How to Reset Player Data on a Minecraft Server

Learn the steps to reset player data on your Minecraft server hosted with Beacon Hosting, ensuring a fresh start for your players.

June 4, 2025
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How to Reset Player Data on a Minecraft Server

Resetting player data on your Minecraft server can be necessary to clear inventories, locations, or statistics and provide a fresh start for your players. This guide explains how to reset player data safely on your server hosted with Beacon Hosting.

Step 1: Access Your Server Files

Log into your Beacon Hosting control panel and navigate to your server's File Manager or use FTP to access your server files.

Step 2: Locate the Player Data Folder

Inside your world directory (typically named world, or your active world name), navigate to:


/world/playerdata

Each file in this folder corresponds to a player’s UUID and contains their inventory, location, and experience data.

Step 3: Back Up Player Data

Important: Before deleting anything, make a backup of the playerdata folder. You can do this by downloading the folder or creating a ZIP copy via the control panel.

Step 4: Delete Specific or All Player Data Files

To reset a single player:
Delete only the file with that player's UUID (e.g., 0de13b22-8a4c-4e1e-9d8f-c0fbe7c9eafd.dat).

To reset all players:
Delete every file inside the playerdata folder.

This removes all inventories, locations, stats, and advancements for affected players.

Step 5: Restart Your Server

After making changes, restart your Minecraft server from the Beacon Hosting control panel to apply the reset.

[WARNING] This action is irreversible without a backup. Make sure you've secured any important player data before deleting files.

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