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# Stop/Delete/Hibernate a virtual desktop
Manage your virtual desktop lifecycle easily via Virtual Desktop State section.
To access the Virtual Desktop lifecycle section, click "**Actions**" button associated to the virtual desktop:
Control your virtual desktop lifecycle
### Stop
Click "**Action**" > "**Virtual Desktop State**" > "**Stop**" to stop your current virtual desktop session. Stopped session will not suffer any data loss and you can restart a stopped session at any moment.
### Terminate
Click "**Action**" > "**Virtual Desktop State**" > "**Terminate**" to permanently terminate a virtual desktop session.
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Terminating a session may cause data loss if you are using ephemeral storage, so make sure to have uploaded all your data back to IDEA filesystem first.
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### Hibernate
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When you hibernate an instance, your desktop state is saved in memory. When you restart it, all your applications will automatically resume. On the other hand, stopping a virtual desktop is the same as powering off your laptop. Please not all EC2 instances support hibernation, verify if your instance supports it by checking
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Click "**Action**" > "**Virtual Desktop State**" > "**Hibernate**" to hibernate your current virtual desktop session. Hibernated session will not suffer any data loss and you can restart the session at any moment.
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