MineBackup vs Minecraft Backup

MineBackup is a free, open-source GUI program for backing up and restoring Minecraft saves, and it can also back up any folder on a PC. It offers Full backups and Smart incremental backups, which are intended to reduce time and storage use. Users can restore from a local backup or a .7z archive, with compression handled by a built-in 7-Zip core. A hotkey can trigger a live backup, and exit detection can start one when Minecraft closes. First-run setup can discover supported game locations and launcher data, including HMCL, Prism Launcher, and Modrinth App. KnotLink lets mods or other tools request a save before backup; hot restore requires the MineBackup companion mod, version 3.0.0 or newer. A headless CLI can create Full or Smart backups, verify archive chains, and perform confirmed cold restores. Server packages are available for Windows and Linux, with scheduling guidance for systemd on Linux and Task Scheduler on Windows. Desktop releases list Windows x64, Linux x86_64, and Apple Silicon macOS 15 or later. The project directs bug reports and feature requests to GitHub Issues. Smart incremental detection is not guaranteed to catch changes that preserve both file size and modification time.

Minecraft Backup is a Linux script for backing up Minecraft server world folders. It can create tar archives or use the restic backend, and connects to servers managed with screen or tmux, as well as servers with RCON or Docker RCON enabled. The script works with vanilla servers and does not require plugins. Backups can be scheduled with cron; the README includes an hourly example. For older backups, users can choose no deletion, sequential deletion of the oldest backup, or thin retention. Thin retention keeps the last 24 hourly and 30 daily backups, then uses available space for weekly backups. Backups are stored locally, and restoration uses tar extraction for tar files or restic restore for restic backups. The script can post backup status messages in Minecraft chat. It requires tar and a compression program such as the default gzip; RCON also requires xxd. Player data can become out of sync with world data during backups, potentially duplicating or losing items. RCON is recommended because it waits for the server to confirm saving is complete. The README also warns that Minecraft bug MC-217729 can cause a backup to fail.