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How do I change my world's name?

How do I change my Valheim world's name?


Currently, we do not support changing your world's name directly on the server dashboard.


You need to do one of the following workarounds:


Renaming an existing world with progress

If you want to rename your world and have existing progress, we recommend that you do the following workaround:

  • Download your current world backup from the server dashboard
  • After downloading your current world backup, you should have two files ending with a .db and .fwl extension.
  • Rename these files to your desired world name. Make sure you don't remove the .db and .fwl extension, as not including these will cause world upload to fail!
  • Upload your world through the server dashboard.
  • Once your world is uploaded, load it to your current server though the world management menu in the server dashboard!


Uploading a new world

If you don't mind starting with a new world seed or don't mind losing your progress, you can always create a new world name and upload that one!

  • Create a new Valheim world through Single Player
  • After creating a new Valheim world, exit your game and navigate to where Valheim stores its local saves. As of writing, it is usually saved in C:/Users/[your windows username]/AppData/LocalLow/IronGate/Valheim/worlds.
  • Once you're in the Valheim worlds folder, look for your newly created world's .db and .fwl files.
  • After finding your world's .db and .fwl files, upload them to your server through the "Upload New World" button located in your server's dashboard.
  • Once your world is uploaded, load it to your current server though the world management menu in the server dashboard!

Updated on: 07/05/2021

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