Minecraft Bedrock Edition Realm cannot download or backup the world. Please help.

Alec Pandapatan · May 7, 2025 at 8:22 AM

I currently own a Minecraft bedrock realm with some friends. I created it in version 1.21.7 with a bunch of addons, and at the time I wasn't having any issues backing up the realm and downloading it for singleplayer. Everything was going smoothly. But now that the release of 1.21.8 on bedrock, I wanted to try the new Vibrant Visuals feature for the world, but to enable it I have to download the world, turn on the experimental feature and then reupload it as the new copy of the world. But I couldn't do it because I cannot download/backup the world in the first place. It only shows a message "An error occured". I even tried downloading the older versions of the worlds, since theres a list of backups but still doesn't work regardless.

I do not know if it is a problem with the versions, or a problem with the addons. And I cannot just turn off these addons because the realm heavily uses the addon features. Please Help.

(I cannot send a screenshot, it says failed to upload)

:)

AaronBee110

Hi, my name is Aaron and i'll do my best to help

Please try the below steps

You must have an active Minecraft: Bedrock Edition Realm to do this. If you have not yet used your Realms free trial, you can use that to transfer your worlds.

Note: You must use the same edition of Minecraft: Bedrock Edition and the same Xbox Live account to transfer worlds.

From the first device, click the pen icon next to your Realm from the Realms list
Click Replace World and confirm.
Choose the world you want to transfer.
Wait for the upload and then click Let's go!
Open Minecraft: Bedrock Edition from the second device and click the pen icon next to your Realm from the Realms
Click Download World.
Wait for the download and then click Let's go!

Hopefully this helps!

Aaron

Belle_696

Thanks for getting back!

The world size is not that big so that's fine. And I do agree, deactivating all packs might have unexpected results so in this case it is best to wait for a Minecraft support to respond to your ticket so they can advise accordingly and help.

Alec Pandapatan

Thank you for your response,

It's file size is 163.30 MB with 13 active behaviour packs (Most of them are small addons, the only bigger ones are: Naturalist, Mowzie Mobs, and Furniture Add-On).

I am not able to download any other realm world since I only have the one. My concern is that why I suddenly can't back them up now compared to before when I had no problem. I usually backup the server and reupload it to refresh the realm since it seems to fix the lag for the mobile players, but now I am unable to do that.

I have seen the reddit post, and yes that is exactly the error that I am seeing. I have read the thread aswell, and I am unable to decide whether or not I should try it. Because if I remove the addons and put them back, I have no guarantee if it will/willnot break the world. And I'm afraid of risking it since I have no backup.

Thank you for suggesting the Minecraft Support I will do that now.
Thank you again for your response.

Belle_696

Hello Alec,

Let me help you with your concern today. Please note that this is a public forum, I apologize for a delay in response.

Sorry to hear you're having trouble. What is the current size of your Realms world? Are you able to download the worlds from your other Realms slot?

I have looked into this, and the issue could be the add-ons. Please refer to this Reddit thread with the same issue https://www.reddit.com/r/realms/comments/za0fc4...

Note: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to provide accurate and safe information, but be cautious of ads on the site that may advertise products often classified as PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Products). Make sure to thoroughly research any product before downloading or installing it.

If you would rather not deactivate the add-ons from your Realms world, then you may need to reach out to Minecraft support so they can help you with downloading your Realms world. https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/request/new...

I will be awaiting your response.

Regards,

Belle

Gerardo CG

Hi there Mario, my name is Gerardo, and I'm an Xbox player. I'll be happy to assist you with any questions or concerns you may have.

Unless the world was in a Realm at the time it happened, I don't think it's possible to rollback the world. Only when a world is loaded into a Realm, backups of the world are created at certain intervals, which you can download and replace the current Realm world with. At least, this is what happens in Minecraft Java Edition Realms, although I'm not entirely sure if the same applies to Minecraft Bedrock Edition if you're playing on that version.

If the world wasn't loaded into a game Realm, then it's likely a rollback may not be possible. If this is the case or if you're playing Minecraft Bedrock Edition, I recommend reaching out directly to the dedicated Realms Support team through the following link so they can confirm this information for you:

https://help.minecraft.net/hc/requests/new

Note: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.

I appreciate your understanding and I wish you good luck!

Kind regards,
Gerardo.

Minecraft Bedrock Edition Realm cannot download or backup the world. Please help.