 }
 
 type Range struct {
 	from, to uint64
 }
 
-func (r Range) From() uint64 { return r.from }
-func (r Range) To() uint64   { return r.to }
+func (r Range) From() uint64             { return r.from }
+func (r Range) To() uint64               { return r.to }
+func (r Range) IsRecent(max uint64) bool { return max-r.to < snaptype.Erigon2MergeLimit }
+
+type Ranges []Range
+
+func (r Ranges) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%d", r)
+}
 
 var MergeSteps = []uint64{500_000, 100_000, 10_000}
+var RecentMergeSteps = []uint64{100_000, 10_000}
 
-func (m *Merger) FindMergeRanges(currentRanges []Range) (toMerge []Range) {
+func (m *Merger) FindMergeRanges(currentRanges []Range, maxBlockNum uint64) (toMerge []Range) {
 	for i := len(currentRanges) - 1; i > 0; i-- {
 		r := currentRanges[i]
-		if r.to-r.from >= snaptype.Erigon2MergeLimit { // is complete .seg
-			continue
+		isRecent := r.IsRecent(maxBlockNum)
+		mergeLimit, mergeSteps := uint64(snaptype.Erigon2MergeLimit), MergeSteps
+		if isRecent {
+			mergeLimit, mergeSteps = snaptype.Erigon2RecentMergeLimit, RecentMergeSteps
 		}
 
-		for _, span := range m.mergeSteps {
+		if r.to-r.from >= mergeLimit {
+			continue
+		}
+		for _, span := range mergeSteps {
 			if r.to%span != 0 {
 				continue
 			}
@@ -2294,7 +2300,7 @@ func (m *Merger) filesByRange(snapshots *RoSnapshots, from, to uint64) (map[snap
 }
 
 // Merge does merge segments in given ranges
-func (m *Merger) Merge(ctx context.Context, snapshots *RoSnapshots, mergeRanges []Range, snapDir string, doIndex bool) error {
+func (m *Merger) Merge(ctx context.Context, snapshots *RoSnapshots, mergeRanges []Range, snapDir string, doIndex bool, onMerge func(r Range) error, onDelete func(l []string) error) error {
 	if len(mergeRanges) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -2306,7 +2312,7 @@ func (m *Merger) Merge(ctx context.Context, snapshots *RoSnapshots, mergeRanges
 			return err
 		}
 
-		for _, t := range snaptype.AllSnapshotTypes {
+		for _, t := range snaptype.BlockSnapshotTypes {
 			segName := snaptype.SegmentFileName(r.from, r.to, t)
 			f, ok := snaptype.ParseFileName(snapDir, segName)
 			if !ok {
@@ -2326,11 +2332,20 @@ func (m *Merger) Merge(ctx context.Context, snapshots *RoSnapshots, mergeRanges
 			return fmt.Errorf("ReopenSegments: %w", err)
 		}
 		snapshots.LogStat()
-		if m.notifier != nil { // notify about new snapshots of any size
-			m.notifier.OnNewSnapshot()
-			time.Sleep(1 * time.Second) // i working on blocking API - to ensure client does not use old snapsthos - and then delete them
+
+		if err := onMerge(r); err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
-		for _, t := range snaptype.AllSnapshotTypes {
+		for _, t := range snaptype.BlockSnapshotTypes {
+			if len(toMerge[t]) == 0 {
+				continue
+			}
+			if err := onDelete(toMerge[t]); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second) // i working on blocking API - to ensure client does not use old snapsthos - and then delete them
+		for _, t := range snaptype.BlockSnapshotTypes {
 			m.removeOldFiles(toMerge[t], snapDir)
 		}
 	}
@@ -2358,6 +2373,9 @@ func (m *Merger) merge(ctx context.Context, toMerge []string, targetFile string,
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
 
