Just lost my 2 year Minecraft world to a power outage

[Sir Silentium]

I've had a survival Minecraft world for years that I have been playing very frequently whenever I have the time. An hour ago whilst I was playing the power went out due to a storm. When the power came back on, I loaded up Minecraft and clicked on the world and there was a pop-up saying the file was corrupted. I didn't think too much of it so I clicked ok, just to see the world be completely deleted.

I've looked up countless YT videos on how to recover saved worlds, but sadly there is no way it can be restored.

The world motivated me to get up each morning and do what I needed to do in real life, so that eventually I can work towards progressing the world in Minecraft. Now that it's gone, it's hard to find the same enjoyment anywhere, an in a sense feels like there is less to live for.

 

[TooSomething]

Always make copies.

 

[VanGobbel]

Any adult still playing minecraft should kill themselves

 

[poorenglishcel]

Chat gpt said this:

Before fully giving up, there are a few things worth checking that YouTube videos often miss:

• Check the saves folder manually
  Even if the world “disappeared” from the menu, the folder may still exist:
  
  .minecraft/saves/
  Sometimes the level.dat file is corrupted but the region files are intact.
• Restore from region files
  If the world folder exists:
  • Rename level.dat_old to level.dat
  • Or create a new world with the same seed, then copy the region folder from the corrupted world into the new one
• System restore / file recovery tools
  If the folder was deleted, tools like Recuva or Disk Drill can sometimes recover recently deleted data—especially if the drive hasn’t been written to much since.
• Backups folder
  Minecraft sometimes auto-creates backups:
  
  .minecraft/backups/
  Even an older version of the world is better than nothing.

 

[poorenglishcel]

Any adult still playing minecraft should kill themselves

What games should an adult play then?

 

[Dead End]

Any adult still playing minecraft should kill themselves

Why? It's just another cope.

 

[VanGobbel]

Why? It's just another cope.

its a game for 11 year olds bruh seriously

 

[Sir Silentium]

Chat gpt said this:

Before fully giving up, there are a few things worth checking that YouTube videos often miss:

• Check the saves folder manually
  Even if the world “disappeared” from the menu, the folder may still exist:
  
  .minecraft/saves/
  Sometimes the level.dat file is corrupted but the region files are intact.
• Restore from region files
  If the world folder exists:
  • Rename level.dat_old to level.dat
  • Or create a new world with the same seed, then copy the region folder from the corrupted world into the new one
• System restore / file recovery tools
  If the folder was deleted, tools like Recuva or Disk Drill can sometimes recover recently deleted data—especially if the drive hasn’t been written to much since.
• Backups folder
  Minecraft sometimes auto-creates backups:
  
  .minecraft/backups/
  Even an older version of the world is better than nothing.

I'm not sure if this is possible on PS5.

The only thing I have found is that if I had Playstation Plus before the power went out, I could look through the PS+ data storage to try and recover it. But even then I don't know if that would have even fixed it.

 

[Sir Silentium]

Any adult still playing minecraft should kill themselves

What a horrible thing to say

 

[Dead End]

its a game for 11 year olds bruh seriously

Even so, does that warrant wishing for someone to kill themself because they play it?

 

[poorenglishcel]

I'm not sure if this is possible on PS5.

The only thing I have found is that if I had Playstation Plus before the power went out, I could look through the PS+ data storage to try and recover it. But even then I don't know if that would have even fixed it.

Yeah, on PS5 you’re right that you don’t have the same recovery options as PC. There’s no access to region files or manual saves, so corruption usually comes down to backups.


That said, there are still two things worth checking, and you don’t need PS+ right now for one of them:

1) Check local console save backups​

Sometimes the PS5 keeps a previous local save even if the current one corrupts.


Go to:
Settings → Saved Data and Game/App Settings → Saved Data (PS5) → Console Storage


See if Minecraft has more than one save entry or an older timestamp. It’s rare, but it does happen.

2) If you ever had PlayStation Plus​

If PS+ cloud saves were enabled at any point before the outage, there may be an older version saved automatically.


Path:
Settings → Saved Data and Game/App Settings → Saved Data (PS5) → Cloud Storage → Download to Console Storage


Even if the cloud save is a few days or weeks old, it can still recover most of the world.


You’re right that it’s not guaranteed—but it’s the only real recovery route on console, and it’s worth checking carefully.

 

[VanGobbel]

What a horrible thing to say

ded serious bruh, it's no different from playing hello kitty island adventure at your age

 

[Sir Silentium]

2) If you ever had PlayStation Plus​

If PS+ cloud saves were enabled at any point before the outage, there may be an older version saved automatically.


Path:
Settings → Saved Data and Game/App Settings → Saved Data (PS5) → Cloud Storage → Download to Console Storage


Even if the cloud save is a few days or weeks old, it can still recover most of the world.


You’re right that it’s not guaranteed—but it’s the only real recovery route on console, and it’s worth checking carefully.

I had Playstation + many years ago, long before creating the world.

1) Check local console save backups​

Sometimes the PS5 keeps a previous local save even if the current one corrupts.


Go to:
Settings → Saved Data and Game/App Settings → Saved Data (PS5) → Console Storage


See if Minecraft has more than one save entry or an older timestamp. It’s rare, but it does happen.

Thanks for the information, I will try this when the power comes back on. My faith is low but there is still hope.

 

[Dead End]

ded serious bruh, it's no different from playing hello kitty island adventure at your age

Not a good comparison as that Hello Kitty Island Adventure is strongly effeminate in terms of its tonality (faggotry/troon territory), whereas base game Minecraft is not.

 

[DoomThreeKoala]

Any adult still playing minecraft should kill themselves

You should do that

 

[DoomThreeKoala]

I've had a survival Minecraft world for years that I have been playing very frequently whenever I have the time. An hour ago whilst I was playing the power went out due to a storm. When the power came back on, I loaded up Minecraft and clicked on the world and there was a pop-up saying the file was corrupted. I didn't think too much of it so I clicked ok, just to see the world be completely deleted.

I've looked up countless YT videos on how to recover saved worlds, but sadly there is no way it can be restored.

The world motivated me to get up each morning and do what I needed to do in real life, so that eventually I can work towards progressing the world in Minecraft. Now that it's gone, it's hard to find the same enjoyment anywhere, an in a sense feels like there is less to live for.

This is why you don't play minecraft on a playstation

 

[Sir Silentium]

Yeah, on PS5 you’re right that you don’t have the same recovery options as PC. There’s no access to region files or manual saves, so corruption usually comes down to backups.


That said, there are still two things worth checking, and you don’t need PS+ right now for one of them:

1) Check local console save backups​

Sometimes the PS5 keeps a previous local save even if the current one corrupts.


Go to:
Settings → Saved Data and Game/App Settings → Saved Data (PS5) → Console Storage


See if Minecraft has more than one save entry or an older timestamp. It’s rare, but it does happen.

Just tried, nothing was there

 

[yakubhitler]

I've had a survival Minecraft world for years that I have been playing very frequently whenever I have the time. An hour ago whilst I was playing the power went out due to a storm. When the power came back on, I loaded up Minecraft and clicked on the world and there was a pop-up saying the file was corrupted. I didn't think too much of it so I clicked ok, just to see the world be completely deleted.

I've looked up countless YT videos on how to recover saved worlds, but sadly there is no way it can be restored.

The world motivated me to get up each morning and do what I needed to do in real life, so that eventually I can work towards progressing the world in Minecraft. Now that it's gone, it's hard to find the same enjoyment anywhere, an in a sense feels like there is less to live for.

Rip

 

[yakubhitler]

This is why you don't play minecraft on a playstation

PC >

 

[Chirag gupta]

I feel you. I once had a great world with a friend but we had a falling out and I never got to see it again

 

[Itsoverm8]

Brutal

 

[anotherwastedlife]

Rip. Brutal weatherpill

 

[AutistSupremacist]

Any adult still playing minecraft should kill themselves

Bruh fuck you

 

[fatecel]

No digital world for incels

 

[The Judge]

This happened to me as well. I was constructing this massive mansion and lost all of my progress.

