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# Trigger manual snapshots

### What are manual snapshots?

A manual snapshot is a snapshot which is triggered by the user and not by the system. Manual snapshots are not taken into consideration by the retention policy. This means that a manual snapshot will stay active until you choose to delete it.

### How to trigger a manual snapshot?

Go to the page of the cloudlet you want to backup and hover the mouse on its name. From the dropdown that opened click the option `Take snapshot now`. 

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