# Snapshot

Snapshots are on-demand disk images of GPU VMs and volumes saved to your account. Use them to create new GPU VM and volumes with the same contents.

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Please note that this feature only supports GPU VMs using Block storage -Persistent disk.
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## Create a Snapshot

The snapshot feature allows you to capture the current state of a virtual machine, enabling quick recovery or rollback in case of system changes or failures.

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**Step 1:** Open the **Instance management** on the Side menu

**Step 2:** Find the GPU VM you want to create a snapshot and click the 3-dot icon.

**Step 3:** Create an instance snapshot by giving a snapshot name and tag (optional)

The snapshot that has been created will appear in **Snapshot** section.

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## Use a Snapshot

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**Step 1:** Open the **Snapshot** on the Side menu

**Step 2:** Find the snapshot you want to use click the 3-dot icon. Please note that only active snapshot can be used.

**Step 3:** You can choose the following actions:

* **Launch as an instance**: Create a new virtual machine directly from this snapshot
* **Create storage disk**: Generate a new storage volume based on the snapshot’s data
* **Manage tags**: Add or edit tags to organize the snapshot
* **Delete image**: Permanently delete the snapshot

## Delete a Snapshot

To delete a snapshot, follow these steps:

**Step 1:** In the menu, select **Snapshot**, then under the **Actions** menu of the snapshot, click **Delete Image**.

**Step 2:** Click **Delete Snapshot**.

Once you confirm the deletion, the system will delete the image and free up the snapshot resources that were being used by the VPC. You will be notified once the snapshot deletion is complete.

If you check the option **"Delete all volume snapshots attached to this image"**, all snapshots created from the storage disk attached to that VM will also be deleted.

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