# How to delete a VPS and stop billing

> Delete a DataPasa VPS from the Cloud Servers page to stop hourly charges. What happens to your data and IP addresses and how to prepare before deleting.

Hourly charges continue while a server exists, even if it is stopped. To stop paying for a server you no longer need, delete it.

## Before you delete

- **Copy your data.** Deletion removes the disk for good, and we cannot restore it.
- **Update DNS records** that point to the server IP. The address returns to the pool and may later be given to another customer.

## Delete the server

1. Sign in to [cloud.datapasa.com](https://cloud.datapasa.com) and open **Cloud Servers**.
2. Click **Delete** next to the server.
3. Read the warning in the **Delete server?** dialog and confirm with **Delete**.

The status changes to **Deleting**, and the server disappears from the list when the process is finished.

> **Deletion is immediate.** The server is deleted right away. The current hour is not refunded and the server does not keep running until the paid hour ends.

## After deletion

- Hourly charges for the server stop.
- Money left on your balance stays there for your next server, or you can [request a refund](https://datapasa.com/wiki/billing/refunds).
- The server stops counting toward your server limit.

## Servers deleted for an unpaid balance

If the balance runs out, a server is suspended first and deleted 24 hours later. See [what happens when the balance runs out](https://datapasa.com/wiki/billing/hourly-billing#what-happens-when-the-balance-runs-out).