Can I restore individual files or directories from a snapshot or a backup?
You cannot retrieve individual files or directories from an image, like a snapshot or a backup. However, you can recreate the resource that the image originated from and copy the files from there.
For example, you can create a Droplet from a backup, then use SFTP to transfer the files. When you’re done, you can destroy the Droplet.
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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.
You cannot create Droplets in certain datacenters due to limited capacity. If you have snapshots in a limited capacity datacenter, transfer them to another datacenter to create Droplets from them.