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Managing Save Data Integrity

During the current development phase of Palworld, technical crashes or incomplete database writes can occasionally lead to corrupted Level.sav files. This typically manifests as an “Infinite Loading Screen” when joining or a logic loop where players are incorrectly prompted to initiate “Character Creation” despite having existing progress. Fortunately, the Palworld engine maintains an autonomous internal backup registry situated within your server’s directory structure. using these snapshots is the most effective strategy for reverting your world to a stable state.

Difficulty

Intermediate

Time

8 Minutes
Follow these steps to revert your global world progress to a previous timestamped snapshot.
1

Initialize Maintenance

Log in to the Game Panel and Stop your server. Never attempt to manipulate database files while the engine is actively performing I/O operations.
2

Navigate to Backups

Open the File Manager and browse to the following directory: /Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/<Your_World_ID>/backup/world/
3

Select a Stable Snapshot

Locate the folder corresponding to a timestamp immediately prior to the corruption incident.
4

Execute Replacement

Copy the Level.sav and any associated metadata files from the backup folder. Paste them into the parent directory: /Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/<Your_World_ID>/, choosing to Overwrite the existing files.
5

Initialize the Recovery

Start your server. Verify that the world initializes correctly and that the map geometry is intact.

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Method 2: Resolving Character Initialization Loops

If the world loads successfully but specific players are being forced to reset their characters, the corruption is likely localized to their individual profile data.
1

Identify Player GUID

Retrieve the 32-character GUID of the affected player from the server console or the /Players/ directory.
2

Locate Local Backups

Navigate to the backup/local/ directory situated within your save folder.
3

Sync Individual Data

Find the specific player’s backup file and move it into the primary /Players/ folder, replacing the non-functional version.

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Last Updated: January 2026 | Palworld: Data recovered.