# How to Download Your Minecraft Server World (/docs/minecraft/download-world)



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You can download your server world to:

* **Play it in singleplayer** for solo exploration
* **Create a local backup** off-site
* **Transfer to another server** or hosting provider
* **Edit with offline tools** (MCEdit, Amulet, NBTExplorer)

Download via Panel Files [#download-via-panel-files]

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    <Steps>
      <Step>
        Stop the server [#stop-the-server]

        In the [XGamingServer Panel](https://panel.xgamingserver.com), go to **Console** and stop your server. This ensures all chunks are flushed to disk.
      </Step>

      <Step>
        Open Files [#open-files]

        Click **Files** in the sidebar.
      </Step>

      <Step>
        Compress the world folder [#compress-the-world-folder]

        Right-click the `world/` folder (and `world_nether/` + `world_the_end/` if you want those too) and select **Compress**. Choose `.zip` or `.tar.gz`.
      </Step>

      <Step>
        Download the archive [#download-the-archive]

        Once compression finishes, click the resulting archive and download it.
      </Step>

      <Step>
        Extract on your computer [#extract-on-your-computer]

        Unzip the archive locally. You'll have the world folder ready to use.
      </Step>
    </Steps>
  </Tab>

  <Tab value="SFTP for Large Worlds">
    For very large worlds (multiple GB), SFTP is faster than the web file manager.

    <Steps>
      <Step>
        Get SFTP credentials [#get-sftp-credentials]

        In the panel, click **Network** in the sidebar to find your SFTP host, port, username, and password.
      </Step>

      <Step>
        Connect with an SFTP client [#connect-with-an-sftp-client]

        Use [FileZilla](https://filezilla-project.org/), [WinSCP](https://winscp.net/), or any other SFTP client.
      </Step>

      <Step>
        Navigate and download [#navigate-and-download]

        Find the `world/` folder in the server root and download it.
      </Step>
    </Steps>

    > **Tip:** Even with SFTP, **compressing the folder first** makes downloading much faster — a single compressed archive transfers more efficiently than thousands of individual chunk files.
  </Tab>
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Play the World in Singleplayer [#play-the-world-in-singleplayer]

<Steps>
  <Step>
    Find your Minecraft saves folder [#find-your-minecraft-saves-folder]

    | OS      | Path                                             |
    | ------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
    | Windows | `%AppData%\.minecraft\saves\`                    |
    | macOS   | `~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/saves/` |
    | Linux   | `~/.minecraft/saves/`                            |

    Press `Win + R` on Windows and paste the path to open it directly.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Place the world folder [#place-the-world-folder]

    Extract your downloaded archive and copy the `world` folder into `saves/`. You can rename it to whatever you want — Minecraft uses the folder name as the world name.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Launch Minecraft [#launch-minecraft]

    Open Minecraft Java Edition, click **Singleplayer**, and your world should appear in the list. **Make sure your client version matches the server version** the world was created on.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Vanilla vs Spigot/Paper Format [#vanilla-vs-spigotpaper-format]

If your server runs **Spigot or Paper**, the Nether and End are in **separate folders**:

| Server Type    | Nether                | End                   |
| -------------- | --------------------- | --------------------- |
| Vanilla        | `world/DIM-1/`        | `world/DIM1/`         |
| Spigot / Paper | `world_nether/DIM-1/` | `world_the_end/DIM1/` |

To play a Spigot/Paper world in singleplayer (which uses vanilla format), you may need to:

1. Move the contents of `world_nether/DIM-1/` into `world/DIM-1/`
2. Move the contents of `world_the_end/DIM1/` into `world/DIM1/`

Or use a conversion tool. See [Convert World Formats](/docs/minecraft/convert-world-formats) for details.

Modded Worlds [#modded-worlds]

Worlds with modded blocks/items can be downloaded the same way, but **you can only play them in a singleplayer install with the same mods loaded**. Without the mods, modded blocks become "missing" texture errors.

Force a Save Before Downloading [#force-a-save-before-downloading]

If you want to download without stopping the server (not recommended, but possible), force-save first:

```
save-all flush
```

Run this in the **Console**. Then download the world while the server is still running. **Some chunk corruption is possible** if a player edits a chunk during the download.

Related Guides [#related-guides]

* [Upload a World](/docs/minecraft/upload-world)
* [SFTP Connection](/docs/minecraft/configure-sftp)
* [Convert World Formats](/docs/minecraft/convert-world-formats)
* [Backups vs Auto-Save](/docs/minecraft/backups-vs-autosave)