Amazon RDS now adds full snapshot size information to the Console and API
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Amazon RDS now displays the full snapshot size for RDS Snapshots, showing the total size of all blocks including referenced blocks from previous snapshots.
- New FullSnapshotSizeInBytes field available in DescribeDBSnapshots API
- Full Snapshot Size column added to RDS Management Console
- Shows total size of all blocks in a snapshot, not just incremental changes
- Available across all Amazon RDS database instances in all commercial AWS Regions
- Accessible via Console, AWS CLI, and AWS SDKs
This enhancement helps customers better understand and manage their RDS snapshot storage costs and capacity planning.
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