# Volume Snapshots

Volume Snapshots capture the current state of a block storage volume at a specific point in time. Use them for backup and recovery from accidental deletion or corruption.

### Create a Volume Snapshot

- From the left-hand menu, click Snapshots → Volume Snapshot tab.
- Click Take Snapshot or the + icon.

![Snapshots page on the Volume Snapshot tab with the Take Snapshot (+) button](https://docs.zcp.zsoftly.ca/_astro/snapshots-create-a-volume-snapshot.DcWLVQoy_Z14oOBY.webp)

### Steps

1. Choose a Location: select the data center.
2. Assign to a Project.
3. Choose Block Storage: select the volume to snapshot.
4. Snapshot Name: provide a unique name.
5. Create: Billing cycle: Hourly only. Billing rule: Fixed Prorata only. Click Take Snapshot.

![Take Volume Snapshot form: location, project, block storage, name, and billing](https://docs.zcp.zsoftly.ca/_astro/snapshots-steps.CE7aYr9v_Z117Hb.webp)

See also: [Create Volume](https://docs.zcp.zsoftly.ca/public-cloud/storage/block-storage/create-volume), [VM Snapshots](https://docs.zcp.zsoftly.ca/public-cloud/backups-snapshots/vm-snapshots)