How To Reset Player Data On Your Minecraft Server

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Each player connected to your server will have a file that contains their inventory data as well as their location. Sometimes things can go wrong on the server and you will need to delete the player's data files. After deleting their player file, they will be able to connect as if it were a new player.



Follow these steps to successfully reset individual player data on your server:



To prevent any corruption, make sure your server is offline before you begin any tutorial that involves manipulating server files.



1. First, we need the player's UUID. Go to https://namemc.com/ to enter the Minecraft Name of your player to reset the data.



(Universally Unique Identifier or UUID is a unique id that players get when they join a server. It makes it easy to identify the player, store items, and access information about them.



1. After you have found your player, a unique identifier will be displayed under their name. Similar to what is shown in the below image. Notepad/sticky note: Write down the UUID to refer to later.



2. Now head over to your ServerMiner Control Panel and click on File Manager. If you are familiar in FTPs and want to repeat the steps, FileZilla can also be used.



3. Enter the folder name of the current world you have uploaded to your server. If you are unsure of which world you are using you can look at the Minecraft Worlds tab of your ServerMiner control panel to find out.



4. Navigate to the playerdata folder and enter it, this is where all the data (Inventory/Positions) of the players who join your server are stored.



5. If there aren’t many files, you could simply search for the UUID number of the player that you wish to reset. You can also use the shortcut Ctrl+F for searching for the UUID. Once you found it, click the checkbox and hit the Delete button.



Congratulations! raunge Congratulations! You can now start up your server. MINECRAFT SERVERS Let that player join you! They will spawn in your server with no items in inventory.