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Data Sovereignty: Technical Auto-Savings

In the Terraria engine, world data is programmatically written to disk primarily during a graceful server shutdown or at specific time-based intervals. If your server encounters a process termination due to a memory overflow or a technical plugin conflict, any progress achieved since the last successful write operation could be permanently lost. Implementing a rigorous auto-save and backup policy is essential for maintaining community trust and safeguarding months of architectural progress.

Difficulty

Beginner

Time

5 Minutes

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Technical Interval Calibration

The frequency of automated backups is governed by the TShock configuration registry.
1

Access Configuration

Log in to the Game Panel and open the Files tab. Navigate to the /tshock/ directory.
2

Edit config.json

Open the config.json file using the integrated text editor.
3

Update Backup Logic

Locate and modify the following parameters:
  • BackupInterval: Change from the default 60 to 15 (minutes). This ensures you never lose more than a quarter-hour of gameplay.
  • SaveWorldOnCrash: Set this to true. This instructs the engine to attempt an immediate emergency disk write if a fatal exception is detected.
4

Initialize Growth

Save the file and Restart your server to activate the new backup rules.

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Data Restoration Procedures

If your primary .wld file becomes unreadable or corrupted, use our standardized recovery protocol.
  1. Stop the server via the dashboard.
  2. Navigate to the /tshock/backups/ directory.
  3. Identify the most recent ZIP archive corresponding to a healthy world state.
  4. Extract the .wld file and migrate it to your primary /Saves/Worlds/ folder, overwriting the corrupted version.

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Last Updated: January 2026 | Terraria: Backups configured.