After an instance expires or you have an overdue payment in your Alibaba Cloud account, the instance is locked for a period of time and then released. After the instance is released, its data cannot be restored.
| Instance billing method | Impact | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | From the first day to the 15th day after a subscription instance expires, the instance is locked and cannot be accessed. | Renew the instance. The instance is immediately unlocked. |
| On the 16th day after a subscription instance is locked, the instance is released. | Data of the instance is deleted and cannot be restored. | |
| Pay-as-you-go | From the first day to the 15th day after the payment becomes overdue, each pay-as-you-go instance is locked and cannot be accessed. | Add funds to your Alibaba Cloud account in the Billing Management console. Each pay-as-you-go instance is unlocked. |
| On the 16th day after a pay-as-you-go instance is locked, the instance is released. | Data of the instance is deleted and cannot be restored. |