How to backup your world saves and backup your character saves to prevent corruption and also restart at an earlier time... like just before you died.
Time Stamps
00:00 Intro
00:53 Save Files Location
02:28 Copy & Past Backup - No scripts
04:42 Simple Batch File Script
09:55 7Zip Script with Version timestamps
-- BAT File Script --
copy C:\Users\YOUR-PC-NAME-HERE\AppData\LocalLow\IronGate\Valheim\worlds\YOURWORLD.db C:\Users\YOUR-PC-NAME-HERE\AppData\LocalLow\IronGate\Valheim\worlds\Backups\ /y
copy C:\Users\YOUR-PC-NAME-HERE\AppData\LocalLow\IronGate\Valheim\characters\YOURCHAR.db C:\Users\YOUR-PC-NAME-HERE\AppData\LocalLow\IronGate\Valheim\characters\Backups\ /y
-- 7Zip Script --
7Z a "C:\Users\YOUR_PC_NAME\AppData\LocalLow\IronGate\Valheim\worlds\Backups\%DATE:/=.% - %TIME::=.% WorldBackup.zip" "C:\Users\YOUR_PC_NAME\AppData\LocalLow\IronGate\Valheim\worlds\YOURWORLD.db"
7Z a "C:\Users\YOUR_PC_NAME\AppData\LocalLow\IronGate\Valheim\characters\Backups\%DATE:/=.% - %TIME::=.% CharBackup.zip" "C:\Users\YOUR_PC_NAME\AppData\LocalLow\IronGate\Valheim\characters\YOURCHAR.fch"
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