Orphaned RDS manual snapshot

An RDS manual snapshot whose source database instance no longer exists, still incurring storage charges.

Last updated July 6, 2026

What triggers this finding

A manual RDS snapshot whose source database instance no longer exists in the account.

Delete snapshots that are no longer required for compliance or disaster recovery.

Roughly $0.095/GB-month — scales with snapshot size (e.g. a 100 GB snapshot costs about $9.50/month).

See also: Severity and savings estimates for how Parsivex calculates figures on your report.

Plain-English definitions for all 13 Parsivex waste finding types, grouped by AWS category.

How to review warnings, use dry-run commands, test in non-production, and avoid destructive mistakes — especially with S3 lifecycle scripts.

How Parsivex prioritizes findings, calculates monthly savings figures, and why estimates are not guarantees.