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Wiping a SCUM Server: Partial, Gold & Full Wipe Explained

What a partial, gold and full wipe deletes on a SCUM server, how to run them via ServerSettings.ini or the in-game menu — and when a wipe makes sense.

Last updated July 14, 2026 · RespawnHost

The three wipe types in SCUM

SCUM has three built-in wipe types — they differ in what gets deleted:

WipeDeletesKeeps
Partial wipeStructures/bases, vehicles, world statePlayer progression (skills, attributes, stats) and gold
Gold wipeOnly the players’ gold balanceEverything else
Full wipeThe entire save: structures, vehicles, inventories, characters, progressionYour server configuration (settings, loot overrides, admin/ban lists)

Note

Whether custom map zones survive a partial wipe is documented inconsistently across sources — don't rely on it and export important zone setups beforehand.

Warning

A wipe is irreversible. Take a backup of the SCUM.db first — then you can always go back.

Method 1: wipe via ServerSettings.ini

  1. Stop the server.
  2. In ServerSettings.ini (panel file manager, [General] section), set the matching flag to True:
scum.PartialWipe=True
scum.GoldWipe=True
scum.FullWipe=True
  1. Start the server — the wipe runs during startup.
  2. Afterwards set the flag back to False, otherwise the server wipes again on every start.

Method 2: wipe via the in-game menu

If your SteamID64 is listed in ServerSettingsAdminUsers.ini (see admin commands):

  1. Open the server settings menu in-game.
  2. Under General, toggle the desired wipe (partial/gold/full) to On.
  3. Restart the server — the wipe runs on startup.

Method 3: manual full wipe (delete the database)

The radical way to a guaranteed fresh world:

  1. Stop the server.
  2. In the file manager under SCUM/Saved/SaveFiles/, delete the files SCUM.db, SCUM.db-wal and SCUM.db-shm (or download them as a backup first).
  3. Start the server — SCUM generates a new database.

Is there a #Wipe command?

No. A chat command like #WipeServer does not exist — wipes run exclusively through the INI flags, the in-game settings menu, or deleting the database.

When should you wipe?

  • After big game updates: Gamepires occasionally wipes the official servers via announced partial wipes (most recently e.g. March 2026) — private servers are never force-wiped; a wipe is merely recommended to operators when updates change the world significantly.
  • On PvP/community servers: Regular partial wipes (e.g. monthly) keep the island attractive for new players without taking character progression away.
  • On performance problems: A world built up over months makes the database big — a partial wipe frees things up. More in RAM & packages.

Frequently asked questions

Do players lose their skills in a partial wipe? No — skills, attributes and stats are kept. Structures, vehicles and the world state get deleted.

Do updates force a wipe? On private servers: no. Even big updates like 1.3 (“Into the Wild”, May 2026) came without a mandatory wipe. Only the 1.0 release (June 2025) came with a full wipe on official servers.

Can I wipe just individual squads or vehicles? Not with built-in tools — that would require direct SQL surgery on the SCUM.db, which we don’t recommend without experience.