How do I migrate my Droplet to another datacenter region?

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If you want to migrate your Droplet to another datacenter region, you need to create a snapshot of your Droplet and then create a new Droplet from the snapshot in the new datacenter region. Snapshots are complete copies of your Droplet’s hard disk that are saved as a disk image that you can create additional Droplets from. Snapshots only contain the data that resides on the disk at the time the snapshot was taken.

To do migrate a Droplet using a snapshot, see How to Migrate Droplets Using DigitalOcean Snapshots.

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 clone or make a copy of a Droplet?

Create a snapshot of the Droplet, then create a new Droplet from that snapshot.

How do I transfer a Droplet to someone else?

You can transfer snapshots of Droplets to others by email address or by team.

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