# Volumes Block Storage – DigitalOcean Documentation

> Volumes are network-based block devices that provide additional data storage for Droplets.
- [Volumes Support](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/volumes/support/index.html.md): Get help with technical support and answers to frequently asked questions.



## Getting Started with Volumes

Quickstarts and intermediate tutorials to get started.

- [Volume Quickstart](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/volumes/getting-started/quickstart/index.html.md): Just the essentials to go from zero to working in a few minutes.

## Volume How-Tos

How to accomplish specific tasks in detail, like creation/deletion, configuration, and management.

- [How to Create and Set Up Volumes for Use with Droplets](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/volumes/how-to/create/index.html.md): Create, format, and mount volumes for use with Droplets.
- [How to Detach and Delete Volumes](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/volumes/how-to/delete-detach/index.html.md): Detach or permanently delete volumes from Droplets.
- [How to Increase the Size of DigitalOcean Volumes Block Storage](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/volumes/how-to/increase-size/index.html.md): Scale up the amount of storage space available on a volume.
- [How to Move Volumes between Droplets](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/volumes/how-to/move-between-droplets/index.html.md): Move volumes between Droplets in the same region, or use snapshots to move volumes to Droplets in different regions.
- [How to Mount and Unmount Volumes](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/volumes/how-to/mount-unmount/index.html.md): Manually mount, persistently mount, and unmount volumes on Droplets.
- [How to Create Partitions on DigitalOcean Volumes Block Storage](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/volumes/how-to/partition/index.html.md): Partition volumes to divide a single storage device into smaller units that you can manage independently.
- [How to Expand Partitions After Resizing a Volume](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/volumes/how-to/expand-partitions/index.html.md): After you resize a partitioned volume to increase its available amount of disk, rewrite the partition table and expand the filesystem to use the new space.

## Volume Details

Features, plans and pricing, availability, limits, known issues, and more.

- [Volume Features](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/volumes/details/features/index.html.md): We offer Volume storage features like flexible block storage, snapshot support, SSD performance with bursting, encrypted Ceph-backed durability, and more.
- [Volume Pricing](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/volumes/details/pricing/index.html.md): Billing and pricing information for DigitalOcean Volumes Block Storage.
- [Volume Availability](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/volumes/details/availability/index.html.md): Regional datacenter availability for DigitalOcean Volumes Block Storage.
- [Volume Limits](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/volumes/details/limits/index.html.md): Limits and known issues for DigitalOcean Volumes Block Storage.
- [Naming Conventions for DigitalOcean Volumes Block Storage](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/volumes/details/naming-conventions/index.html.md): How DigitalOcean Volume names map to device identifiers, mount points, and systemd unit files.

## Volumes Block Storage Support

Technical support articles for Volumes Block Storage.

- [Can I attach a volume to multiple Droplets?](https://docs.digitalocean.com/support/can-i-attach-a-volume-to-multiple-droplets/index.html.md): Block storage volumes can only be attached to one Droplet at a time. You can share data using a network filesystem instead.
- [Why does my Droplet show almost 100% disk usage even after attaching a new volume?](https://docs.digitalocean.com/support/why-does-my-droplet-show-almost-100-disk-usage-even-after-attaching-a-new-volume/index.html.md): Attaching a volume adds separate storage and does not increase a Droplet's root disk size.
- [Why is my resized volume smaller than I expected?](https://docs.digitalocean.com/support/why-is-my-resized-volume-smaller-than-i-expected/index.html.md): Differences in filesystem overhead, reserved space, and unit conversions can make a resized volume appear smaller than its allocated size.