Backups are automatically-created disk images of Droplets. Enabling backups for Droplets enables system-level backups at weekly intervals, which provides a way to revert to an older state or create new Droplets.
Daily image backups are now available in NYC1 and AMS3.
Daily backups for Droplets are in early availability. You can now enable daily backups on new and existing Droplets in NYC3 and SFO3.
Backups now remain available for four weeks even if the associated Droplet is deleted. Previously, deleting a Droplet would also delete its backups.
You can view your backups and their expiration dates in the control panel and convert them to snapshots.
For more information, see all Backups release notes.