Originally posted by Del-Dredd:

I always backup World and character folders every time I play, You only need to Logout ie go to main menu and the files are updated at that time as shown in the file detail.

If something messes up I just copy the relevant files over the live versions in the game folders. I actually have two backups older and latest, which I switch every time I back up.

That's what my backup batch files do / did. The Backheim "Mod" I refered to does a more complete job; he backups the entire directories in a separate folder that are time stamped.

This can be a lifesaver in cases where the person doesn't realize there's a problem, or opens and closes several times trying to figure it out, wiping out the crude 'backup' the game does.