# Backups How-Tos

Generated on 16 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.

## Getting Started

[How to Enable Backups](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/backups/how-to/enable/index.html.md): Enable backups for a Droplet for automatic, system-level backups.

[How to Create or Restore Droplets from Backups](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/backups/how-to/create-and-restore/index.html.md): Create a new Droplet from a backup or restore an Droplet to an older point in time.

[How to Convert Backups to Snapshots](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/backups/how-to/convert-to-snapshot/index.html.md): Convert a backup to a snapshot to store the image indefinitely in your DigitalOcean team.

[How to Disable Backups](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/backups/how-to/disable/index.html.md): Disable backups on a Droplet to stop automatic backups for that Droplet.