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10 changes: 7 additions & 3 deletions pages/block-storage/quickstart.mdx
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paragraph: Get started with Scaleway Block Storage. This guide covers creating, attaching, and mounting Block Storage volumes to your Instances for efficient data management.
tags: block storage overview get started
dates:
validation: 2025-01-07
validation: 2025-06-20
posted: 2023-11-23
categories:
- block-storage
- storage
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Scaleway [Block Storage](/block-storage/concepts/#block-device) provides network-attached storage that can be plugged in and out of [Instances](/instances/concepts/#instance) like a virtual hard-drive. Block Storage devices are independent of the Local Storage of Instances, and the fact that they are accessed over a network connection makes it easy to move them between Instances in the same [Availability Zone](/instances/concepts/#availability-zone).
Scaleway [Block Storage](/block-storage/concepts/#block-device) provides network-attached storage that can be plugged in and out of [Instances](/instances/concepts/#instance) like a virtual hard drive. Block Storage devices are independent of the Local Storage of Instances, and the fact that they are accessed over a network connection makes it easy to move them between Instances in the same [Availability Zone](/instances/concepts/#availability-zone).

From the user's point of view, once [mounted](/block-storage/api-cli/managing-a-volume/#mounting-and-using-a-block-storage-volume), the block device behaves like a regular disk.

<Macro id="block-storage-migration" />

## Console overview
Discover the Block Storage interface on the Scaleway console.
<GuideFlow src="https://app.guideflow.com/embed/gkydgm0u4k"/>

<Macro id="requirements" />

- A Scaleway account logged into the [console](https://console.scaleway.com)
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The Scaleway ecosystem uses [GB](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabyte) to define storage sizes and not [GiB](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibibyte) as the default on linux.
The Scaleway ecosystem uses [GB](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabyte) to define storage sizes and not [GiB](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibibyte) as the default on Linux.
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paragraph: Get started with Scaleway Local Storage. This guide covers creating, attaching, and mounting Block Storage volumes to your Instances for efficient data management.
tags: local storage overview get started
dates:
validation: 2025-03-24
validation: 2025-06-20
posted: 2025-03-24
categories:
- local-storage
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Local Storage is tied to the lifespan of the Instance; data stored locally will be lost if the Instance is terminated.
For persistent storage needs, Scaleway offers [Block Storage](/block-storage/), which provides scalable, network-attached storage that remains intact independently of the Instance's state.

## Console overview
Discover the Local Storage interface on the Scaleway console.
<GuideFlow src="https://app.guideflow.com/embed/lpx6wq0s1p"/>

<Macro id="requirements" />

- A Scaleway account logged into the [console](https://console.scaleway.com)
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5. Click **Delete this snapshot**.
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This action permanently deletes your snapshot and all the data it contains. If you do not want to lose this data, make a backup before deleting the snapshot.
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