Custom backup location removes the backup tab from Minecraft bedrock

[Wedge]

SOLUTION - Custom Backup Locations for Instances on Linux

OS Name/Version: ubuntu 24 lts

Product Name/Version: AMP Release “Phobos” v2.6.2, built 28/05/2025 21:22

Problem Description: same as this post Configuration with Minecraft - Change Backups location to RAID array

I followed the how to guide on this site to change an existing Minecraft bedrock instance backup path from local to another folder. When I start the instance again, the backups tab is missing. reverting the settings brings back the tab

Steps to reproduce:

1. Stop the instance
2. In ADS File Manager/SFTP edit LocalFileBackupPlugin.kvp in the instance’s directory
3. Change the location for Storage.StorePath to the new location /media/backups/{{InstanceName}}/. This will place the backups in its own subfolder based on the instance name.
4. Edit FileManagerPlugin.kvp in the same directory
5. Change the FileManager.AdditionalVirtualDirectories to {"backups":"/media/backups"} and Save. (Left side is directory in the instance directory, right side is the actual folder location)
6. Start the instance in ADS

Actions taken to resolve so far:
I have tried doing this a few times without success. Will try with another type of instance tomorrow and report back

Update - confirmed that this also breaks steamcmd games like Valheim
Update 2 - it appears that in trying to edit the instance.json that the custom paths keep being reset somehow

[ThePotatoKing]

If the backups tab doesn’t show, then the path you added to the instance’s LocalFileBackupPlugin.kvp either doesn’t exist, or has the wrong file permissions.
Also note, you can edit container bindings using the pencil icon now.