 

[Calamari Sun]

Any adult still playing minecraft should kill themselves

Giga

 

[Sir Silentium]

This happened to me as well. I was constructing this massive mansion and lost all of my progress.

Brutal. The world is taking our copes away from us

 

[grimlockcel]

make a new one in creative and give urself all the stuff back, try to rebuild what you had as best as possible

 

[Sir Silentium]

make a new one in creative and give urself all the stuff back, try to rebuild what you had as best as possible

I’ve lost the seed anyways, it would never feel the same

 

[Hoppipolla]

What games should an adult play then?

Roblox Jailbreak.

 

[PolnischeKartoffel]

Any adult still playing minecraft should kill themselves

Even creating servERs?

 

[no love found]

I’m praying for you and your PlayStation, mang. Absolutely brutal

 

[Sir Silentium]

I’m praying for you and your PlayStation, mang. Absolutely brutal

Thank you so much, I prayed about it as well after it happened last night.

 

[ImperialArk]

>Playing on PS5
you were just asking for it

 

[Dregster]

Any adult still playing minecraft should kill themselves

 

[Dregster]

What games should an adult play then?

Retro, old school games would be a start

 

[romanstock]

The Universe was giving you a message: it's time to start a new game. Pokemon Unbound.

 

[Sir Silentium]

The Universe was giving you a message: it's time to start a new game. Pokemon Unbound.

I'll give it a look

 

[poorenglishcel]

Roblox Jailbreak.

Retro, old school games would be a start

...

 

[Spooky_Heejin]

That fucking blows, sorry to hear that. I'd suggest always making a backup save or two. I do that with many games. I don't know if you can do that with minecraft though. I hope you get your world back.

 

[Sir Silentium]

That fucking blows, sorry to hear that. I'd suggest always making a backup save or two. I do that with many games. I don't know if you can do that with minecraft though. I hope you get your world back.

Unfortunately I couldn't save the progress with backups as it was only available with Playstation +. I tried to make a new world, but it just didn't feel the same. I've quit now, deadshot.io has been fun to play on the laptop.

 

[Spooky_Heejin]

Unfortunately I couldn't save the progress with backups as it was only available with Playstation +

That's a very Jewish thing they did.

I tried to make a new world, but it just didn't feel the same. I've quit now, deadshot.io has been fun to play on the laptop.

Brutal. What will you play now?

 

[Sir Silentium]

That's a very Jewish thing they did.

It really is, and there is no way around it as well. The cheapest is $15 AUD for me. Such a rip off just to upload to cloud storage.

Brutal. What will you play now?

Deadshot.io has been quite enjoyable, the player base seems very respectful as well. I'll also just spend more time here too.


What games do you enjoy playing?

 

[Spooky_Heejin]

It really is, and there is no way around it as well. The cheapest is $15 AUD for me. Such a rip off just to upload to cloud storage.

Maybe there's a way to do it with a separate flash drive. I'm sure there is, I'd suggest research into it.

 

[Caichan]

Similar thing happened to me

 

[_meh]

Brutal.

Sorry that it happened to you.

Any updates?

 

[SupremeSaint]

I’m sorry that happened

 

[Sir Silentium]

Brutal.

Sorry that it happened to you.

Any updates?

I have tried every method available of getting the world back, but I jsut have to accept it's gone for good now.

I tried making a new world recently but it doesn't feel the same, so I quit the game.

 

[Chud Norris72]

Any adult still playing minecraft should kill themselves

Let others enjoy their copes nigga + Minecraft isn't such a childish game.

 

[Exhunter45]

I have tried every method available of getting the world back, but I jsut have to accept it's gone for good now.

I tried making a new world recently but it doesn't feel the same, so I quit the game.

I thought you can backup games save file from console via USB and upload to your PC and cloud for free