+	_, fName := filepath.Split(targetFile)
+	m.logger.Debug("[snapshots] merge", "file", fName)
+
 	for _, d := range cList {
 		if err := d.WithReadAhead(func() error {
 			g := d.MakeGetter()
diff --git a/turbo/snapshotsync/freezeblocks/block_snapshots_test.go b/turbo/snapshotsync/freezeblocks/block_snapshots_test.go
index eb663df09..bfb051dbb 100644
--- a/turbo/snapshotsync/freezeblocks/block_snapshots_test.go
+++ b/turbo/snapshotsync/freezeblocks/block_snapshots_test.go
@@ -58,19 +58,55 @@ func createTestSegmentFile(t *testing.T, from, to uint64, name snaptype.Type, di
 }
 
 func TestFindMergeRange(t *testing.T) {
+	merger := NewMerger("x", 1, log.LvlInfo, nil, params.MainnetChainConfig, nil)
 	t.Run("big", func(t *testing.T) {
-		merger := NewMerger("x", 1, log.LvlInfo, MergeSteps, nil, params.MainnetChainConfig, nil, nil)
 		var ranges []Range
 		for i := 0; i < 24; i++ {
 			ranges = append(ranges, Range{from: uint64(i * 100_000), to: uint64((i + 1) * 100_000)})
 		}
-		found := merger.FindMergeRanges(ranges)
+		found := merger.FindMergeRanges(ranges, uint64(24*100_000))
 
-		var expect []Range
-		for i := 0; i < 4; i++ {
-			expect = append(expect, Range{from: uint64(i * snaptype.Erigon2MergeLimit), to: uint64((i + 1) * snaptype.Erigon2MergeLimit)})
+		expect := []Range{
+			{0, 500_000},
+			{500_000, 1_000_000},
+			{1_000_000, 1_500_000},
 		}
-		require.Equal(t, expect, found)
+		require.Equal(t, Ranges(expect).String(), Ranges(found).String())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("small", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var ranges Ranges
+		for i := 0; i < 240; i++ {
+			ranges = append(ranges, Range{from: uint64(i * 10_000), to: uint64((i + 1) * 10_000)})
+		}
+		found := merger.FindMergeRanges(ranges, uint64(240*10_000))
+
+		expect := Ranges{
+			{0, 500_000},
+			{500_000, 1_000_000},
+			{1_000_000, 1_500_000},
+			{1_500_000, 1_600_000},
+			{1_600_000, 1_700_000},
+			{1_700_000, 1_800_000},
+			{1_800_000, 1_900_000},
+			{1_900_000, 2_000_000},
+			{2_000_000, 2_100_000},
+			{2_100_000, 2_200_000},
+			{2_200_000, 2_300_000},
+			{2_300_000, 2_400_000},
+		}
+
+		require.Equal(t, expect.String(), Ranges(found).String())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("IsRecent", func(t *testing.T) {
+		require.True(t, Range{500_000, 599_000}.IsRecent(1_000_000))
+		require.True(t, Range{500_000, 501_000}.IsRecent(1_000_000))
+		require.False(t, Range{499_000, 500_000}.IsRecent(1_000_000))
+		require.False(t, Range{400_000, 500_000}.IsRecent(1_000_000))
+		require.False(t, Range{400_000, 401_000}.IsRecent(1_000_000))
+
+		require.False(t, Range{500_000, 501_000}.IsRecent(1_100_000))
 	})
 
 }
@@ -79,12 +115,12 @@ func TestMergeSnapshots(t *testing.T) {
 	logger := log.New()
 	dir, require := t.TempDir(), require.New(t)
 	createFile := func(from, to uint64) {
-		for _, snT := range snaptype.AllSnapshotTypes {
+		for _, snT := range snaptype.BlockSnapshotTypes {
 			createTestSegmentFile(t, from, to, snT, dir, logger)
 		}
 	}
 
