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Resetting Your Minecraft World (Start Fresh)

Want to start your Minecraft server from scratch? Or has your world become corrupted? This tutorial explains how to delete your existing world so that Minecraft generates a brand new one the next time your server starts.

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Before continuing, make sure your server is stopped. Follow the steps in this guide:
👉 Start or Stop Your Server

🌍 Which folders should you delete?​

Minecraft stores your world data in one or more folders, depending on the server version:

  • world
  • world_nether
  • world_the_end

With modpacks or custom setups, other folders may be used (like DIM1, DIM-1, Overworld, etc.).

📁 Step-by-step: How to delete your world​

  1. Open the File Manager
    In the control panel, go to the Files tab.

    Open File Manager

  2. Select your world folders
    Find and check the folders you want to remove, such as world, world_nether, world_the_end.

    Select world folders

  3. Delete the selected folders
    Click the Delete button at the bottom or right-click > Delete. Confirm your choice.

    Delete world folders

    Confirm delete

  4. Restart your server
    Go to the Terminal tab and click Start. Minecraft will now automatically generate a completely new world.

    Start server from terminal

✅ Done!​

Your server is now running with a brand new world. Time to build your next adventure!

💡 Extra tips​