Is it possible to prune the downloaded blockchain into one directory while keeping the original as well? (Bitcoin Core)

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I've downloaded the Bitcoin blockchain onto a hard drive I had lying around so that I can always sync from this copy. However, this hard drive only has 1 TB so it can fit only a single copy of the full chain.

Now what I'm wondering is this: If I want to run a node with a pruned version of the blockchain, can I run Bitcoin Core in such a way that it prunes the blockchain, writes the pruned version into one directory while keeping the full copy intact?