user101279: Just finished syncing the whole blockchain after days and I realize the bitcoin settings were "pruning", which means I cannot use it as a wallet. 
is it the normal behavior of bitcoin core v0.19.0.1 to automatically prune the blockchain ? 

user95422: No, the default behavior of bitcoin core v0.19.0.1 is still the non pruning mod.
You should check your bitcoin.conf file depending on your operating system there is a line about pruning which should be something likeprune=550 in your case, just put a # to deactivate it again like #prune=550.

101279: <p>Just finished syncing the whole blockchain after days and I realize the bitcoin settings were "pruning", which means I cannot use it as a wallet. </p>

<p>is it the normal behavior of bitcoin core v0.19.0.1 to automatically prune the blockchain ? </p>
 95422: <p>No, the default behavior of bitcoin core v0.19.0.1 is still the non pruning mod.</p>

<p>You should check your bitcoin.conf file <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Running_Bitcoin#Bitcoin.conf_Configuration_File" rel="noreferrer">depending on your operating system</a> there is a line about pruning which should be something like<code>prune=550</code> in your case, just put a # to deactivate it again like <code>#prune=550</code>.</p>
