Regular backups of your Terraria server protect you from data loss – whether due to a failed update, a world change or an accidentally overwritten world.
When should you create a backup?
- Before updating the server version
- Before major changes to the world or configuration
- Before uploading a different world
- Before taking your world into Hardmode
- At regular intervals so you always have a safe state to return to
Create a backup
You can find the exact process for creating, managing and restoring a backup in the general guide: Create Backup.