Why do Minecraft worlds get corrupted?

A world corruption can cause a server to crash, not start at all or prevent a world from loading. If you already have a world backup, we recommend restoring this instead of proceeding with this tutorial, but if not, or if you would prefer to fix your existing world then you can follow the steps below.

Another tool that can be used to attempt to recover your world is MCEdit. You can load your world into MCEdit and attempt to delete any chunks that may be corrupt, or areas of the world that are not needed.

If you are still unable to resolve the issue, the only other guaranteed solution is to start over with a new world. If you do not need your current world, this is the recommended solution. We have a guide on resetting your world here: https://shockbyte.com/billing/knowledgebase/73/How-to-Reset-Your-Minecraft-World.html If you require any further assistance, please contact our support at:

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What happens to a minecraft world when it gets corrupted?

How are worlds corrupted?

World corruption in Minecraft occurs when the game has been partially saved, usually as a result of a crash during the world save process. This guide is intended to help players who have made their worlds corrupted.

How can I recover a deleted Minecraft world?

You should see the list of deleted Minecraft world folders. Choose a folder from the list and click the Restore option. This will recover the deleted folder. Now you can go back to Minecraft, and you will find your deleted world in the game menu.

How to Restore a Previous Version on a Windows PC

Minecraft automatically stores backup files for each of your worlds on Microsoft Windows. Of course, reverting to this will mean you lose some of your progress, but that’s better than losing the world entirely.

To revert to your previous Minecraft world version:

Navigate to the saves folder as above.

Find your world then double-click the folder.

Find the file level.dat and copy it to another location to create a backup. Then, delete the file from the world folder.

Re-load Minecraft and see if your world is now functioning correctly.

The problem is, you will start in a random location (often extremely far away from your builds) and have to locate them, so hopefully, you have the coordinates written down. Further, any information regarding mods, plugins, or addons will be lost, and your inventory will be empty. Unfortunately, these are unavoidable issues with this method.

FAQ

What does world corruption mean in Minecraft?