Chronos Backups
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About
Chronos Backups is ranked #6 of 28 in Minecraft backup software on Inferse. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows.
Compared on Minecraft backup software
- Free plan
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- Minecraft edition
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- Scheduled backups
- Yesgithub.com
- Backup scope
- worlds_and_configsgithub.com
- Storage destination
- bothgithub.com
- Retention policy
- customgithub.com
Facts
- Purpose
- Chronos Backups is a multi-loader, multi-version Minecraft backup utility that keeps backups smaller by saving the most important parts of a world.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Supported loaders
- The README lists Fabric, NeoForge, Forge, Bukkit, Spigot, Paper, Purpur, and Folia support, with availability varying by Minecraft version.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Backup controls
- Users can schedule backups or run and cancel them with in-game `/chronos` commands; the required permission level defaults to 4.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Pruning and filtering
- Backups can prune and filter world data, and a configurable blacklist can exclude specified files and folders.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Backup size
- The README says default backups typically shrink to about 1–15% of the original world size, and can often be under 7% of the world-plus-LOD footprint when Distant Horizons or Voxy data is filtered out.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Cloud integration
- Google Drive is the currently supported cloud sync provider; OneDrive and Dropbox are described as planned but unavailable.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Cloud sync behavior
- Cloud sync can upload finished backups, catch up on missing uploads after a failure or restart, and optionally delete local copies after successful upload.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Cloud token access
- The README says anyone with access to the stored Google Drive token can upload and delete backups in that Drive, but cannot access other Drive files.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Restore limitation
- The README warns that chunks not yet considered old enough may be omitted, so recent changes in those chunks can be missing from a backup and lost on restore.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Configuration
- Configuration is stored in an automatically created `config/chronos.toml` file, and the README says no configuration GUI is available for the foreseeable future.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Retention
- The `maxStoredBackups` setting caps retained backups per world locally and on each enabled cloud destination, removing the oldest first; the README recommends 5.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Release channels
- The README says nightly GitHub Actions builds are not the same as stable releases and should not be assumed stable.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- File exclusions
- A configurable copy blacklist can exclude files and folders from backups and comes prefilled with common server-related entries.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Minecraft compatibility
- The project lists support across Minecraft versions 1.7.x through 26.x, with loader availability varying by version.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Server use
- The project describes Chronos as a server-side utility, and its Modrinth listing also lists server-side as a supported environment.modrinth.com · 30 Sept 2026
- License
- The project is published under the MIT license.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Downloads
- Stable releases are available through Modrinth, CurseForge, and GitHub Releases; GitHub Actions also publishes nightly builds that the project says should not be assumed stable.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Maker
- The GitHub profile identifies MagicJinn as the creator of Chronos Backups and lists the Netherlands as their location.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
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Sources
- github.com/MagicJinn/Chronos-Backups· checked 30 Sept 2026
- modrinth.com/plugin/chronos-backups· checked 30 Sept 2026
- github.com/MagicJinn· checked 30 Sept 2026