Necesse: Backups & Restoring Saves
Necesse saves are not just single files; they can be complex directories. Losing your 100-hour colony to corruption is a nightmare. Here is how to manage your data properly.
1. Linux Path
Usually: `~/.config/Necesse/saves/`.
Hidden folder: You may need to enable "Show Hidden Files" in your FTP client.
2. Windows Path
`%appdata%\Necesse\saves\`
or `C:\Users\[User]\AppData\Roaming\Necesse\saves\`
3. Compression
Always **ZIP** the folder before downloading. Transmitting thousands of tiny chunk files via FTP takes forever and risks corruption.
How to Manually Backup
- Stop the Server. (Crucial. Copying files while the database is writing leads to corruption).
- Navigate to the `saves` directory.
- Locate your world folder (e.g., `MyColony`).
- Right-Click -> **Archive** (Zip/Tar.gz).
- Download the archive to your local PC.
Restoring a Save
If you need to roll back to yesterday's backup:
- Stop the Server.
- Rename the current (bad) world folder to `MyColony_BROKEN`. Do not delete it yet.
- Upload your `.zip` backup file to the `saves` folder.
- Extract/Unzip the archive.
- Ensure the folder name matches your startup argument (`-world "MyColony"`).
- Start the Server.
Automated Backups
Necesse has a built-in backup system, but it stores them locally on the same drive.
- Look for the `backups` folder inside your Necesse directory.
- The game auto-zips saves periodically.
- To restore from auto-backup: Unzip the file into the `saves` folder and ensure the folder name is correct.
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