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Advanced Backups

Advanced Backups is a free, open-source Minecraft Java backup mod for NeoForge, Forge, Fabric, and Spigot environments.

Place
#14 of 30
Score
5.5
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What Advanced Backups is

Advanced Backups is a free, open-source Minecraft Java backup mod for NeoForge, Forge, Fabric, and Spigot environments. It can create ZIP, differential, and incremental backups, with settings for schedules, startup and shutdown jobs, minimum and maximum intervals, logging, and player-activity requirements. Automatic purging can remove backups according to storage size, age, or backup count, while command-created snapshots are protected. A command-line utility restores a complete backup or individual file and can export backups. The mod may run entirely server-side; a client is needed only for backup toasts, and Spigot clients can receive those notifications with a supported mod version. The restore utility can detect backups from other mods, but cannot export those backups. Incremental chains have a risk if a partial backup is lost, and incremental restoration takes longest.

Good

  • Free BSD-3-Clause open-source project
  • Supports ZIP, differential, and incremental backups
  • Runs entirely on the server
  • Offers configurable automatic purging
  • Restores whole backups or individual files

Watch out

  • Losing a partial incremental backup can damage its chain
  • Incremental restores take the longest
  • Restore command requires Java on PATH
  • Storage is local and worlds-only

Who it suits

It suits Minecraft Java server operators who need scheduled, local, worlds-only backups with configurable retention. Users wanting command-line restoration should have Java available on the system PATH.

Verdict

Advanced Backups provides scheduling, retention controls, snapshots, and file-level restoration for Minecraft Java worlds. Its incremental mode requires care, especially when partial backups are lost.

The facts

Each one read from Advanced Backups's own pages, with the date it was checked.

What it does

Automatic cleanup
Three automatic purging options let users set when backups are deleted.checked 8 Oct 2026
Backup formats
It supports zip, differential, and incremental backups.checked 8 Oct 2026
Backup scheduling
Configuration options control backup schedules, logging, player activity requirements, and other behavior.checked 8 Oct 2026
Backup types
It supports ZIP, differential, and incremental backups.checked 8 Oct 2026
Command-line requirement
Running the command-line tool requires Java on the system PATH.checked 8 Oct 2026
Compatibility
The README says many Minecraft versions are supported and invites requests for additional versions.checked 8 Oct 2026
Incremental backup limit
Losing a partial incremental backup can damage backups up to the next full backup, and incremental backups take the longest to restore.checked 8 Oct 2026
Incremental backup limitation
Losing a partial incremental backup can damage backups in that chain until the next full backup, and incremental restores take the longest.checked 8 Oct 2026
Integrations
The restoration tool can detect backups made by other mods, but its export feature does not work with those backups.checked 8 Oct 2026
Java requirement
The command-line restore tool requires Java on the PATH.checked 8 Oct 2026
License
The repository lists a BSD-3-Clause license.checked 8 Oct 2026
Notifications
Client-side toasts report when backups happen, and can be disabled or limited to operators.checked 8 Oct 2026
Product
Advanced Backups is a Minecraft backup mod supporting NeoForge, Forge, Fabric, and Spigot.checked 8 Oct 2026
Purpose
Advanced Backups is a Minecraft backup mod supporting NeoForge, Forge, and Fabric.checked 8 Oct 2026
Restore tool
The software includes a command-line tool for restoring a whole backup or an individual file, and for exporting a backup.checked 8 Oct 2026
Retention
Automatic purging can be configured by storage size, age, or backup count.checked 8 Oct 2026
Scheduling
Configuration options include backup schedules, startup and shutdown backups, and minimum and maximum intervals.checked 8 Oct 2026
Server-only use
The mod can run entirely server-side; a client installation is needed only to see backup toasts.checked 8 Oct 2026
Server use
The mod can run entirely on the server; a client installation is needed only to see backup toasts.checked 8 Oct 2026
Snapshots
Command-created snapshots are protected from automatic purging.checked 8 Oct 2026
Spigot support
Spigot clients can receive toasts if they install the Forge, NeoForge, or Fabric version of the mod.checked 8 Oct 2026

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