How To Upload Your Palworld Save to Dedicated Server - Migration Guide
In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of uploading an existing world and player save file to your Palworld server.
You may also refer to this guide on how to upload files to your game server.
Transfer From Another Palworld Server Provider
Section titled “Transfer From Another Palworld Server Provider”If you already have a Palworld server with another provider, then this is how you migrate your existing save to Game Host Bros.
- On your previous existing server, navigate to
Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/
and backup the folder with random numbers and letters. - Log in to the Game Host Bros Game Panel and stop your Palworld server.
- Connect to your server with SFTP.
- Navigate to
Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/
and delete the default save folder. - Using SFTP, upload your existing save folder and copy the folder ID/name.
- Navigate to
Pal/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/GameUserSettings.ini
and look for the line that starts withDedicatedServerName=
. - Replace the ID/name with your existing folder name.
- Start your server.
Here’s how it should look when uploaded correctly.
DirectoryPal
DirectorySaved
DirectorySaveGames
Directory0
Directory84B5E2264EC387DEDB43179D666031A1
- Level.sav
- LevelMeta.sav
DirectoryPlayers/
- …
- WorldOption.sav Delete me!
Transfer From A Palworld Steam Co-op Save
Section titled “Transfer From A Palworld Steam Co-op Save”If you’ve been hosting Palworld locally on your PC, then follow this guide. This is only for Steam users.
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Press
Windows Key + R
and paste this.%LOCALAPPDATA%\Pal\Saved\SaveGamesThen copy your desired save folder, for example: 84B5E2264EC387DEDB43179D666031A1
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Log in to the Game Host Bros Game Panel and
Stop
your Palworld server. -
Connect to your server with SFTP.
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Navigate to
Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/
and delete the default save folder. -
Using SFTP, upload your existing save folder and copy the folder ID/name.
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Navigate to
Pal/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/GameUserSettings.ini
and look for the line that starts withDedicatedServerName=
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Replace the ID/name with your existing folder name.
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Start your server.
Here’s how it should look when uploaded correctly.
DirectoryPal
DirectorySaved
DirectorySaveGames
Directory0
Directory84B5E2264EC387DEDB43179D666031A1
- Level.sav
- LevelMeta.sav
DirectoryPlayers/
- …
- WorldOption.sav Delete me!
Transfer From A PC Game Pass Co-op Save
Section titled “Transfer From A PC Game Pass Co-op Save”Unlike Steam, migrating PC Game Pass Co-op saves will require additional steps and specific tools to convert your map data so all of your buildings can be loaded. Here’s the easiest way to do it.
Required Tools
Install these tools before proceeding:
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After downloading and extracting Palworld Save Tools, open
PalworldSaveTools.exe
in its extracted folder. -
Choose
Convert Gamepass <--> Steam
. -
Select the save you wish to convert. For PC Game Pass Save Folder, enter this path into the file explorer search bar:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\PocketpairInc.Palworld_ad4psfrxyesvt\SystemAppData\wgs\If you don’t own Palworld on Steam, select any file path for Steam Save Folder.
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Select your save from the dropdown, and click
Convert
. If you have multiple saves, we detail how to find your latest below. -
Find your converted save in the
XGP_converted_saves
folder of Palworld Save Tools. -
Log in to the Game Host Bros Game Panel and
Stop
your Palworld server. -
Using SFTP, upload your converted save folder to
Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/
and copy the folder ID/name. -
Navigate to
Pal/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/GameUserSettings.ini
and look for the line that starts withDedicatedServerName=
. -
Replace the ID/name with your existing folder name.
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Start your server.
This is what your server files should now look like:
DirectoryPal
DirectorySaved
DirectorySaveGames
Directory0
Directory84B5E2264EC387DEDB43179D666031A1
- Level.sav
- LevelMeta.sav
DirectoryPlayers/
- …
- WorldOption.sav Delete me!
Troubleshooting
Section titled “Troubleshooting”Here are some common issues you may encounter, and how to resolve them.
No Map Data
Section titled “No Map Data”Not having map data means the steps relating to GameUserSettings.ini were overlooked, or this data has been deleted from your local game client, the steps for GameUserSettings.ini are the following:
- Log in to the Game Host Bros Game Panel and
Stop
your Palworld server. - Go to
File Manager
. - Copy the name of your existing save folder uploaded to
Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/
, for example84B5E2264EC387DEDB43179D666031A1
. - Navigate to
Pal/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/GameUserSettings.ini
and look for the line that starts withDedicatedServerName=
. - Replace the ID/name with your existing folder name.
- Start your server.
Locating Your PC Game Pass Save (Optional)
Section titled “Locating Your PC Game Pass Save (Optional)”This is optional, follow these steps if you have multiple saves and don’t know which save file to convert using Palworld Save Tools.
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Load into your world in Palworld.
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Save and exit Palworld.
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Press
Windows Key + R
and paste this.%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\PocketpairInc.Palworld_ad4psfrxyesvt\SystemAppData\wgs\ -
Open the folder with the random numbers, there you’ll see even more folders with random names.
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Sort by date modified. The most recently modified folder is the correct save file name to convert.