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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Convert your backups to snapshots to save them indefinitely.
You cannot currently download DigitalOcean backups or snapshots, but you can use third-party tools to save your data locally.
Creating a backup or snapshot takes roughly 2 minutes per GB of used space.