How to Fix a Save Not Showing the Correct World

Published June 9, 2026 · By Host Havoc Technical Support Team

If your DeadPoly server loads the wrong world or reverts to an older state on start, the auto-save file is likely out of sync with your latest manual save. You can fix this by replacing the auto-save with the manual save file.

Before making changes, ensure your server is stopped. You can also set up automatic restarts to reduce the chance of save issues caused by unexpected shutdowns.

Restore the correct save

  1. While in-game, open the admin panel and perform a Manual Backup, then stop the server.
  2. In the game panel, open File Manager and navigate to /DeadPoly/Saved/SaveGames.
  3. Locate ManualSave.sav and AutoSave.sav.
  4. Rename AutoSave.sav to a different unique name (for example, AutoSave_old.sav) to preserve it as a backup.
  5. Rename ManualSave.sav to AutoSave.sav.
  6. Start the server and verify it loads the correct world.

Troubleshooting

  • Files not visible: Make sure you are in the correct path /DeadPoly/Saved/SaveGames and not a subdirectory.
  • Save still incorrect: Check that no second AutoSave.sav remains in the folder after the rename.