# Can I download a backup or snapshot?

No, you cannot currently download DigitalOcean backups or snapshots.

As an alternative, you can use third-party tools to back up your Droplet, such as [rsync](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-rsync-to-sync-local-and-remote-directories-on-a-vps) or [SFTP](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-filezilla-to-transfer-and-manage-files-securely-on-your-vps).

To share your support for this feature, [vote for downloading snapshots and backups on ideas.digitalocean.com](https://ideas.digitalocean.com/core-compute-platform/p/download-snapshot-andor-backup).

## Related Topics

[Can I restore individual files or directories from a snapshot or a backup?](https://docs.digitalocean.com/support/can-i-restore-individual-files-or-directories-from-a-snapshot-or-a-backup/index.html.md): The only way to restore files from an image is to recreate a Droplet or volume from the image and copy the flies from there.

[How long will my backup or snapshot take to complete?](https://docs.digitalocean.com/support/how-long-will-my-backup-or-snapshot-take-to-complete/index.html.md): Creating a backup or snapshot takes roughly 2 minutes per GB of used space.

[Why is my snapshot's size different from reported disk usage?](https://docs.digitalocean.com/support/why-is-my-snapshots-size-different-from-reported-disk-usage/index.html.md): Snapshots of Droplets are a best estimate based on the disk usage. Snapshots of volumes operate at the block storage level, so the snapshot size may not match what the filesystem reports.