Create a backup before changing worlds, installing Workshop content, wiping data, editing configuration files, or updating to an experimental branch. A backup gives you a rollback point if the server fails to start or the wrong world is loaded.
Create A Backup
- Open your Space Engineers server in the control panel.
- Click Backup Server from the left side menu.

- Confirm the backup task if prompted.
- Wait for the task to finish before making further changes.
For the cleanest backup before a major wipe or world upload, stop the server first so save files are not being written while the backup is taken.
