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title: "Pausing and Resuming Background Sync"
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tags: ["5.5"]
updated: 2026-10-27T23:00:54Z
published: 2026-10-27T23:00:54Z
canonical: "docs.vastdata.com/pausing-and-resuming-background-sync-tg"
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# Pausing and Resuming Background Sync

While data is being synced to a clone, you can pause/resume the background sync. The data remains reachable to user requests when you pause or resume.

## Pausing and Resuming Background Sync of a Global Snapshot Clone using the VAST Web UI

1. From the left navigation menu, select Data Protection and then Global Snapshot Clones.
2. Right-click the global snapshot clone and select Pause Sync or Resume Sync as appropriate.
3. In the confirmation box, click Pause or Resume again.

Background sync is paused/resumed.