-	N := uint64(7)
+	N := uint64(17)
 	createFile(0, snaptype.Erigon2MergeLimit)
 	for i := uint64(snaptype.Erigon2MergeLimit); i < snaptype.Erigon2MergeLimit+N*100_000; i += 100_000 {
 		createFile(i, i+100_000)
@@ -93,10 +129,14 @@ func TestMergeSnapshots(t *testing.T) {
 	defer s.Close()
 	require.NoError(s.ReopenFolder())
 	{
-		merger := NewMerger(dir, 1, log.LvlInfo, MergeSteps, nil, params.MainnetChainConfig, nil, logger)
-		ranges := merger.FindMergeRanges(s.Ranges())
+		merger := NewMerger(dir, 1, log.LvlInfo, nil, params.MainnetChainConfig, logger)
+		ranges := merger.FindMergeRanges(s.Ranges(), s.SegmentsMax())
 		require.True(len(ranges) > 0)
-		err := merger.Merge(context.Background(), s, ranges, s.Dir(), false)
+		err := merger.Merge(context.Background(), s, ranges, s.Dir(), false, func(r Range) error {
+			return nil
+		}, func(l []string) error {
+			return nil
+		})
 		require.NoError(err)
 	}
 
@@ -108,14 +148,18 @@ func TestMergeSnapshots(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(5, a)
 
 	{
-		merger := NewMerger(dir, 1, log.LvlInfo, MergeSteps, nil, params.MainnetChainConfig, nil, logger)
-		ranges := merger.FindMergeRanges(s.Ranges())
+		merger := NewMerger(dir, 1, log.LvlInfo, nil, params.MainnetChainConfig, logger)
+		ranges := merger.FindMergeRanges(s.Ranges(), s.SegmentsMax())
 		require.True(len(ranges) == 0)
-		err := merger.Merge(context.Background(), s, ranges, s.Dir(), false)
+		err := merger.Merge(context.Background(), s, ranges, s.Dir(), false, func(r Range) error {
+			return nil
+		}, func(l []string) error {
+			return nil
+		})
 		require.NoError(err)
 	}
 
-	expectedFileName = snaptype.SegmentFileName(1_100_000, 1_200_000, snaptype.Transactions)
+	expectedFileName = snaptype.SegmentFileName(1_800_000, 1_900_000, snaptype.Transactions)
 	d, err = compress.NewDecompressor(filepath.Join(dir, expectedFileName))
 	require.NoError(err)
 	defer d.Close()
diff --git a/turbo/snapshotsync/freezeblocks/bor_snapshots.go b/turbo/snapshotsync/freezeblocks/bor_snapshots.go
index 26846a64e..a1240ccb5 100644
--- a/turbo/snapshotsync/freezeblocks/bor_snapshots.go
+++ b/turbo/snapshotsync/freezeblocks/bor_snapshots.go
@@ -191,33 +191,34 @@ func (br *BlockRetire) RetireBorBlocks(ctx context.Context, blockFrom, blockTo u
 	if notifier != nil && !reflect.ValueOf(notifier).IsNil() { // notify about new snapshots of any size
 		notifier.OnNewSnapshot()
 	}
-	merger := NewBorMerger(tmpDir, workers, lvl, br.mergeSteps, db, chainConfig, notifier, logger)
-	rangesToMerge := merger.FindMergeRanges(snapshots.Ranges())
+	merger := NewBorMerger(tmpDir, workers, lvl, db, chainConfig, notifier, logger)
+	rangesToMerge := merger.FindMergeRanges(snapshots.Ranges(), snapshots.BlocksAvailable())
 	if len(rangesToMerge) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
-	err := merger.Merge(ctx, snapshots, rangesToMerge, snapshots.Dir(), true /* doIndex */)
+	onMerge := func(r Range) error {
+		if notifier != nil && !reflect.ValueOf(notifier).IsNil() { // notify about new snapshots of any size
+			notifier.OnNewSnapshot()
+		}
+
+		if seedNewSnapshots != nil {
+			downloadRequest := []services.DownloadRequest{
+				services.NewDownloadRequest(&services.Range{From: r.from, To: r.to}, "", "", true /* Bor */),
+			}
+			if err := seedNewSnapshots(downloadRequest); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+	onDelete := func(files []string) error {
+		//TODO: add Downloader API to delete files
+		return nil
+	}
+	err := merger.Merge(ctx, snapshots, rangesToMerge, snapshots.Dir(), true /* doIndex */, onMerge, onDelete)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := snapshots.ReopenFolder(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("reopen: %w", err)
-	}
-	snapshots.LogStat()
-	if notifier != nil && !reflect.ValueOf(notifier).IsNil() { // notify about new snapshots of any size
-		notifier.OnNewSnapshot()
-	}
-	downloadRequest := make([]services.DownloadRequest, 0, len(rangesToMerge))
-	for i := range rangesToMerge {
-		r := &services.Range{From: rangesToMerge[i].from, To: rangesToMerge[i].to}
-		downloadRequest = append(downloadRequest, services.NewDownloadRequest(r, "", "", true /* Bor */))
-	}
-
-	if seedNewSnapshots != nil {
-		if err := seedNewSnapshots(downloadRequest); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -1059,21 +1060,25 @@ type BorMerger struct {
 	chainDB         kv.RoDB
 	notifier        services.DBEventNotifier
 	logger          log.Logger
-	mergeSteps      []uint64
 }
 
