How to Transfer Your Co-op Save to a Palworld Dedicated Server

If you started out playing Palworld in single-player or hosting a co-op session with friends, you can bring that same world over to your MintServers dedicated server instead of starting from scratch. This guide walks through locating your local save, uploading it to your server, and what to expect from your character once you make the move.

Step 1: Locate Your Local World Files

1. Open Palworld and click Start Game to view your world list.
2. Select the world you want to transfer, then click the folder icon in the bottom left corner.
3. This opens the exact folder containing your world's save files. Keep this window open, since you'll need to upload from here shortly.

If you'd rather find it manually, your local save files on Windows are normally located at:

Step 2: Prepare Your Dedicated Server

1. Log into your MintServers panel and select your Palworld server.
2. If you haven't started it before, Start the server once so it generates its own default save folder, then Stop it again.

Step 3: Upload Your World Files

1. With your server stopped, go to the Files tab in the left sidebar.
2. Navigate to Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0, then open the folder inside it, usually named with a random string of letters and numbers.
3. Delete everything inside this folder. This is your server's blank default save, and it's what your uploaded world will replace.
4. Upload your local world files into this same folder: Level.sav, LevelMeta.sav, LocalData.sav, and the entire Players folder.

Step 4: Start Your Server

Start your server as normal. Give it a minute to load, then connect. Your world, buildings, and any players who joined your original co-op session should all be exactly as you left them.

What Happens To The Host's Character

There's one important limitation to know about before you go through this process: if you were the one hosting the original co-op or single-player session, your own character's save data is tied to your local session in a way that doesn't carry over correctly. Every other player who joined you keeps their level, Pals, and inventory without any issues — it's specifically the host's character that's affected.

In practice, this means that when you connect to the migrated world as the host, you'll be prompted to create a brand new character, starting back at level 1 with none of your original Pals or technology unlocks.

If recovering your original character's level and Pals matters enough to be worth the extra effort, there are community-made tools (commonly referred to as a "host save fix") designed specifically to migrate that data onto a fresh character on your dedicated server. These are third-party tools, not something MintServers builds or supports directly, and they involve directly editing save files, so treat them as an advanced, at-your-own-risk option and always work from a backup.

If anything doesn't come across the way you expected, no worries! Just open a support ticket and our team will be happy to help you get your world sorted out.