How to Reset Player Data on a Minecraft Java Server

If you need to reset player data on your Minecraft Java server hosted with Beacon Hosting, this guide will walk you through the process. Resetting player data can help resolve issues or provide a fresh start for players.

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Step 1: Back up and stop the server

1. Log in at www.beaconhosting.org/auth/login
2. Open Your Servers and select your Minecraft Java server
3. Create a backup from Backups before making changes
4. Stop the server from Console before editing world files

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Step 2: Access your server files

Go to Files in the server sidebar, or connect with SFTP from Settings → SFTP Access.

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Step 3: Locate the player data folder

Open your main world folder. By default this is world, but the name comes from level-name in server.properties (Files → Visual Editor → Commonly used).

Inside that world folder, open:

• playerdata/ — inventories, location, and progress
• stats/ (optional) — statistics and advancements

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Step 4: Delete player data files

Delete the files inside playerdata/ to reset all player progress, inventories, and locations. Delete stats/ as well if you also want to reset statistics and advancements.

To reset one player only, delete that player’s .dat file from playerdata/ (and their file in stats/ if present).

This action is irreversible unless you restore from a backup.

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Step 5: Restart your server

Start the server again from Console.

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