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Project Zomboid: Managing Savegames

How to back up your Project Zomboid game server's save by downloading it, upload and activate your own savegame, and find the save folder.

10 November 20261 min read0 Views0 helpful

Introduction

Would you like to back up, restore, or transfer your Project Zomboid game server save to another server? The built-in Savegame Manager makes it easy — here's how to download and upload your savegame, and set up additional automatic backups.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Stop the server to make sure the current game progress is saved. Then open the Savegame Manager in the Savegames tab and click the green Download button to download your current savegame.
Open the Savegame Manager in the Savegames tab, drag and drop your savegame into it, then activate it using the corresponding Restore button.
In Saves/Multiplayer/<servername>. Stable and Unstable saves may not be compatible, so back up your world before switching the UNSTABLE branch toggle.

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