Sometimes you might want to reset your world in 7 Days to Die. For example, if you would want to start over again, or don’t like your starting location.
Thankfully, resetting your server world is incredibly easy. You can choose to either delete your existing world or simply create a new one while keeping your old world saved, which is useful if you ever want to return to your old world.
Important
Deleting your world is irreversible. Once you reset your 7 Days to Die world, all of your progress will be permanently lost. To prevent losing anything important, we strongly recommend creating a backup of your world before making any changes.
# How to Change Your Server World
You can change your server world within your 7 Days to Die server settings.
- Open your 7 Days to Die server settings. If you are unsure how to edit your 7 Days to Die server settings, you can check out our guide on this here.
- Change the GameName property to what you want your new world to be called.
- Save the file. To return to your old world, simply change this option back to what it was previously.
# How to Delete Your Server World
Maybe you want to remove your world entirely, either because you will never have a use for it again, or because you want a new world with the same name. This too is easy to do.
- Go to your control panel and Stop the server.
- Navigate to your server files.
- Navigate to the
/Users/Savesfolder, and then the mapname's folder. - Select your world files and click on delete.
- If you wish to remove all the whitelisted, blacklisted players, admins and gamerules; remove both the
profiles.sdfandserveradmin.xmlfiles. These files can be found under the/savesdirectory.
That’s it! You’ve now successfully reset your 7 Days to Die server world. Whether you’re starting fresh with new challenges or just looking to mix things up, your server is ready for the next adventure
