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How does downsizing work with regards to storage?

Posted on November 18, 2013

I found a question about upsizing (https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/if-i-upgrade-from-a-10-month-plan-to-a-20-month-plan-would-i-have-to-reinstall-everything-or-is-the-upgrade-seamless), and want to ask the opposite question:

When moving down the size stack, how does disk get resized?



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You cannot downscale a droplet past its original disk size.

Not an option yet; but you can vote for it on DigitalOcean’s Customer Feedback Forum: <a href=“http://digitalocean.uservoice.com/forums/136585-digital-ocean/suggestions/4074700-downgrade-option-not-just-upgrade”>downgrade option, not just upgrade</a>.

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