---
title: "Upgrade a volume"
description: "Make a Block Storage volume larger from its Actions menu, while it is attached to a node."
content_type: "how-to"
product: "volumes"
platform: "MyAccount"
url: "/myaccount/volumes/how-to/upgrade-a-volume/"
topic: ["manage"]
relationships: {"requires":["/myaccount/volumes/how-to/create-a-volume/"]}
---

# Upgrade a volume

Upgrading makes a volume larger: you choose a bigger size from its **Actions** menu. The volume must
be attached to a node and on an hourly plan, and the size can only go up.

## Before you begin

- A volume attached to a node and on an hourly plan. See [Attach a
  volume](/myaccount/volumes/how-to/attach-a-volume/).

## A volume with a snapshot cannot be upgraded

If the volume has a snapshot, the upgrade is blocked until you deal with it: delete the
snapshot, or create a new volume from it and upgrade that new volume.

## Upgrade the volume

1. Open **Storage > Volumes**.
2. Select the volume, open its **Actions** menu, and choose **Upgrade Volume**.
3. Choose the new, larger size.
4. Click **Upgrade**.

The volume is resized to the new size. If **Upgrade Volume** is unavailable, the volume is not
attached, is part of a committed plan, or has a snapshot. See
[Troubleshooting Volumes](/myaccount/volumes/troubleshooting/volumes/) for how to handle
each.

The extra space is yours once you extend the file system to fill it.