How to Enable Backups
Enable backups for a Droplet for automatic, system-level backups at weekly or daily intervals.
Backups How-Tos
Generated on 18 Apr 2025
Backups are automatically-created disk images of Droplets. Enabling backups for Droplets enables system-level backups at weekly or daily intervals, which provides a way to revert to an older state or create new Droplets.
Getting Started
How to Create or Restore Droplets from Backups
Create a new Droplet from a backup or restore an Droplet to an older point in time.
How to Convert Backups to Snapshots
Convert a backup to a snapshot to store the image indefinitely in your DigitalOcean team.
How to Disable Backups
Disable backups on a Droplet to stop automatic backups for that Droplet.