Backup Always Right
by QuesoX
Backup Always Right is a server-side Fabric mod that runs scheduled, smart and manual backups of a Minecraft world.
What it does
Backups can run at intervals set in minutes, hours or days, and the smart mode skips a cycle when no significant world changes have happened since the last copy. Multiple local network locations can be used as destinations, and a full command system lets operators start, list and manage backups by hand.
Verification checks the integrity of each backup after it is written, while compression offers levels from 0 to 9, where lower levels finish sooner and take more disk space. Old backups are removed automatically, and the mod checks path permissions and free disk space before it writes. Only the server needs it, so players join without installing anything. The mod is published for Fabric alone, with files for 1.21.1 – 26.2 and 1.0.5-v26.2 as the latest file for 26.2. It is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Scheduled backups
Backups run at a chosen interval measured in minutes, hours or days, so the world is copied without manual steps.
Smart backup
A cycle is skipped when no significant world changes have occurred, which avoids copies that would match the previous one.
Multi-path destinations
Backups can be written to several local network locations at once, so one copy is not the only copy.
Backup verification and cleanup
Each backup's integrity is checked after it is written, and older archives are deleted automatically once the limit set in maxBackups is reached.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Survival server owners
Operators who host a world for friends can keep recent copies without stopping the server to copy files by hand.
Low-storage hosts
A lower compression level shortens each backup, and reducing maxBackups limits the space used on a small disk.
Who it’s for: Server owners running a Fabric server who want automatic and manual world backups. Players on the server do not need the mod.
How it compares
CaCl2Backup is server-side only, open source under the MIT License, and published for 26.1 – 26.2, which overlaps only the newest builds of this mod. Better Backups is also server-side only, but it is open source under the Apache License 2.0 and has files for 26.1.2 alone. Better World Backup needs the client and server together and is not open source, with files for 1.21 – 26.3 under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backup Always Right | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-07-26 |
| CaCl2Backup | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-08-06 |
| Better Backups | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-05-31 |
| Better World Backup | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-07 |
Questions
Does Backup Always Right need Fabric API?
Do players need the mod to join a server?
Which game versions have files for this mod?
In the catalog
Backup Always Right is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/bar
- Owner
- QuesoX
- Published
- 2025-12-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15