Autosave
Autosaving is a feature where the game is periodically saved so the player doesn't lose their progress.
In Java Edition, there is an autosave every 6,000 ticks (5 minutes), and every time the player opens the pause menu or a paused dialog screen. In multiplayer server, this can be toggled by /save-on and /save-off commands, and manually triggered by /save-all. In Bedrock Edition, the game autosaves much more often​[more information needed], and configured by /save command.
The autosave indicator can be toggled in the video settings. In Java Edition, this is turned on by default and shows "Saving world" in the bottom right of the screen. In Bedrock Edition, this is turned off by default and shows an animation of an arrow pointing into a chest in the top-right of the screen.
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Autosaving is a feature where the game is periodically saved so the player doesn't lose their progress.
Description
In Java Edition, there is an autosave every 6,000 ticks (5 minutes), and every time the player opens the pause menu or a paused dialog screen. In multiplayer server, this can be toggled by /save-on and /save-off commands, and manually triggered by /save-all. In Bedrock Edition, the game autosaves much more often[more information needed], and configured by /save command.
The autosave indicator can be toggled in the video settings. In Java Edition, this is turned on by default and shows "Saving world" in the bottom right of the screen. In Bedrock Edition, this is turned off by default and shows an animation of an arrow pointing into a chest in the top-right of the screen.
History
Java Edition
| Java Edition | |||||||
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| 1.3.1 | Autosave indicator in the pause menu was broken due to singleplayer game using an internal server. | ||||||
| 1.18 | 21w42a | Added "Autosave Indicator" to video settings. | |||||
| The display of autosave indicator was fixed and renamed to "Saved world".[1] | |||||||
| 1.20.5 | 24w09a | Autosave indicator appears much brighter. | |||||
| 1.21 | 24w20a | Autosave indicator is rendered at the wrong position. | |||||
| 1.21.2 | 24w33a | The display of autosave indicator was fixed.[2] | |||||
Bedrock Edition
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2.0 | beta 1.2.0.2 | Added "Show Autosave Icon" to the video settings. | |||||
Legacy Console Edition
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xbox 360 | Xbox One | PS3 | PS4 | PS Vita | Wii U | Switch | |
| TU2 | CU1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Patch 1 | 1.0.1 | Added an autosave and the ability to turn autosave off or set it from 15 minutes up to 2 hours in 15 minute steps. |
| TU5 | Added a countdown timer to the auto-save to stop it from being a surprise. | ||||||
Gallery
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The autosave indicator on the bottom right of the pause menu in Java Edition. -
The autosave indicator on the bottom right of the dialog screen. -
The autosave indicator in Java Edition 1.2.5.
References
See also
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