Hytale World Not Saving: Stop Rollbacks
If your world rolls back after a restart or recent changes disappear, the server is failing to write save data. This is usually a disk space or permission issue.
Quick Checks
| Check | Why It Fails | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Disk space | Insufficient free space | Free space and restart the server |
| Write permissions | Server cannot write to world folder | Fix permissions on universe/worlds/ |
| Unclean shutdown | World data not flushed to disk | Use clean shutdowns and avoid kill -9 |
Step-by-Step Fix
- Check logs. Look for save errors in
logs/hytale-server.log. - Verify world directory. Confirm saves exist under
universe/worlds/world1/. - Free disk space. If the disk is full, saves silently fail.
- Fix permissions. Ensure the server user can write to the world folder.
- Restart after cleanup. Restart and verify new changes persist.
Tip: Schedule backups and restarts with Automated Server Management to avoid corrupted saves.
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