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This page explains how to return your server to an earlier state using a backup stored in the game panel. Use it when a setting has been broken, or when you want to roll the world back a little. The server is stopped for a few minutes while it restores.

About 5 min readUpdated 2026-08-20For all titles

How to restore

  1. Open Backups from the left menu of the game panel.
  2. Click the “⋯” at the right of the backup you want, and choose Restore.
  3. A confirmation dialog appears. Check the contents and proceed (the button is labelled Restore).
  4. Once the restore finishes, start the server.
The backup list. Open the “⋯” menu at the right and choose Restore
The backup list. Open the “⋯” menu at the right and choose Restore
The confirmation dialog. Leave the checkbox unticked
The confirmation dialog. Leave the checkbox unticked

Be careful with the checkbox

The confirmation dialog has a checkbox that deletes all files before restoring the backup.

Normally, leave it unticked (it is off by default). If you tick it, every file is deleted, including the game program files. Restoring from that state does not bring the game itself back, so the server may fail to start.
Even if you tick it by mistake, you can recover with the steps under “Restoring after a reinstall” below. Your world data is not lost.

What happens during a restore

  • The server stops automatically. Until it finishes, you cannot control the power state, use the file manager, or create new backups.
  • How long it takes depends on the size of the backup. We recommend doing it at a natural break in play.
  • Restoring returns the server to the moment that backup was taken. Anything after that is lost. If you play with others, please check with them first.

What a backup contains

A backup stores the files on your server. Your world (save data) and the server configuration files are included. Whether the game program files are included depends on the game title. If the category for your title has an article about restoring from a backup, please read that one as well.

How many backups (generations) you can keep depends on your plan and the game title. You can see the current limit on the Backups screen, in the line that says how many of the allowed backups have been created.

Restoring after a reinstall

If you have reinstalled the server, or the game files have a problem, the order matters.

1. Reinstall → 2. Restore from backup. Please do it in this order. The other way round, the reinstall wipes the world you just restored.

If something does not go to plan

SymptomWhat to check
The world after restoring is not the one I expectedCheck the date and time of the backup you restored. A different generation returns you to a different moment.
The server will not start after restoringCheck whether the checkbox in the confirmation dialog was ticked. If it was, reinstall and then restore again.
My world disappeared after reinstallingRestore after the reinstall. Your backups are still there.
I cannot create a backupAt the limit, manual creation is unavailable. Delete one you no longer need, or use a scheduled backup.

If that does not solve it, send us the message shown on screen exactly as it appears and we will take a look.

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