How to Roll Back Your Conan Exiles Server Using a Backup

Published 9 June 2026 · By Host Havoc Technical Support Team

If you need to undo recent changes or recover from data loss, you can roll your Conan Exiles server back to an earlier save. Host Havoc provides three methods depending on your preference.

Before restoring, make sure to connect via FTP if you plan to download a copy of the current save first.

Before you start: Stop the server before using any of these methods. Never rename or replace save files while the server is running.

Method 1 - Manual Save Rename via File Manager

  1. Log into the Game Control Panel and stop the server.
  2. Click the File Manager icon and navigate to ConanSandbox/Saved/.
  3. Locate the main save file for your map (for example, game.db for Exiled Lands).
  4. Rename the main save to something else (for example, oldgame.db).
  5. Find the backup you want to restore (backups are numbered newest to oldest: game_backup_1.db is the most recent).
  6. Rename the chosen backup to the main save name (for example, rename game_backup_1.db to game.db).
  7. Start the server.

Save file names by map:

MapMain saveBackup pattern
Exiled Landsgame.dbgame_backup_1.db, game_backup_2.db, ...
Isle of Siptahdlc_siptah.dbdlc_siptah_backup_1.db, ...
Savage Wildssavagewilds_game.dbsavagewilds_game_backup_1.db, ...

Method 2 - Backup Save File Renamer Script

  1. Log into the game panel and stop the server.
  2. Click the ...More button in the server control panel.
  3. Click the Backup Save File Renamer script.
  4. Select the backup save file you want to restore from the dropdown.
  5. Click Run.

This automatically renames the current main save and promotes the selected backup to take its place.

Method 3 - Control Panel Restore Backup

  1. Log into the game panel and stop the server.
  2. Click the Restore Backup icon in the service control panel.
  3. Select a backup from the dropdown.
  4. Click Run.

Notes

  • Backups are numbered newest to oldest: backup 1 is the most recent.
  • The Restore Backup tool restores from panel-managed backups, which may differ from the in-folder .db backup files.
  • After restoring, start the server and verify your world state before making further changes.