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Anyone know of a decent plugin that manages your saves in survival mode? I stupidly thought "restore file to previous version" in Windows rolled back to the last time I saved, not the last freakin' System Restore point. I know I could just make regular copies but would be cooler if there was a manager. The "default" setting of overwriting your single save when you die is so harsh.
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OK the inevitable happened, during my constant backing up of my save in Survival mode I managed to deleted the whole save folder (shift-deleted). Restoring the folder to a previous version in Win7 shows a date of 12th June and I've achieved a ton of stuff since then - I was all ready to go into the End but for a couple of blaze rods to make the final Eyes of Ender I needed.
Part of me relishes starting over (also hoping to play with my overseas girlfriend either hosting a server or by subscribing to Realms) but I really would like to try to recover my save first. I used some file recovery software but it didn't turn up the main save folder itself, only the contents. Also it turned up three folders with the same name "Region" but with different contents (all with the same timestamp)
So I am hoping one of you lovely people could check your Survival world save under Users/(name)/appdata/Roaming/.minecraft/Saves/New World (or name of save) and tell me exactly which files and folders you see in there? I realise I could create a new world to compare but 1. It might not create some of the files/folders from the get-go and 2. There's a chance it will overwrite the recoverable files if it uses the same area on the HD. Ideally if your save is for vanilla Minecraft too, as various mods will presumably create additional save files.
Please help, thankies!
PS - Why did I want to delete anything you may ask? Well when I tried to overwrite the back up by copying across my latest save, it was asking some fonky questions about merging the folders and some other stuff, so I was simply deleting the old back-up first. Of course then I accidentally deleted my original save too
Part of me relishes starting over (also hoping to play with my overseas girlfriend either hosting a server or by subscribing to Realms) but I really would like to try to recover my save first. I used some file recovery software but it didn't turn up the main save folder itself, only the contents. Also it turned up three folders with the same name "Region" but with different contents (all with the same timestamp)
So I am hoping one of you lovely people could check your Survival world save under Users/(name)/appdata/Roaming/.minecraft/Saves/New World (or name of save) and tell me exactly which files and folders you see in there? I realise I could create a new world to compare but 1. It might not create some of the files/folders from the get-go and 2. There's a chance it will overwrite the recoverable files if it uses the same area on the HD. Ideally if your save is for vanilla Minecraft too, as various mods will presumably create additional save files.
Please help, thankies!
PS - Why did I want to delete anything you may ask? Well when I tried to overwrite the back up by copying across my latest save, it was asking some fonky questions about merging the folders and some other stuff, so I was simply deleting the old back-up first. Of course then I accidentally deleted my original save too
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Thanks, that seems to work way better than the app I used previously.
Now I have all the files, but no folders. Can you (or anyone) please confirm the naming convention of the save folder if in-game it was still called New World (in other words I forget if it was .New World or something, or can it be named anything?) then the folders I would expect to find inside, and a rough description of their contents? Pretty sure the files named R0.0.mca etc go in a single folder named "Region" and the long json file (is this my seed number?) sits on its own in the save folder, but not sure about the rest.
Thanks!
EDIT More specifically, I have along with the aforementioned json file and region files:
Seven files named map_(1-7).dat
Seven files with no apparent extension, names are a mixture of 8 alphanumeric characters
Two dat files with my usernames (although these are linked to the same world)
Additional DAT files named Fortress, idcounts, Mineshaft, Stronghold, Temple, Village, villages
...i thought there was meant to be a Nether.dat file or similar also, but could be wrong there.
Now I have all the files, but no folders. Can you (or anyone) please confirm the naming convention of the save folder if in-game it was still called New World (in other words I forget if it was .New World or something, or can it be named anything?) then the folders I would expect to find inside, and a rough description of their contents? Pretty sure the files named R0.0.mca etc go in a single folder named "Region" and the long json file (is this my seed number?) sits on its own in the save folder, but not sure about the rest.
Thanks!
EDIT More specifically, I have along with the aforementioned json file and region files:
Seven files named map_(1-7).dat
Seven files with no apparent extension, names are a mixture of 8 alphanumeric characters
Two dat files with my usernames (although these are linked to the same world)
Additional DAT files named Fortress, idcounts, Mineshaft, Stronghold, Temple, Village, villages
...i thought there was meant to be a Nether.dat file or similar also, but could be wrong there.
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I will drop by some time but I've always liked the "me against the world" side of the game, and my girlfriend wants to try that with me from scratch. I'm less interested in sharing items, creative mode and such, I am still enjoying it as just a game. Once I've defeated the Ender Dragon (and perhaps the Wither) I still intend to do a few other odds and ends such as somehow get some Mooshrooms back to my base (I already have the co-ordinates of 2 Mooshroom islands I discovered way back)
Regarding the save, I found I'd actually copied my save when I fell in some lava in the nether, the first time I "replaced" it with a backup. So although I lost my armour and weapons I was carrying, it could've been much worse. I also downloaded Mineback, and now launch the game from there
Regarding the save, I found I'd actually copied my save when I fell in some lava in the nether, the first time I "replaced" it with a backup. So although I lost my armour and weapons I was carrying, it could've been much worse. I also downloaded Mineback, and now launch the game from there
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There is no creative on my server, only survival. You will start from scratch but friends may help you. Some Zombies have armor and swords. It can be a daunting place. Once you get a home established though it can be very rewarding. There are multiple worlds, very different from each other. There are also many
other plugins that add RPG elements, travel by cannon, home protection and much more.
other plugins that add RPG elements, travel by cannon, home protection and much more.
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Yes! Join the server. I hope you will be on during my usual time. Hardly ever anyone on when I'm on.
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