A user is creating a new EBS volume from an existing snapshot. The snapshot size shows 10 GB. Can the user create a volume of 30 GB from that snapshot?

The correct answer is B. Yes. A user can always create a new EBS volume of a higher size than the original snapshot size. The user cannot create a volume of a lower size. When the new volume is created the size in the instance will be shown as the original size. The user needs to change the size of the…

Submitted by anjalisingh· Mar 6, 2026Reliability & Resilience

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AProvided the original volume has set the change size attribute to true
BYes
CProvided the snapshot has the modify size attribute set as true
DNo

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85% (23)
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7% (2)
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4% (1)

Explanation

A user can always create a new EBS volume of a higher size than the original snapshot size. The user cannot create a volume of a lower size. When the new volume is created the size in the instance will be shown as the original size. The user needs to change the size of the device with resize2fs or other OS specific commands.

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