-func NewBorMerger(tmpDir string, compressWorkers int, lvl log.Lvl, mergeSteps []uint64, chainDB kv.RoDB, chainConfig *chain.Config, notifier services.DBEventNotifier, logger log.Logger) *BorMerger {
-	return &BorMerger{tmpDir: tmpDir, compressWorkers: compressWorkers, lvl: lvl, mergeSteps: mergeSteps, chainDB: chainDB, chainConfig: chainConfig, notifier: notifier, logger: logger}
+func NewBorMerger(tmpDir string, compressWorkers int, lvl log.Lvl, chainDB kv.RoDB, chainConfig *chain.Config, notifier services.DBEventNotifier, logger log.Logger) *BorMerger {
+	return &BorMerger{tmpDir: tmpDir, compressWorkers: compressWorkers, lvl: lvl, chainDB: chainDB, chainConfig: chainConfig, notifier: notifier, logger: logger}
 }
 
-func (m *BorMerger) FindMergeRanges(currentRanges []Range) (toMerge []Range) {
+func (m *BorMerger) FindMergeRanges(currentRanges []Range, maxBlockNum uint64) (toMerge []Range) {
 	for i := len(currentRanges) - 1; i > 0; i-- {
 		r := currentRanges[i]
-		if r.to-r.from >= snaptype.Erigon2MergeLimit { // is complete .seg
-			continue
+		isRecent := r.IsRecent(maxBlockNum)
+		mergeLimit, mergeSteps := uint64(snaptype.Erigon2RecentMergeLimit), MergeSteps
+		if isRecent {
+			mergeLimit, mergeSteps = snaptype.Erigon2MergeLimit, RecentMergeSteps
 		}
 
-		for _, span := range m.mergeSteps {
+		if r.to-r.from >= mergeLimit {
+			continue
+		}
+		for _, span := range mergeSteps {
 			if r.to%span != 0 {
 				continue
 			}
@@ -1115,7 +1120,7 @@ func (m *BorMerger) filesByRange(snapshots *BorRoSnapshots, from, to uint64) (ma
 }
 
