How to Create Snapshots of Droplets
Snapshot a Droplet to save the contents of the Droplet’s disk.
Snapshots How-Tos
Generated on 7 Nov 2026
Snapshots are on-demand disk images of DigitalOcean Droplets and volumes saved to your account. Use them to create new Droplets and volumes with the same contents.
Getting Started with Droplet Snapshots
How to Create or Restore Droplets from Snapshots
Create a new Droplet from a snapshot or restore a Droplet to an older point in time.
How to Migrate Droplets Using DigitalOcean Snapshots
Use snapshots to migrate a Droplet from one data center region to another.
Getting Started with Volume Snapshots
How to Create Snapshots of Volumes
Snapshot a volume to save the contents of the volume’s disk.
How to Create Volumes from Snapshots
Create a new volume from a snapshot.
Snapshot Management
How to Add or Remove Droplet Snapshots in Other Regions
Add a Droplet snapshot to more regions to create Droplets from it there, or remove its copies from regions you no longer need.
How to Transfer a Droplet Snapshot to a Different Team
Transfer Droplet snapshots to another DigitalOcean team to effectively migrate a Droplet to another owner.
How to Delete Snapshots
Delete a snapshot to permanently remove it from your account.