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How to Reset a Palworld Server

Last updated: July 23, 2026

This guide covers three types of resets for your Palworld server: a full wipe, a settings-only reset, or a player-character-only reset. Read the sections below to decide which one you need and how to do it safely.

Warning: Back up the entire Pal/Saved folder before starting. Once save data is deleted, it cannot be recovered.

Which Reset Do You Need?

TypeWhat it does
Full wipeNew map, new characters, nothing carried over
Settings-only resetKeeps the world and characters, resets server configuration
Player-character resetEveryone starts at level 1, map/structures/Pals remain

How Palworld Stores Save Data

World data is under Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/. Inside sits one folder per world (named with a long random string) containing Level.sav, WorldOption.sav, Players/ (one save per player), and other files.

Full Wipe via NolimitHost Panel

  1. Stop your server first, so it doesn't overwrite your changes while you work.
  2. In the left sidebar of your NolimitHost Game Panel, open File Manager → Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/.
  3. Select and delete the randomly named world folder.
  4. Optional: Delete config files from Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/ for fresh defaults.
  5. Click Start — the server generates a new world.

Settings-Only Reset

First, stop your server so the config files can be safely deleted.

  • Leave the world folder under SaveGames/0/ in place.
  • In File Manager, delete PalWorldSettings.ini and GameUserSettings.ini from the config folder.
  • Also delete WorldOption.sav inside the existing world folder.
  • Restart the server to apply the reset.

Player-Character-Only Reset

  1. Stop your server first, so it doesn't overwrite your changes while you work.
  2. In File Manager, open the existing world folder under SaveGames/0/.
  3. Delete only the contents of the Players/ subfolder.
  4. Leave Level.sav, WorldOption.sav, and other files in place.
  5. Restart — players spawn as level 1 characters on the same map.

Troubleshooting

  • Old world still loads — Wrong folder deleted, or a second world folder exists. Check DedicatedServerName in GameUserSettings.ini.
  • Settings reset didn't work — WorldOption.sav was left in place inside the world folder.
  • Player keeps old character — Players subfolder wasn't fully cleared.