# Backups Details

Generated on 19 Mar 2026

Backups are automatically-created disk images of Droplets. Enabling backups for Droplets enables system-level backups at intervals of every 4 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, day, or week, which provides a way to revert to an older state or create new Droplets.

[Backups Features](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/backups/details/features/index.html.md): Backups are automatically-created disk images of Droplets. Enabling backups for Droplets enables system-level backups, which provides a way to revert to an older state or create new Droplets.

[Backups Pricing](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/backups/details/pricing/index.html.md): Backup costs depend on the type of chosen plan. Basic plans add a flat percentage of the Droplet’s cost to the monthly bill, while usage-based plans add a flat rate per GiB of a backup’s restorable file size.

[Backups Availability](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/backups/details/availability/index.html.md)

[Backups Limits](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/backups/details/limits/index.html.md): Limits and known issues for backups.