How to Wipe Your ARK Survival Ascended Server
Reset your ARK SA server — dino wipe, full world wipe, or complete reinstall.
Removes all wild dinos and lets them respawn fresh. Useful after changing difficulty or spawn settings.
Run in Console or via RCON:
DestroyWildDinosNo restart needed. Tamed dinos are not affected.
Resets the map and all player data.
Stop the server from Console.
Click Files and navigate to ShooterGame/Saved/. Delete the save files for your map (e.g., TheIsland_WP/ folder).
Start from Console. A fresh world generates.
Back up your save folder before wiping.
Stop the server.
Delete all files in Files.
On the Dashboard, click Reinstall Server.
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