How to Reset or Wipe Your Enshrouded Server

 

    Sometimes you want a clean slate — a fresh world to explore, a reset after a big update, or a do-over for a new group. On gamever there are two ways to wipe an Enshrouded server: the one-click Reset server button, or deleting the save files yourself over FTP. This guide shows both, safely.

 

First: back up the old world

 

    A wipe erases your current world. Before anything, make a copy so you can return to it:

 

• Take an on-demand backup from the Backups tab (see backup & restore), and/or
• Stop the server and download the savegame folder and enshrouded_server_NNN.dat files over FTP.

 

    Skip this and the wipe is permanent. Don't skip it.

 

Method 1 — the Reset server button

 

    The quickest wipe is built into the File Manager:

 

 

1. Make sure you've backed up (above).
2. In the File Manager, click Reset server.
3. Confirm. The server clears the world and starts fresh.

 

    On next start, players spawn into a brand-new Enshrouded world. Your settings (name, password, difficulty, roles) carry over — only the world is wiped.

 

Method 2 — delete the save files over FTP

 

    For manual control (or to remove specific files):

 

1. Stop the server.
2. In the File Manager / over FTP, delete the contents of the savegame folder and the enshrouded_server_NNN.dat world files.
3. Start the server — it generates a fresh world.

 

    Only delete files you've backed up or no longer want — deletion is permanent.

 

Keeping your settings

 

    A wipe resets the world, not your configuration: your server name, password, difficulty preset and roles in enshrouded_server.json stay as they are. If you also want different rules on the new world, change those settings before (or after) the wipe.

 

Note: character progress

 

    In Enshrouded, your character progression is tied to the world/server save, so a server wipe is a true fresh start for everyone on it — levels, bases and inventories reset with the world. That's usually the point of a wipe, but make sure your group expects it before you pull the trigger.

 

Additional Tips

 

• Back up first — download savegame + .dat or snapshot before wiping.
• Reset server = one-click wipe — the fast path.
• FTP delete = manual wipe — stop the server first.
• Settings survive — only the world is wiped, not name/password/difficulty/roles.
• It's a true fresh start — everyone's progress on that world resets; warn your group.

 

Conclusion

 

    Wiping an Enshrouded server is quick: back up the old world first, then either hit Reset server in the File Manager for a one-click wipe, or stop the server and delete the savegame folder and .dat files over FTP. Your settings and roles carry over, so you get a brand-new world with the same server setup — a clean slate without the reconfiguration.

 

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