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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.

  1. On your previous existing server, navigate to Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/ and backup the folder with random numbers and letters.
  2. Log in to the Game Host Bros Game Panel and stop your Palworld server.
  3. Connect to your server with SFTP.
  4. Navigate to Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/ and delete the default save folder.
  5. Using SFTP, upload your existing save folder and copy the folder ID/name.
  6. Navigate to Pal/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/GameUserSettings.ini and look for the line that starts with DedicatedServerName=.
  7. Replace the ID/name with your existing folder name.
  8. 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!

If you’ve been hosting Palworld locally on your PC, then follow this guide. This is only for Steam users.

  1. Press Windows Key + R and paste this.

    %LOCALAPPDATA%\Pal\Saved\SaveGames

    Then copy your desired save folder, for example: 84B5E2264EC387DEDB43179D666031A1

  2. Log in to the Game Host Bros Game Panel and Stop your Palworld server.

  3. Connect to your server with SFTP.

  4. Navigate to Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/ and delete the default save folder.

  5. Using SFTP, upload your existing save folder and copy the folder ID/name.

  6. Navigate to Pal/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/GameUserSettings.ini and look for the line that starts with DedicatedServerName=

  7. Replace the ID/name with your existing folder name.

  8. 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!

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:

  1. After downloading and extracting Palworld Save Tools, open PalworldSaveTools.exe in its extracted folder.

  2. Choose Convert Gamepass <--> Steam.

  3. 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.

  4. Select your save from the dropdown, and click Convert. If you have multiple saves, we detail how to find your latest below.

  5. Find your converted save in the XGP_converted_saves folder of Palworld Save Tools.

  6. Log in to the Game Host Bros Game Panel and Stop your Palworld server.

  7. Using SFTP, upload your converted save folder to Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/ and copy the folder ID/name.

  8. Navigate to Pal/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/GameUserSettings.ini and look for the line that starts with DedicatedServerName=.

  9. Replace the ID/name with your existing folder name.

  10. 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!

Here are some common issues you may encounter, and how to resolve them.

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:

  1. Log in to the Game Host Bros Game Panel and Stop your Palworld server.
  2. Go to File Manager.
  3. Copy the name of your existing save folder uploaded to Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/, for example 84B5E2264EC387DEDB43179D666031A1.
  4. Navigate to Pal/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/GameUserSettings.ini and look for the line that starts with DedicatedServerName=.
  5. Replace the ID/name with your existing folder name.
  6. 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.

  1. Load into your world in Palworld.

  2. Save and exit Palworld.

  3. Press Windows Key + R and paste this.

    %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\PocketpairInc.Palworld_ad4psfrxyesvt\SystemAppData\wgs\
  4. Open the folder with the random numbers, there you’ll see even more folders with random names.

  5. Sort by date modified. The most recently modified folder is the correct save file name to convert.