How to Speed Up Backups and Tune File Compression

If creating world backups takes too long on large maps or uses too much storage space, you can tune how the mod compresses files and how many CPU cores it uses during the archiving process.

Adjusting Compression and CPU Threads

Open the mod configuration or the advanced settings interface to customize how archives are built:

1. compression-threads: Set how many CPU cores work on compressing your world files at the same time. Raising this allows multi-core file compression to finish the archiving process much faster.

2. compression-level: Adjust the ZIP compression strength on a scale from 0 to 9. Lower numbers finish saving faster but create larger files, while higher numbers shrink the archive size more aggressively.

3. archive-method: Choose between standard ZIP files or password-protected archives if you want to lock your world data with encryption.

Controlling Active Backups in Game

While a save is running, an animated progress bar appears on your screen. You can trigger a manual save at any time by pressing F7 or typing /backup start. If a backup starts at a bad moment and you need to cancel it immediately, open chat and run /backup reset to stop the current backup process.