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Snapshots on your Google Play or Android Emulator VPS
Take a snapshot of your Google Play VPS or Android Emulator VPS before a big change, go back to it when something breaks, or reinstall Windows from scratch.
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A snapshot is a restore point of the whole server: Windows, your Android apps, their data and your files. Three are included with every plan.
Take a snapshot
Open your service in the client area and go to the Snapshots tab. Select Take snapshot and give it a name, such as the change you are about to make. The server keeps running meanwhile.
Good moments: when your apps are set up and signed in, and before an update or a big change.
Roll back
On the Snapshots tab, the buttons in each row roll the server back to that snapshot or delete it. Rolling back undoes everything since the snapshot, so copy any files you still need to your computer first (see file transfer).
Three snapshots fit at a time: delete an old one before you take a fourth.
Reinstall Windows
When you want a fresh start, Reinstall OS installs Windows from scratch and erases everything on the server. Afterwards the Android part is set up again by itself: Google Play on a Google Play VPS, BlueStacks on an Android Emulator VPS. Rescue starts the server from a rescue system when Windows does not start.
Next steps
Frequently asked questions
How many snapshots can I keep?
Three. Delete an old one before you take a fourth.
What does rolling back undo?
Everything since the snapshot: Windows, your Android apps, their data and your files on the server.
What happens after Reinstall OS?
Windows is installed from scratch and everything on the server is erased. The Android part is set up again by itself.