Dedicated server v2.0 new location of Saves (Linux and Windows)

[dragginlord]

The folder structure for 2.0 is different for both Windows and Linux (at least for the installations my friends and I have). Does anyone know the new locations for the Saves folder? We thing we've found it, but need to be sure before modifying scripts.

 

[Riamus]

The folder structure for 2.0 is different for both Windows and Linux (at least for the installations my friends and I have). Does anyone know the new locations for the Saves folder? We thing we've found it, but need to be sure before modifying scripts.

I don't use dedicated servers so this may not be entirely accurate...

If you look at the serverconfig.xml file, there is a UserDataFolder parameter. That will point to where your different folders are located - saves, worlds, mods. You should also be able to run the server, then check the top of the log file that is generated as it should also tell you the location of your saves.

It seems unlikely that the folders would have changed from TFP. The server you use may have changed them, however.

 

[dragginlord]

Thanks. The Linux install is a Docker image, so maybe the author changed the folder structure. Unlikely, no real reason to, but possible. However, the Windows install was a basic SteamCMD installation, so not sure why that would be different from the old folder structure. Doing testing at this point to verify that the folder we've found is the correct one (checking the file dates periodically).

 

[Knoxvilles_joker]

I am running ubuntu server 24.04 on an old HP Proliant DL360p Gen8 with dual 300gig SAS drives in mirrored RAID and 26 gigs of memory.

I have 7days on mine installed in the prestage of setting up a chroot jail. so I have it located at /home/7days/7days.

I have 7days set to run as a systemctl service so it launches as root.

I found that the save file is located here: /root/.local/share/7DaysToDie

I edited serverconfig.xml and uncommented this line: <-- the file is only read once upon startup
<property name="UserDataFolder" value="/home/7days/7days/saves"/>

Now to move the directory structure to the desired location, in my case I used:
sudo CP -R /root/.local/share/7DaysToDie /home/7days/7days/saves
sudo systemctl restart 7days

 

[dragginlord]

I am running ubuntu server 24.04 on an old HP Proliant DL360p Gen8 with dual 300gig SAS drives in mirrored RAID and 26 gigs of memory.

I have 7days on mine installed in the prestage of setting up a chroot jail. so I have it located at /home/7days/7days.

I have 7days set to run as a systemctl service so it launches as root.

I found that the save file is located here: /root/.local/share/7DaysToDie

I edited serverconfig.xml and uncommented this line: <-- the file is only read once upon startup
<property name="UserDataFolder" value="/home/7days/7days/saves"/>

Now to move the directory structure to the desired location, in my case I used:
sudo CP -R /root/.local/share/7DaysToDie /home/7days/7days/saves
sudo systemctl restart 7days

Thanks I'll pass this on to my friend with the Linux install. So far, it seems like there are a variety of possible locations.

 

[Knoxvilles_joker]

Thanks I'll pass this on to my friend with the Linux install. So far, it seems like there are a variety of possible locations.

Have your friend post here. They WILL get help.

The other place the files may be are here:
~/Steam/steamapps/common

~ is the alias for current logged in user in linux or the windows equivalent of %userprofile%...