To find your backups, open the file manager, or connect the server via your preferred FTP program. Handy for quick backups before you make a change
Once the installation is complete, go back and click the 'Backup World and Player Data' - This will run the process and save a copy of your world and player data to the server. Install the 'World and User Backup' system You should now see a button called 'Mod Manager', you may need to first click into the game server you want to do this on first. To restore use the 'Backup Your Saves/Config' icon and select the relevant backup. You will find an icon on the control panel 'Backup Your Saves/Config'Ĭlick this and execute to take a backup. Please see our article: Reverting to a Previous ARK: Survival Evolved Save for help with this We recommend running a backup before any change, especially when adding or removing new mods, or before an update. Whenever you take a backup, you should download it to your PC too for extra protection. You should always stop the server before making a backup, reverting to a previous save, or resetting your save in full.
We take offsite backups daily for all ARK: Survival Evolved game servers hosted with us (Hourly also available to upgrade to), however, you should still take your own! Therefore it is important you take regular backups. Your ARK: Survival Evolved game servers save data is important.
