Where are droplet snapshots stored? On the droplet itself or elsewhere?

August 8, 2016 1.5k

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bradthiess

If i have a snapshot that was created two years ago, approx 8GIG. If deleted, does it free up HD space on the droplet itself?

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Woet August 8, 2016

Droplets are not stored on your droplet and do not take up disk space.

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bradthiess August 9, 2016

Thank You for the clarification.
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