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# Snapshots

The Snapshots window displays and manages all snapshots associated with a selected virtual machine in VirtualProg.

> 📸 Screenshot:

Snapshots allow you to capture the full state of a virtual machine at a given point in time. You can restore or create a template from any snapshot—ideal for testing, backup, or rollback.

## Access

You can open the Snapshots window by selecting a VM in the Control Center and clicking the Snapshots icon in the toolbar.

## 🔝 Top Toolbar

From left to right:

1. ★ Favorites
   Mark or unmark a snapshot as a favorite.

2. 🏷 Tag Colors
   Assign or remove a color tag to help visually organize snapshots.

3. ℹ️️ Quick Info
   View Quick Info for the selected Snapshot in Pop-up.

4. ⚙️ Configuration
   View the configuration associated with the selected snapshot (read-only).

5. ✏️ Edit
   Edit the snapshot's name and notes.

6. 🗑 Delete
   Permanently delete the selected snapshot.

7. 🕘 Show Timeline
   Open the snapshot timeline view to visualize the history

8. ➕Take Snapshot
   Create a new snapshot of the current state of the selected virtual machine.

9. ❓ Help
   Snapshots Help

## 🖱️ Right-Click Context Menu

- Edit: Rename the snapshot or update notes.
- Delete: Delete the selected snapshot.
- Restore: Revert the virtual machine to this snapshot's state.
- Create Template: Save this snapshot as a reusable VM template.
- Create Virtual Machine: Create a new standalone virtual machine from this snapshot.
- Show in Finder: Open the snapshot's location in Finder.
- Tag Colors: Apply or remove a color tag.
- Assign Group: Assign snapshot to a group
- Show Timeline Open the snapshot timeline view to visualize the history
- Configuration: View the configuration of the snapshot.

## Snapshot List Items

Each snapshot entry displays its name, icon (based on OS), and timestamp of creation.

- On the right side of each snapshot item, there is a Restore button 🔄. Clicking this will revert the VM to the state captured in that snapshot.

## ⬇️ Bottom Toolbar

From left to right:

1. 📄 All – Show all Snapshots
2. ⭐ Favorites – Show only favorites
3. 🕘 Recent – Show recently used Snapshots
4. 🎨 Tag Color Filter – Filter by Tag colors
5. 📃 List View – Display in a vertical list
6. 🧩 Grid View – Display in a grid layout
7. 🔍 Search – Show hide Search bar
8. 📦 Extras – Show hide CPU, RAM, Disk usage extras
9. ↑↓ Sort – Sort Options

> 💡 Snapshots provide a convenient and reliable way to test, iterate, and recover without losing progress.