Your Enshrouded world is backed up automatically on Wilderack: every time the server sleeps, and every 10 minutes while it runs. You can also make, restore and download backups in Backups, and bring in a world from single player or another host.
How backups work on Wilderack
| Backup | When | Kept |
|---|---|---|
| Latest safe copy | Every time the server sleeps, and every 10 minutes while it runs | Always the newest one |
| Your own backups | When you press the backup button in Backups, with a label | Until you delete them |
| Scheduled backups | When a schedule in Schedules runs | Oldest replaced when your slots are full |
| Safety backups | Before risky steps: switching games, restoring, updating | 7 days |
Backups hold your world and enshrouded_server.json, with your groups and settings. They never hold game files, which always install fresh from Steam.
Characters aren’t on the server. Enshrouded keeps each character on the player’s own PC, with its gear, level and skills, so restoring a world never touches anyone’s character.
Make, restore or download a backup
Make one: open Backups and make a backup. Give it a name you’ll remember, like “before the Cinder’s Cradle”.
Restore one: pick a backup in Backups and restore it. We make a safety backup of the current world first, so you can change your mind.
Download one: choose download on any backup. You get a zip with a link that works for 24 hours.
To get one file back, such as an older enshrouded_server.json, open it in Files and pick an earlier version by date.
Enshrouded also saves on its own every few minutes and when it shuts down, and keeps several rolling copies in its save folder.
Where the world lives on the server
The world is in the savegame folder, in the server’s main folder next to enshrouded_server.json. Open it in Files, or over SFTP (works with FileZilla) with the details on the SFTP card in Files.
Enshrouded 1.0 brought a new save format. Worlds from Early Access are backed up and converted the first time version 1.0 loads them. Keep your own backup of the old world too, in case you ever need it.
Stop the server before you change anything in savegame. A running server saves from memory and overwrites what you put there.
Bring your single-player world
Find your world
| Where you play | Folder |
|---|---|
| Windows, version 1.0 or later | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\keen games\Enshrouded\default |
| Windows, before 1.0 | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Enshrouded |
| Steam Cloud | C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\<your Steam ID>\1203620\remote |
| Steam Deck and Linux | Inside Steam’s Proton folder for Enshrouded, under steamapps/compatdata/1203620 |
| PlayStation 5 | Can’t be moved. Consoles don’t give access to save files |
On Windows, paste the path into the File Explorer address bar and press Enter.
Since 1.0, Enshrouded’s world list has separate tabs for local and Steam Cloud saves. Check which tab your world is in. You can also download Steam Cloud files from Steam’s remote storage page for Enshrouded.
The file names don’t include your world’s name. If you have more than one world, the folder’s “Date modified” column shows which files you saved last.
Upload it
- Close Enshrouded, so the world is fully saved.
- Make a zip of the save folder’s contents.
- In the panel, open Games > Bring your world and upload the zip. The panel checks the files before they go in.
- Start the server and join.
The new save format in 1.0 changed how world files are laid out, and Keen Games hasn’t published the new layout for servers yet. If the panel can’t find your world in the zip, or the server starts a fresh world, write to us at support@wilderack.com. We’ll help you move it.
Move a world from another host
- On your old host, stop the server.
- Download its
savegamefolder as a zip. - Note your old settings: the difficulty preset, any custom
gameSettings, and your groups and passwords. - Upload the world through Games > Bring your world, as above.
- Set your preset, settings and group passwords in Settings.
Don’t copy the whole enshrouded_server.json from another host. Its port and folders are set for that host, and the server won’t be reachable here. Copy the values you need instead.
Download your world for single player
- Download a backup from Backups, or download the
savegamefolder from Files. - Make a copy of your own save folder first. A world from a server can replace a local world that uses the same file name.
- Unzip the world files into your local save folder (see the table above).
- Start Enshrouded and look in the local tab of your world list.
Questions
Where are Enshrouded save files on Windows?
Since version 1.0, local saves are in %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\keen games\Enshrouded\default. Before 1.0 they were in %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Enshrouded. Steam Cloud saves are in your Steam folder under userdata, in a folder named 1203620.
Does an Enshrouded server backup include my character?
No. Enshrouded keeps characters on each player's own PC, with their gear and skills. The server only keeps the world, so your character is safe even if the world is restored.
Can I move my PS5 Enshrouded world to a PC server?
No. The PlayStation 5 doesn't give you access to save files, and PS5 and PC versions can't play together yet.
Will my Early Access Enshrouded world work on a 1.0 server?
Yes. Enshrouded 1.0 uses a new save format and converts older worlds the first time it loads them. The game backs up the old world first, and it's worth keeping a backup of your own too.
Sources we checked
- Save Game ManagementKeen Games
- Enshrouded 1.0 changelog (save data)Keen Games on Steam
- Dedicated Server FAQKeen Games
