How to Back Up Your Unturned Server Saves

Back up your Unturned server by compressing its save folders with the File Manager.

Your save data lives inside the Servers/ folder in your server root. Open Servers/, then Default (on WinterNode servers the server’s folder is named Default). Inside it:

• Level/: the world state for your map (structures, items, vehicles)
• Players/: each player’s inventory, skills, and position

Make a Backup

1. Stop your server from the Console page (Unturned writes its latest save data on shutdown)
2. In the Game Control Panel sidebar, click Files
3. Open Servers/, then Default
4. Tick the checkboxes next to Level and Players
5. Click Compress in the toolbar
6. Download the archive to your computer using the download option in its ... menu, or over SFTP

For a backup of the entire server instead, compress everything in the server root. See Back Up Your Server Files Manually.

Restore a Backup

1. Stop your server
2. Upload the archive back into Servers/Default/
3. Select Extract from the archive’s ... menu, letting it replace the Level and Players folders
4. Start your server

Still Not Working?

If your world or player data doesn’t come back after a restore, contact our support team with:

• Your Server UUID
• Which folders you restored
• Any errors from the console when the server starts