How to Convert Between Spigot and Vanilla World Formats

Learn how to convert worlds between Paper/Spigot and Vanilla folder structures for the Nether and End.

Paper and Spigot store the Nether and End as separate folders, while Vanilla stores them inside the main world folder. You may need to convert between these formats when switching server types or transferring worlds.

Folder Structure Comparison

Vanilla format:

world/
  region/          (Overworld)
  DIM-1/
    region/        (Nether)
  DIM1/
    region/        (End)

Paper/Spigot format:

world/
  region/          (Overworld)
world_nether/
  DIM-1/
    region/        (Nether)
world_the_end/
  DIM1/
    region/        (End)

Converting Vanilla to Paper/Spigot

Stop your server

Access the XGamingServer panel and stop your server.

Create the new folders

Go to Files and create two new folders in the root directory:

world_nether
world_the_end

Move the Nether

Move the DIM-1 folder from inside world/ to inside world_nether/.

Move the End

Move the DIM1 folder from inside world/ to inside world_the_end/.

Start your server

Start the server with your Paper/Spigot JAR.

Converting Paper/Spigot to Vanilla

Stop your server

Move the Nether

Move world_nether/DIM-1/ into the world/ folder.

Move the End

Move world_the_end/DIM1/ into the world/ folder.

Delete empty folders

Delete the now-empty world_nether and world_the_end folders.

Start your server

Start the server with your Vanilla JAR.

⚠️ Warning: Always create a backup via Backups before moving world files. A mistake in folder structure can cause dimension data loss.

📝 Note: Player data and the Overworld are the same in both formats — only the Nether and End folder locations differ.

See also: Reset Nether/End | Download World

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