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title: How To Restore A Backup On Your Valheim Server
description: Learn how to restore a backup on your Valheim dedicated server.
sidebar:
label: Restore Backup
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import { Steps } from '@astrojs/starlight/components';

This is what you do if you need to restore a backup on your [Valheim server](https://www.gamehostbros.com/valheim-server-hosting/). This guide covers restoring world backups on your server and restoring local character backups.

## World Backups

Follow these steps to restore your world to one of Valheims automatic backups.

<Steps>

1. Access the [Game Host Bros Panel](https://panel.gamehostbros.com/) and `Stop` your server.
2. Go to `Management > File Manager`.
3. Navigate to `/.config/unity3d/IronGate/Valheim/worlds_local`.
4. Delete your current `Dedicated.db` and `Dedicated.fwl` files.
5. Rename your backup_auto_xxxx .fwl and .db files to `Dedicated.fwl` and `Dedicated.db` respectively.
6. Start your server.
</Steps>

:::note
Dedicated.db and Dedicated.fwl are the default names of your world files. The files you restore to must be from the same backup.
:::

## Character Backups

Here's how to restore your character to an earlier backup, this is useful if you've lost a tombstone or would simply like to play a previous version of your character.

<Steps>
1. Open Valheim.
2. From the main menu, click `Manage Saves`.
3. Select `Characters`.
4. Select your character and choose a backup, then click `Restore Backup`.
</Steps>

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