ARK: Survival Evolved has several files that contain world, tribe and character-related data which includes progression, dinos, landmarks and player-built structures. It may be necessary for a server owner to take a backup of these files to switch to a new world or reset their server.
Saving ARK World Data
You can save your server's current world data by accessing your server files through Filezilla and saving them to your computer.
- Navigate to your control panel and Stop your server.
- Access your server files via FTP, we recommend using Filezilla.
- Navigate to
ShooterGame/Saved/SavedArks/.
- Select the files you wish to save and drag them onto your desktop.
.arkcontains world data..arkprofilecontains player character data..arktribecontains all tribe-related information.
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