How to Upload Existing Worlds to Your ARK Survival Evolved Server

Here is how to upload existing saves to your ARK Survival Evolved server.

Locating Your Existing Steam ARK Survival Evolved Saves

First, you'll need to locate your existing world. Follow these steps to do this:

1. 1
   Open Steam and navigate to your Library.
2. 2
   Right-click ARK Survival Evolved and hover over Manage → Browse Local Files.
3. 3
   Navigate to ShooterGame\Saved\SavedArksLocal.
4. 4
   Find the .arktribe, .arkprofile, and TheIsland.ark files.

   ShooterGame

   Saved

   SavedArksLocal

   1616480944.arktribe

   LocalPlayer.arkprofileSTEAMID64.arkprofileRename this to your

   TheIsland.ark

Note that .arkprofile will need to be renamed from LocalPlayer.arkprofile. You'll have to change this to YourSteamID64.arkprofile. Your Steam ID can be found here.

Uploading Your Existing Steam ARK Survival Evolved Saves

There are two methods to do this: you can either use Files or SFTP. We cover both methods here.

1. 1
   Log in to Bropanel and Stop your server.
2. 2
   In the sidebar, go to Files.
3. 3
   Navigate to /ShooterGame/Saved/SavedArks.
4. 4
   Delete everything in there.
5. 5
   Upload your existing save files.
6. 6
   Rename LocalPlayer.arkprofile to your SteamID64.

   ShooterGame

   Saved

   SavedArks

   1616480944.arktribe

   76561198106341655.arkprofileRenamed to STEAMID64

   TheIsland.ark
7. 7
   Start your server.

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