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title: "Saved Images FAQ"
description: "Quick answers about saving, importing, exporting, and managing saved node images, each linking to the page with the full detail."
content_type: "faq"
product: "images"
platform: "MyAccount"
url: "/myaccount/images/faq/"
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# Saved Images FAQ

## What is the difference between a saved image and a snapshot?

A saved image is a reusable template: launch new nodes from it whenever you want a copy of that
setup. A snapshot saves one node as it is at that moment. To use it, save it as an image and
launch a node from that image. See
[Saved images and snapshots](/myaccount/node/concepts/images-and-snapshots/).

## Which nodes can save an image?

Any node can, GPU nodes included, except firewall and spot nodes. See [Save a node as an image](/myaccount/node/how-to/save-a-node-as-an-image/).

## Do I need to power the node off before saving an image?

It depends on the family, as listed in [Node families](/myaccount/node/concepts/node-families/). C3, M3, SDC3, GDC3, E1, and E1WC nodes can save while the node is
running. Every other family, including GDC, needs it powered off first. See [Save a node as an image](/myaccount/node/how-to/save-a-node-as-an-image/).

## Does a saved image include my attached volumes?

No. Saving an image copies only the node's root disk. If the setup you want to reuse depends on
data in a volume, recreate or reattach that volume on each node you launch. See [Save a node as an image](/myaccount/node/how-to/save-a-node-as-an-image/).

## Can I launch a node from a saved image in a different region?

Yes, once you move the image there. Export it to a bucket in the other region, then import the
file in that region. See
[Move the image to the other region](/myaccount/images/how-to/export-an-image/#move-the-image-to-the-other-region).

## What image formats can I import?

You can import `qcow2`, `qed`, `raw`, `vdi`, and `vhd` images, with a single boot partition and
no larger than 2,048 GB (2 TB). See [Import a custom image](/myaccount/images/how-to/import-a-custom-image/).

## Can I export a saved image to Object Storage?

Yes, when the image's region is Delhi or Chennai. The image must be in **Ready** or
**Available** state, and the access key needs **Bucket Admin** or **Bucket Writer** permission.
See [Export an image to Object Storage](/myaccount/images/how-to/export-an-image/).

## Why does an imported image use more space than the file I uploaded?

An imported image is stored in a format specific to E2E, and can use up to five times its
original file size. Importing itself is free; you are charged for the storage the image uses.
See [Import a custom image](/myaccount/images/how-to/import-a-custom-image/).

## Can I import an image from another cloud?

Yes. Upload the disk image to an E2E Object Storage bucket, then import it from the **Saved
Images** page. Before you make the image, install and turn on the OpenNebula context package
on the source machine and turn off cloud-init, or nodes launched from it cannot be reached. See
[Import a custom image](/myaccount/images/how-to/import-a-custom-image/), and for an AWS EC2
instance, [Migrate an AWS EC2 instance to E2E](/myaccount/node/how-to/migrate-an-aws-ec2-instance-to-e2e/).

## Can I rename or delete a saved image?

Yes, from the image's **Actions** menu on the **Saved Images** page. Delete works once the image
has finished creating, exporting, or being cloned, is not in **Error**, and no scale group uses
it. See [Troubleshooting Saved Images](/myaccount/images/troubleshooting/images/) if it is
refused.

## Can I move a saved image to another project?

Yes, to another project in the same account. Before you move it, remove its tags, and make sure
the image is not in **Error** and no scale group uses it. It keeps its region, and you can launch nodes from it in its
new project. See [Move a saved image to another project](/myaccount/images/how-to/move-a-saved-image-to-another-project/).

## Does moving a saved image move its node too?

No. The node the image was taken from stays in its project. To move the node together with its
saved images, move the node instead. See
[Move a node to another project](/myaccount/node/how-to/move-a-node-to-another-project/).