I cant change my server back to 1.16.5

[Jawadygamer]

I changed my server to 1.17 2 days ago and now i cant put it back to 1.16.5. everytime i try my server wont start, i tried repairing files but the didnt work. any idead how to fix?

[CoolProgrammer]

3 hours ago, Jawadygamer said:

I changed my server to 1.17 2 days ago and now i cant put it back to 1.16.5. everytime i try my server wont start, i tried repairing files but the didnt work. any idead how to fix?

Sadly there is no way to go back from a 1.17 server to a 1.16 server without deleting all your worlds.

Here is what you can do:

-> Join your 1.17 server and use /dl world (world-name) to download every single world you have (use /worlds).
-> Stop your server and delete all world folders in File Manager tab of your server on the Dashboard.
-> Now change your server version to 1.16.5 and start it.