 // Merge does merge segments in given ranges
-func (m *BorMerger) Merge(ctx context.Context, snapshots *BorRoSnapshots, mergeRanges []Range, snapDir string, doIndex bool) error {
+func (m *BorMerger) Merge(ctx context.Context, snapshots *BorRoSnapshots, mergeRanges []Range, snapDir string, doIndex bool, onMerge func(r Range) error, onDelete func(l []string) error) error {
 	if len(mergeRanges) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -1147,11 +1152,19 @@ func (m *BorMerger) Merge(ctx context.Context, snapshots *BorRoSnapshots, mergeR
 			return fmt.Errorf("ReopenSegments: %w", err)
 		}
 		snapshots.LogStat()
-		if m.notifier != nil { // notify about new snapshots of any size
-			m.notifier.OnNewSnapshot()
-			time.Sleep(1 * time.Second) // i working on blocking API - to ensure client does not use old snapsthos - and then delete them
+		if err := onMerge(r); err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
-		for _, t := range []snaptype.Type{snaptype.BorEvents} {
+		for _, t := range snaptype.BlockSnapshotTypes {
+			if len(toMerge[t]) == 0 {
+				continue
+			}
+			if err := onDelete(toMerge[t]); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second) // i working on blocking API - to ensure client does not use old snapsthos - and then delete them
+		for _, t := range snaptype.BlockSnapshotTypes {
 			m.removeOldFiles(toMerge[t], snapDir)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/turbo/snapshotsync/snapshotsync.go b/turbo/snapshotsync/snapshotsync.go
index 06c0a4a6f..2298ba8ed 100644
--- a/turbo/snapshotsync/snapshotsync.go
+++ b/turbo/snapshotsync/snapshotsync.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 func BuildProtoRequest(downloadRequest []services.DownloadRequest) *proto_downloader.DownloadRequest {
-	req := &proto_downloader.DownloadRequest{Items: make([]*proto_downloader.DownloadItem, 0, len(snaptype.AllSnapshotTypes))}
+	req := &proto_downloader.DownloadRequest{Items: make([]*proto_downloader.DownloadItem, 0, len(snaptype.BlockSnapshotTypes))}
 	for _, r := range downloadRequest {
 		if r.Path != "" {
 			if r.TorrentHash != "" {
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ func BuildProtoRequest(downloadRequest []services.DownloadRequest) *proto_downlo
 			}
 		} else {
 			if r.Bor {
-				for _, t := range []snaptype.Type{snaptype.BorEvents, snaptype.BorSpans} {
+				for _, t := range snaptype.BorSnapshotTypes {
 					req.Items = append(req.Items, &proto_downloader.DownloadItem{
 						Path: snaptype.SegmentFileName(r.Ranges.From, r.Ranges.To, t),
 					})
 				}
 			} else {
-				for _, t := range snaptype.AllSnapshotTypes {
+				for _, t := range snaptype.BlockSnapshotTypes {
 					req.Items = append(req.Items, &proto_downloader.DownloadItem{
 						Path: snaptype.SegmentFileName(r.Ranges.From, r.Ranges.To, t),
 					})
diff --git a/turbo/stages/mock/mock_sentry.go b/turbo/stages/mock/mock_sentry.go
index ada1746a5..df9e7df5f 100644
--- a/turbo/stages/mock/mock_sentry.go
+++ b/turbo/stages/mock/mock_sentry.go
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ func MockWithEverything(tb testing.TB, gspec *types.Genesis, key *ecdsa.PrivateK
 		return block, nil
 	}
 
-	blockRetire := freezeblocks.NewBlockRetire(1, dirs, mock.BlockReader, blockWriter, freezeblocks.MergeSteps, mock.DB, mock.Notifications.Events, logger)
+	blockRetire := freezeblocks.NewBlockRetire(1, dirs, mock.BlockReader, blockWriter, mock.DB, mock.Notifications.Events, logger)
 	mock.Sync = stagedsync.New(
 		stagedsync.DefaultStages(mock.Ctx,
 			stagedsync.StageSnapshotsCfg(mock.DB, *mock.ChainConfig, dirs, blockRetire, snapshotsDownloader, mock.BlockReader, mock.Notifications.Events, mock.HistoryV3, mock.agg, nil),