title: Google Compute Engine: reset doesn't restore to original image state
body: <p>The following documentation suggests that resetting a virtual machine on google compute engine will return a virtual machine to its original state</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Performing a reset on your instance is similar to pressing the reset button on your computer, which wipes the memory contents of the machine and resets the virtual machine to its initial state. </p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p><a href="https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances/restarting-an-instance" rel="noreferrer">https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances/restarting-an-instance</a></p>
  
  <p>Yet my files still appear on the VM after following this documentation to reset via to gui and via gcloud on terminal. </p>
  
  <p>Am I misinterpreting this feature? Am I doing something incorrectly?</p>
  
  <p>Thank you! </p>