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How to reset a players data

You may need to reset a players data for a variety of reasons, in this guide we will learn how to reset their player data.


Locating a players UUID

  1. Head to name https://namemc.com/ and enter the users name.


  1. From there, you will see a list of accounts that previously had that name. Select the top name to get their profile since that is the profile with the name currently.



  1. Then you can see their UUID and copy it ready to delete it.



Deleting World Playerdata


To avoid corruption, please make sure to stop your server before doing this.


  1. Head to the File Manager down the left hand side of our panel.


  1. Go the folder worldname/playerdata. Replace worldname with the name of your world, by default this will be world.


  1. Find the file called UUID.dat where UUID is the the ID you found above for the player.



  1. Select the file by the checkbox to the left of it, and press delete!


  1. Simply start the server back up!


Deleting Plugin Playerdata


To avoid corruption, please make sure to stop your server before doing this.


  1. Head to the File Manager down the left hand side of our panel.


  1. Go the folder plugins/pluginName. Replace pluginName with the name of the plugin you're trying to delete.


  1. Find the folder containing the files for players, this is usually in a folder called playerdata or data.



  1. Find the file starting with the ID you found above for the player.



  1. Select the file by the checkbox to the left of it, and press delete!


  1. Simply start the server back up!


You've now succesfully reset a players data!

Updated on: 14/02/2022

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