Can I change my Droplet's backup schedule and frequency?

When you enable backups for a Droplet, you can choose between daily and weekly backups.

You can also customize the backup window, which is a 4-hour window of time during which the Droplet automatically initiates a new backup. For weekly backups, this also lets you choose a day of the week for your backups.

As an alternative, you can also use SnapShooter to automate taking snapshots of Droplets. SnapShooter offers a customizable backup frequency and retention policy.

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How can I destroy my Droplets while maintaining my backups?

Convert your backups to snapshots to save them indefinitely.

Can I download a backup or snapshot?

You cannot currently download DigitalOcean backups or snapshots, but you can use third-party tools to save your data locally.

How long will my backup or snapshot take to complete?

Creating a backup or snapshot takes roughly 2 minutes per GB of used space.