# Freeze Allocation

Freezing an allocation within Blimp will effectively deactivate all CRUD (Create, Read, Update, and Delete) operations for that allocation, with the exception read functionalities.\
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1\. Head to the Blimp website and choose your preferred allocation type (Multi-Cloud Storage, S3 Server, Cloud Migration).

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2. Next, click on the three dots corresponding to your chosen allocation. These three dots are clearly indicated within a black box in the screenshot below: below:

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3. Afterward, select "Freeze Allocation."

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**Note:** Freeze Allocation will forbid all type of operations on allocation and make it read-only.

4. Blimp will prompt you to confirm this action. Proceed by selecting "Freeze" to confirm.&#x20;

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5. Subsequently, the allocation file operation type will be adjusted to "Read Only" in the allocation settings. Please refer to the screenshot provided below.

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