Permission errors are silent killers.
The "Exclusive" hang is almost always the server trying to render graphics. Force it into batch mode ( -batchmode -nographics ) and the issue typically resolves immediately. 7 days to die server stuck initializing exclusive
: Paste these two files into your old (corrupted) save folder, replacing the existing ones. 4. Preventing Future Server Hangs Permission errors are silent killers
Crashes can leave behind corrupted region files. Navigate to your saves folder (typically \Users\Saves\[WorldName]\Region ) and look for .bak files or files with ERR in the name. Deleting these often allows the server to finish initializing. : Paste these two files into your old
cd /path/to/saves/YourWorldName find . -name "*.lock" -delete find . -name "*.LCK" -delete
(not the folders themselves, but everything inside). Then restart the server. The server will recreate them cleanly.
The -cleanup flag does: