How can I destroy my Droplets while maintaining my backups?
We retain weekly backups for four weeks and daily backups for seven days. You can convert backups into snapshots to save the image indefinitely.
If you intend to destroy a Droplet and want the most up-to-date image, power down the Droplet and take a snapshot immediately before destroying it.
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You cannot downsize a Droplet from a snapshot. Data is not always stored sequentially in memory, so reducing the size of a disk can result in data loss or corruption.
You can recover your Droplet if you took a snapshot of the Droplet, enabled automated backups, or used SnapShooter for Droplet backups.
Yes, you can choose between daily and weekly backups and customize the backup window.