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How To Upload Your Existing Palworld Server Save

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.

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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/Save/Savegame/0 and backup the folder with random numbers and letters.
  2. Login to the Game Host Bros Game Panel and stop your Palworld server.
  3. Go to Management > File Manager.
  4. Once there navigate to PAL/Save/Savegames/0.
  5. Delete the default save folder.
  6. Using SFTP upload your existing save folder and copy the folder id/name.
  7. Navigate to Pal/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/GameUserSettings.ini and look for the line that starts with DedicatedServerName=.
  8. Replace the id/name with your existing folder name.
  9. Start your server.

Here’s how it should look when uploaded correctly.

  • DirectoryPAL
    • DirectorySave
      • DirectorySavegame
        • Directory0
          • Directory84B5E2264EC387DEDB43179D666031A1
            • Level.sav
            • LevelMeta.sav
            • DirectoryPlayers/
              • …

Transfer From A Palworld Steam Co-op Save

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

  1. Press Win + R and paste this.

    %LOCALAPPDATA%\PAL\Saved\SaveGames

  2. Login to the Game Host Bros Game Panel and stop your Palworld server.

  3. Go to Management > File Manager

  4. Once there navigate to PAL/Save/Savegames/0

  5. Delete the default save folder.

  6. Using SFTP upload your existing save folder and copy the folder id/name.

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

  8. Replace the id/name with your existing folder name.

  9. Start your server.

Here’s how it should look when uploaded correctly.

  • DirectoryPAL
    • DirectorySave
      • DirectorySavegame
        • Directory0
          • Directory84B5E2264EC387DEDB43179D666031A1
            • Level.sav
            • LevelMeta.sav
            • DirectoryPlayers/
              • …

Transfer From A PC Game Pass Co-op Save

Unlike Steam, migrating Xbox 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.

  1. Download, extract and run XGP Save Extractor.

  2. Locate the save you wish to upload, it should look something like this.

    • Directorypalworld_43714616561_2024-09-24_00_29_56
      • Directory84B5E2264EC387DEDB43179D666031A1
        • DirectoryLevel/
          • 01.sav Important! This is your level data on XGP.
        • DirectoryPlayers/
          • …
        • LevelMeta.sav
        • LocalData.sav This is not required.
        • WorldOptions.sav Delete this.

    The next tool requires Python 3.9 or later. Here’s how to install python, and use the tool to convert 01.sav into a .json file, and then into Level.sav so it can be loaded on your server.

  3. Install Python 3.12 from the Microsoft Store.

  4. Download Palworld Save Converter and extract the contents.

  5. In the Palworld Save Converters extracted folder drag 01.sav onto convert.py.

  6. Take the converted 01.json file, and once again drag it onto convert.py.

  7. Rename the twice converted file to Level.sav.

  8. Delete the Level folder in your save files and then drag the newly created Level.sav in.

  9. Using SFTP upload your existing save folder to PAL/Save/Savegames/0/ and copy the folder id/name.

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

  11. Replace the id/name with your existing folder name.

  12. Start your server.

    This is what your server files should now look like.

    • PAL
    • DirectorySave
      • DirectorySavegame
        • Directory0
          • Directory84B5E2264EC387DEDB43179D666031A1
            • Level.sav Formerly known as Level/01.sav
            • LevelMeta.sav
            • DirectoryPlayers/
              • …