How to delete player data from a Hytale server

Deleting player data resets a player back to a fresh character on your Hytale server (inventory, position, progression, etc.). This is handy for fixing a stuck/broken character, clearing an inventory, or forcing a clean re-join.

1. Stop your server. Take a backup first, if you delete player data, you cannot restore it without backup. You can use our backup guide here: How to backup your Hytale Server.

   Do not delete player files while the server is running, as it can re-save the data or corrupt changes.

2. Go to your server, click the Files tab, then open universe/players/. On our test server we only have a single player.

   

   

3. Find the correct player file.

   Player data is stored as .json files (usually a UUID as the filename). If you are not sure which file belongs to the player:

   • Quick method: start the server, have the player join once, then stop the server again. The newest "Modified" file is normally theirs.
   • Confirm method: open a candidate .json file and look at the "Nameplate" part, it will have their name.
4. Delete the player’s .json file (and any matching .bak for the same filename, if you want, this will just get overwritten if they join again).
5. Start the server again.

   When the player joins, Hytale will generate fresh player data for them.

Resetting everyone: if you want to wipe all player data, delete everything inside universe/players/ (or the folder itself), then start the server. Same warning applies: backup first.

Note: the default player data location is universe/players. This can be changed if the server is configured to use a different player storage provider/path, but the default Hytale config uses this folder.