Transfer Droplet snapshots to another DigitalOcean team to effectively migrate a Droplet to another owner.
How do I transfer a Droplet to someone else?
Last verified 22 Jun 2026
You can’t directly transfer a Droplet to another user, but you can transfer a snapshot of a Droplet. The recipient of the snapshot can recreate the Droplet from the snapshot.
How to Transfer a Droplet Snapshot to a Different Team
When you transfer a snapshot, the snapshot is no longer available on its original team, but the Droplet that the snapshot is based on is unaffected.
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Can I undo restoring a Droplet from a backup?
You cannot undo restoring a Droplet from a backup, but you can use an existing snapshot to restore a Droplet to a previous point in time.
How do I migrate my Droplet to another datacenter region?
Take a snapshot of your Droplet and then create new Droplet from the snapshot in the new datacenter.
How do I clone or make a copy of a Droplet?
Create a snapshot of the Droplet, then create a new Droplet from that snapshot.