{"id":3771,"date":"2021-03-24T14:29:03","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T14:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/?p=3771"},"modified":"2026-02-09T11:55:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T11:55:22","slug":"my-valheim-server-does-not-start-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/my-valheim-server-does-not-start-anymore\/","title":{"rendered":"My Valheim server does not start anymore!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> In Valheim, just like in any other game, it can happen that a savegame becomes corrupted or a server no longer starts. We generally recommend creating regular backups, which is unfortunately often forgotten. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class='hint hint--warning'><p><strong>Important:<\/strong>Before making changes on the savegame, please create a backup!<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you open your stopped Valheim server via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/what-is-a-ftp-client\/\">FTP Connection<\/a>, you will see your savegame files in the \/save\/worlds folder:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">world_backup_[DATE]-[TIME].db<br>world_backup_[DATE]-[TIME].fwl<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you will see two more files with the extension .old:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">world_backup_[DATE]-[TIME].db.old<br>world_backup_[DATE]-[TIME].fwl.old<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a small backup of your savegame. If your server does not start anymore you can delete the .db and .fwl files and remove the extension .old from the two other files. This is how you load these savegames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, we cannot promise that you can use it to repair your savegame or that your server will start again, but it is worth a try! If it does not work, feel free to contact our support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/eur\/support\">here<\/a>.  We look forward to getting your ticket! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button button-margin-top\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/vallheim-settings-and-server\" style=\"background-color:#50fcea;color:#1e1e1e;border-radius:5px\"><strong>MORE ABOUT VALHEIM<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Valheim, just like in any other game, it can happen that a savegame becomes corrupted or a server no longer starts. We generally recommend creating regular backups, which is unfortunately often forgotten. Once you open your stopped Valheim server via the FTP Connection, you will see your savegame files in the \/save\/worlds folder: world_backup_[DATE]-[TIME].dbworld_backup_[DATE]-[TIME].fwl Now you will see two more files with the extension .old: world_backup_[DATE]-[TIME].db.oldworld_backup_[DATE]-[TIME].fwl.old This is a small backup of your savegame. If your server does not start anymore you can delete the .db and .fwl files and remove the extension .old from the two other files. This is how you load these savegames. Unfortunately, we cannot promise that you can use it to repair your savegame or that your server will start again, but it is worth a try! If it does not work, feel free to contact our support here. We look forward to getting your ticket!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12699,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"post-blog-template.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,33],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u25b6 Valheim server does not start anymore | GPORTAL Wiki helps you!<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Your Valheim server does not start anymore? Don&#039;t panic! 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