How to create or delete volume snapshot on 3Engines Cloud[🔗](#how-to-create-or-delete-volume-snapshot-on-brand-name "Permalink to this headline")
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Volume snapshot allows you to save the state of volume at a specific point in time. Here is how to create or delete volume snapshot using Horizon dashboard or OpenStack CLI client.

Prerequisites[🔗](#prerequisites "Permalink to this headline")
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No. 1 **Hosting**

You need a 3Engines Cloud hosting account with access to Horizon interface: <https://horizon.3Engines.com>

No. 2 **A volume**

You need to have the volume which will serve as a source of your volume snapshot.

To prevent data corruption while creating a snapshot, the volume should not be connected to a virtual machine. If it is, disconnect it from the volume using one of these articles: