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# How to Restore World Backups in Valheim

> Restore your Valheim world from backups after corruption or resets. Learn how to locate backup files, swap save data, and recover your server state.

## Disaster Recovery: Valheim Saves

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> Valheim worlds can occasionally experience corruption, often manifesting as a "0KB" file size or a world resetting to Day 0. The game engine maintains a simple secondary backup system that can be used to restore your progress without external tools.

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|   5 minutes  |  Beginner  | January 2026 |

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## The '.old' Recovery Method

Whenever Valheim saves a new state, it migrates the previous successful save to a `.old` file extension.

1. **Stop the Server:** Never modify world files while the game process is active.
2. **Locate Files:** Go to your `/worlds_local/` directory.
3. **Identify Health:**
   * `World.db` (The current, likely broken file).
   * `World.db.old` (The previous successful save).
4. **Restoration:**
   * Delete the current `World.db` and `World.fwl`.
   * Rename `World.db.old` to `World.db`.
   * Rename `World.fwl.old` to `World.fwl`.
5. **Restart:** Boot the server to verify the rollback.

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## Panel-Level Backups

If both the primary and `.old` files are corrupt, you must use the **FREAKHOSTING Backups** tab to restore a previously archived ZIP of your world directory.

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  **Last Updated:** January 2026 | **Valheim:** Backup recovery verified.
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