{"id":15426,"date":"2025-04-22T17:32:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T17:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=15426"},"modified":"2025-04-22T17:33:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T17:33:49","slug":"how-to-download-your-terraria-server-world-files","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/article\/how-to-download-your-terraria-server-world-files\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Download Your Terraria Server World &amp; Files"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you\u2019d like to play your Terraria world in singleplayer or save a backup locally, you can download the world file directly from your server to your PC. Here\u2019s how to do it step by step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Save Your Terraria World to Your Computer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log into your server\u2019s Control Panel and <strong>STOP the server<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Click on the &#8220;Backups&#8221; section<\/strong>, located on the left-hand side of the panel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Click on the &#8220;Create backup&#8221; button<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once the Backup is done, <strong>click on the &#8220;three dots&#8221; and click &#8220;Download&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After the download is complete, you can now extract the ZIP file on your own PC.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-22-1024x425.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-22-1024x425.png 1024w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-22-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-22-768x318.png 768w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-22-50x21.png 50w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-22-1536x637.png 1536w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-22-60x25.png 60w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-22-100x41.png 100w, https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-22.png 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The world file will be located at the &#8220;Saves&#8221; directory and have a <code>.wld<\/code> extension and match the name you originally assigned to the world. You can ignore files ending in <code>.bak<\/code> \u2014 those are backup versions and not needed for normal play.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ve now downloaded your Terraria world! You can load this file in singleplayer mode, transfer it to a different server, or simply keep it as a secure backup for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019d like to play your Terraria world in singleplayer or save a backup locally, you can download the world file directly from your server to your PC. Here\u2019s how to do it step by step. 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