> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.tenbyte.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Tenbyte Cloud Backups

Set up and manage backups for your virtual machines in Tenbyte Cloud to ensure data protection and easy recovery.

## Select Compute Section

* From the left sidebar, click on **Compute** to view your created virtual machines (VMs).

  ![View your created Virtual Machines](https://mintcdn.com/vidinfra/Lcq_8Qv3zFmuoLBi/images/cloud/25.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=Lcq_8Qv3zFmuoLBi\&q=85\&s=dce200eceeb6564375b70154d3ab76f8)

  View your created Virtual Machines

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## Choose Your Virtual Machine

* In the Compute section, you will see a list of all your created VMs.

  ![List of all Created VMs](https://mintcdn.com/vidinfra/Lcq_8Qv3zFmuoLBi/images/cloud/26.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=Lcq_8Qv3zFmuoLBi\&q=85\&s=2d07926a48b40593e8b5e769c6078bf0)

  List of all Created VMs

* Click the VM that you want to configure backups for.

## Navigate to the Backups Tab

* After selecting your VM, you will see a detailed overview of the machine.
* Select the **Backups** tab to open the backup settings.

  ![Navigate to the Backups Tab](https://mintcdn.com/vidinfra/Lcq_8Qv3zFmuoLBi/images/cloud/28.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=Lcq_8Qv3zFmuoLBi\&q=85\&s=66bad75b58694b503ffab9dc82c13c70)

  Navigate to the Backups Tab

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## Enable Backups

* When you enable backup service, an automatic disk-level backup will be created from the boot disk of your VM.

> [!NOTE]
>
> A backup will be created once a week and will be stored for a one-month period. You will have up to 4 backups stored at any given time.

* The estimated cost per backup will be displayed.
* To start creating backups, simply click **Enable** backups.

  ![Enable Backup](https://mintcdn.com/vidinfra/Lcq_8Qv3zFmuoLBi/images/cloud/29.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=Lcq_8Qv3zFmuoLBi\&q=85\&s=08f8aaa461e0dadc69f0cfce6953e3ea)

  Enable Backup

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## View Backup History

* Once backups are enabled, you can see a list of all created backups in the same section.

  ![View Backup History](https://mintcdn.com/vidinfra/Lcq_8Qv3zFmuoLBi/images/cloud/30.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=Lcq_8Qv3zFmuoLBi\&q=85\&s=01c0b84e7b53b7c01b98ec27226d49ae)

  View Backup History
* Each entry includes:

  * **UUID** — Unique ID of the backup
  * **Size** — Size of the backed-up disk
  * **Created** — Date and time when the backup was made

This history allows you to choose the correct restore point easily.

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## Disable Backups

* If you no longer wish to keep backups, you can choose to disable backups by clicking the **Disable backups** option.

  ![Disable Backups](https://mintcdn.com/vidinfra/Lcq_8Qv3zFmuoLBi/images/cloud/31.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=Lcq_8Qv3zFmuoLBi\&q=85\&s=4fb3641e162cad520dbe297460874134)

  Disable Backups

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## Restore or Create New VM from Backup

* Use the backup images to restore your VM to a previous state or create a new VM with the same configuration and modified size parameters.


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