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Persistence Management: Save Slots

Sons of the Forest allows a single dedicated server instance to manage multiple “Slots” or distinct world campaigns. This is particularly useful for server owners who wish to host a “Hardcore” world on weekdays and a “Creative” world on weekends without deleting any existing player progress.
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5 minutesBeginnerJanuary 2026
All world data and player inventories are archived in the following directory:
  • Directory: /userdata/Saves/DedicatedServer/Multiplayer/
  • Folders: Inside, you will see subfolders named with long GUID strings (e.g., 000000001). These correspond directly to your active Save Slot ID.

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Switching or Wiping (The Slot Method)

To “Wipe” your server while preserving the old world for the future:
  1. Stop Server: Navigate to your FREAKHOSTING dashboard and shut down the instance.
  2. Modify Startup: Go to the Startup tab.
  3. Change ID: Locate the Save Slot variable.
    • Current: 1
    • New Slot: 2
  4. Boot: Start the server. The engine will see that no folder for “Slot 2” exists and will automatically generate a brand-new island. All new players will wake up at the starting crash site.

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Manual Backups

While FREAKHOSTING provides automated infrastructure backups, we strongly recommend manually downloading your /userdata/Saves/ folder to your local PC once a week. Because Sons of the Forest is in Early Access, large game patches can occasionally corrupt the save file’s internal JSON structure.

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Last Updated: January 2026 | Sons of the Forest: Save logic verified.