---
title: "Manage snapshots in a project"
description: "See, search, and act on every snapshot in a TIR project from the Snapshots page under Storage, including snapshots of VMs that are deleted."
content_type: "how-to"
product: "tir-snapshots"
platform: "TIR"
url: "/tir/tir-snapshots/how-to/manage-snapshots-in-a-project/"
topic: ["monitor"]
---

# Manage snapshots in a project

See every snapshot in a project in one place, find the one you need, and act on it. This is the
place to work across several VMs, or to find a snapshot whose VM has been deleted.

## Before you begin

You need the permission that matches what you plan to do: create permission to take a snapshot
or to build a VM or scale group from one, update permission to schedule, rename, or restore, and
delete permission to delete. Actions you lack permission for are not offered. See [TIR Access
Control](/tir/tir-iam/).

## Open the page

In TIR, open your project. In the side menu, under **Storage**, select **Snapshots**. To see only one
VM's snapshots, open that VM and select its **Snapshots** tab instead. Until the project has a
snapshot, you can start from **Create Snapshot** or **Schedule Snapshot** on the same page.

## See how well the VMs are protected

Three figures sum up the project's snapshots:

- **Snapshot storage** is the combined **Full Snapshot Size** of the **Ready** snapshots, and how many
  there are.
- **VMs with snapshots** is how many of the project's VMs have at least one **Ready** snapshot, and
  how many live VMs have none to restore from.
- **Needs attention** is how many VMs still in the project have a latest snapshot that failed. Failed
  snapshots of deleted VMs are left out. When it is above zero, take a new snapshot of those VMs; see
  [A snapshot shows Failed](/tir/tir-snapshots/troubleshooting/tir-snapshots/#a-snapshot-shows-failed).

## Find a snapshot

A snapshot you took is **Manual**, and one a schedule took is **Scheduled**. To find a snapshot,
sort the list or search it by name, source VM, status, or type. To open the VM a snapshot came
from, select its name.

To narrow the list, select the search box and filter by any part of the snapshot's name, by source
VM, by status (**Ready**, **In progress**, or **Failed**), or by type, then select **Search** or press
Enter. If nothing matches, see [Troubleshooting TIR
Snapshots](/tir/tir-snapshots/troubleshooting/tir-snapshots/#no-snapshots-match-the-selected-filters).

A snapshot that is **In progress** turns **Ready** or **Failed** by itself. If it is still **In
progress** after 20 minutes, select **Refresh**.

## Act on a snapshot

Open the **Actions** menu in a snapshot's row and choose an action.

| Action                        | What it does                                                                                                                               | When it applies                                                                                             |
| ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Rename**                    | Changes the snapshot's name. See [Create a VM snapshot](/tir/tir-snapshots/how-to/create-a-vm-snapshot/#rename-a-snapshot).                | Available while the source VM exists. Needs permission to update.                                           |
| **Create VM**                 | Opens the create form with the snapshot's disk. See [Create a VM from a snapshot](/tir/tir-snapshots/how-to/create-a-vm-from-a-snapshot/). | Needs the snapshot to be **Ready**, and permission to create. It also works for a snapshot of a deleted VM. |
| **Create Auto Scaling Group** | Opens the form for a new Auto Scaling Group with the snapshot as its source.                                                               | Needs a **Ready** snapshot of a CPU VM that still exists, and permission to create.                         |
| **Restore**                   | Replaces the VM's disk with the snapshot. See [Restore a VM from a snapshot](/tir/tir-snapshots/how-to/restore-a-vm-from-a-snapshot/).     | Needs a **Ready** snapshot whose source VM still exists, and permission to update.                          |
| **Delete Snapshot**           | Removes the snapshot for good. See [Delete a VM snapshot](/tir/tir-snapshots/how-to/delete-a-vm-snapshot/).                                | Available for every snapshot, including one whose VM is deleted. Needs permission to delete.                |

When an action is unavailable, hold the pointer over it to see why.

## Take or schedule a snapshot from this page

To take a snapshot, select **Create Snapshot**, choose the VM from **VM**, enter the **Snapshot Name**, and select **Create**. The name rules are in [Create a VM snapshot](/tir/tir-snapshots/how-to/create-a-vm-snapshot/). You can choose a VM that is
**Running** or **Stopped** on a plan that supports snapshots, and TIR says why any other VM is left
out. If no VM can be chosen, see [Troubleshooting TIR
Snapshots](/tir/tir-snapshots/troubleshooting/tir-snapshots/#no-eligible-vms-are-available). If the project has no VM yet, create one first.

To schedule snapshots, select **Schedule Snapshot**, choose a VM, and select **Next** to set up or
change that VM's schedule. A schedule belongs to one VM. Here too, only a VM that is **Running** or **Stopped**, on a plan that
supports snapshots, can be chosen. See [Schedule VM snapshots](/tir/tir-snapshots/how-to/schedule-vm-snapshots/).

## A snapshot whose VM is deleted

A snapshot outlives its VM. Its source VM is then marked **VM deleted**, and the snapshot stays
available.

For a deleted VM's snapshot, **Create VM** and **Delete Snapshot** work. **Restore**, **Rename**, and
**Create Auto Scaling Group** need a source VM that still exists.

For help with any message on this page, see
[Troubleshooting TIR Snapshots](/tir/tir-snapshots/troubleshooting/tir-snapshots/).