ModsFinder

Advanced Backups

by HeatherWhite

Backups of a world are taken on a schedule by Advanced Backups, which also provides a command-line restoration tool for recovering them.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalBSD 3-Clause LicenseOpen source1.7.10 – 1.21.4

What it does

The mod takes automatic backups of a world on a configurable schedule. Schedules can enforce a minimum or maximum time between backups, which helps with situations that cause repeated saves on local worlds. Differential or incremental backup modes are optional and aim to shrink backup size while keeping the same data. Configuration covers scheduling, logging and activity requirements.

Old backups are removed by one of three automatic purging options, so the owner decides when a backup is deleted. Commands can create protected copies that purging never removes. A command-line restoration tool is built into the jar, and helper scripts run it. Server owners can also manage the mod from the server console. The known issue with the end and nether dimensions being left out of backups is a documented limitation, and a fix is listed as in progress by the author.

Key features

  1. Command-line restoration

    A restoration tool built into the jar recovers a saved backup, with helper scripts for running it.

  2. Differential and incremental backups

    Optional modes store only changes between backups, reducing backup size while retaining the same data.

  3. Three purging options

    Automatic deletion of old backups can follow any of three rules, giving full control over removal.

  4. Protected backups

    Copies created by command are excluded from automatic purging and are kept until removed by hand.

  5. Backup notifications

    Client-side toasts report when a backup happens, and can be turned off on the client or server or limited to operators.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.43.7.1Not available3.7.13.7.1
1.21.33.7.1Not available3.7.13.7.1
1.21.23.7.1Not available3.7.13.7.1
1.21.13.7.1Not available3.7.13.7.1
1.213.7.1Not available3.7.13.7.1
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.20.63.7.13.7.13.7.13.7.1
1.20.53.7.13.7.13.7.13.7.1
1.20.43.7.13.7.13.7.13.7.1
1.20.33.7.13.7.13.7.13.7.1
1.20.23.7.13.7.13.7.13.7.1
1.20.13.7.13.7.13.7.13.7.1
1.203.7.13.7.13.7.13.7.1
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.16.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.12.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.7.x1 of 1 version with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Required by 1 mod

Advanced Backups Patch1.12.2

Use cases

Scheduled server backups

Server owners set a schedule with minimum or maximum intervals and keep the purging rule that suits their storage.

Local world protection

A single-player or local world can use minimum and maximum intervals to limit backups made during frequent saves.

Who it’s for: Server owners and players who want scheduled world backups with a restoration tool and control over how long each backup is kept.

How it compares

Full comparison

QuickBackupMulti is open source under the Apache License 2.0, runs as client and server, and targets Fabric and NeoForge for 1.16.5 – 26.2. Better World Backup is licensed as All rights reserved, has Fabric files only, runs as client and server, and covers 1.21 – 26.3. Advanced Backups is open source under the BSD 3-Clause License and is server required with an optional client.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Advanced BackupsFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.7.10 – 1.21.4Server required, client optional2025-02-02
QuickBackupMultiFabric and NeoForge1.16.5 – 26.2Client and server2026-08-24
Better World BackupFabric1.21 – 26.3Client and server2026-10-07

Questions

Does Advanced Backups need to be installed on the client?

No. It is required on the server and optional for players.

Which loaders does Advanced Backups support?

The mod is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and is also available for the Paper and Spigot server platforms.

Which game versions have files?

Files exist for 28 release versions across the 1.7.10 – 1.21.4 range, with the latest Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt builds at 3.7.1, published 2025-02-02.

Is Advanced Backups Patch required?

The Advanced Backups Patch is one of the mods that requires this mod, so it is not needed to run Advanced Backups itself.

In the catalog

Advanced Backups is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.

Storage mods4,058Fabric modsMods for 1.21.417,979

Similar mods

Mouse Tweaksb1.7.3 – 26.3Inventory Profiles Next1.14.1 – 26.3Clumps1.10.2 – 26.3Shulker Box Tooltip1.16.5 – 26.3Traveler's Backpack1.12.2 – 26.3Tom's Simple Storage Mod1.15.2 – 26.3

What the author says

Advanced Backups is a powerful and configurable backup mod, complete with a command-line restoration tool. Many Minecraft versions and modloaders are supported - request more if the one you want isn't yet supported.
HeatherWhite, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
HeatherWhite
Published
2023-06-18
Updated on Modrinth
2025-02-02
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

ManagementStorageUtility
Open on ModrinthCompare