Wipe Your Rust Server's Player Data and World

Wiping a Rust server deletes saved player data, the world map, or both. This process is not reversible unless you have backups. If you want automatic monthly wipes on Facepunch's forced wipe schedule, see Schedule Automatic Wipe.

Warning: A wipe cannot be undone. Create a backup before proceeding if you want to preserve the current state.

Method 1: Automated wipe tool (recommended)

1. Log into the Game Control Panel.
2. Click Wipe Server.
3. Select the sections you want to wipe (player data, world, or both) and enter any additional files or map seeds as needed.
4. Click Run.

Method 2: Manual wipe via file manager

1. Log into the Game Control Panel and view your server.
2. Stop the server.
3. Open the File Manager and navigate to server/my_server_identity/.
4. Delete files based on what you want to wipe:
   • To wipe player data only: Delete Storage.db and UserPersistence.db. This removes blueprints, inventories, and player positions.
   • To wipe world data only: Navigate into the save/ directory (server/my_server_identity/save/) and delete the saved map folder matching your seed. Delete all folders in this directory if you want to ensure a clean wipe.
   • To wipe both player data and world: Perform both steps above.
5. Start your server.