# How to Wipe Your ARK Survival Ascended Server (/docs/ark-survival-ascended/wipe-server)



import { Tab, Tabs } from 'fumadocs-ui/components/tabs';
import { Step, Steps } from 'fumadocs-ui/components/steps';

<Tabs items={['Dino Wipe Only', 'Full World Wipe', 'Full Reinstall']}>
  <Tab value="Dino Wipe Only">
    Removes all wild dinos and lets them respawn fresh. Useful after changing difficulty or spawn settings.

    Run in **Console** or via RCON:

    ```
    DestroyWildDinos
    ```

    No restart needed. Tamed dinos are not affected.
  </Tab>

  <Tab value="Full World Wipe">
    Resets the map and all player data.

    <Steps>
      <Step>
        Stop the server from **Console**.
      </Step>

      <Step>
        Click **Files** and navigate to `ShooterGame/Saved/`. Delete the save files for your map (e.g., `TheIsland_WP/` folder).
      </Step>

      <Step>
        Start from **Console**. A fresh world generates.
      </Step>
    </Steps>

    > Back up your save folder before wiping.
  </Tab>

  <Tab value="Full Reinstall">
    <Steps>
      <Step>
        Stop the server.
      </Step>

      <Step>
        Delete all files in **Files**.
      </Step>

      <Step>
        On the **Dashboard**, click **Reinstall Server**.
      </Step>
    </Steps>
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

Related Guides [#related-guides]

* [Server Configuration](/docs/ark-survival-ascended/configure-your-server)
* [Change Map](/docs/ark-survival-ascended/change-map)