How to Upload your Single-player ARK Save to your Server
ARK: Survival Evolved
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Mar 26, 2025
Uploading your Single-player ARK save can allow you to continue your progress on a dedicated server alongside your friends. To do this, you are required to upload both your save data and world configuration.
Epic Games File Location
If you're using the Epic Games launcher, you can easily locate your save file using the options section of the game library.
Select Options(...) next to ARK on your Game Library, and click Manage.
Select Options(...) next to ARK on your Game Library, and click Manage.
Click Open Install Location, this will open your ARK local save file folder.
Click Open Install Location, this will open your ARK local save file folder.
Navigate to \ShooterGame\Saved\SavedArksLocal, this will contain your save data.
Navigate to \ShooterGame\Saved\SavedArksLocal, this will contain your save data.
Steam Save File Location
If you're using Steam, you can easily locate your save file using the Local section of the Ark's Properties window.
Launch Steam, then go to your Game Library.
Launch Steam, then go to your Game Library.
Right-click ARK: Survival Evolved, then select Properties...
Right-click ARK: Survival Evolved, then select Properties...
Navigate to Local Files > Browse...
Navigate to Local Files > Browse...
Navigate to \steamapps\common\ARK\ShooterGame\Saved\SavedArksLocal, this will contain your save data.
The .ark contains your map save.
The .arkprofile contains your player data.
The .arktribe contains all tribe information.
Navigate to \steamapps\common\ARK\ShooterGame\Saved\SavedArksLocal, this will contain your save data.
The
.arkcontains your map save.The
.arkprofilecontains your player data.The
.arktribecontains all tribe information.
Uploading your Save File
Once you have located your local ARK save, you can easily upload it to your server using FTP.
Access your control panel and Stop your server.
Access your control panel and Stop your server.
Access your server files via FTP. We recommend using FileZilla.
Access your server files via FTP. We recommend using FileZilla.
Navigate to /ShooterGame/Saved/SavedArks.
We would recommend backing up & removing any currently existing files from this file to avoid conflicts.
Navigate to /ShooterGame/Saved/SavedArks.
We would recommend backing up & removing any currently existing files from this file to avoid conflicts.
Upload the files you located in the previous section to this folder.
Upload the files you located in the previous section to this folder.
Rename localplayer.arkprofile with your SteamId64 in the format <steamID64>.arkprofile, so that you claim the player data.
Rename localplayer.arkprofile with your SteamId64 in the format <steamID64>.arkprofile, so that you claim the player data.
Navigate to Config.
Navigate to Config.
Click on ARK Server Settings. Enter the map ID of the map that you have just uploaded from the table below.
For example, if we are playing the map Aberration, we would enter the following: Aberration_P.
Click on ARK Server Settings. Enter the map ID of the map that you have just uploaded from the table below.
For example, if we are playing the map Aberration, we would enter the following: Aberration_P.
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Save and Start your server.
Save and Start your server.
Uploading your World Configuration
Alongside your save data, you may want to upload your world configuration to update your server settings.
Launch Steam, then go to your Game Library.
Launch Steam, then go to your Game Library.
Right-click ARK: Survival Evolved, then select Properties...
Right-click ARK: Survival Evolved, then select Properties...
Navigate to Local Files > Browse...
Navigate to Local Files > Browse...
Navigate to ShooterGame/Saved/Config/WindowsNoEditor. You will require Game.ini and GameUserSettings.ini.
Navigate to ShooterGame/Saved/Config/WindowsNoEditor. You will require Game.ini and GameUserSettings.ini.
Access your control panel and Stop your server.
Access your control panel and Stop your server.
Access your server files via FTP - we recommend using FileZilla.
Access your server files via FTP - we recommend using FileZilla.
Navigate to /ShooterGame/Saved/Config/LinuxNoEditor/.
Navigate to /ShooterGame/Saved/Config/LinuxNoEditor/.
Replace Game.ini and GameUserSettings.ini in this folder with the files found in step 4.
Replace Game.ini and GameUserSettings.ini in this folder with the files found in step 4.
Start your server.
Start your server.
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Ruben B
Partnership Manager