World Save Porter & Permission Repair
Migrate game worlds from local PCs or external hosts to Linux dedicated servers and DustBowl Warden containers. Automatically resolves UID/GID ownership mismatches, CRLF carriage return corruption, and player GUID transitions.
MIGRATION ENGINE
LINUX REPAIR
Active Migration Profile
Target Game
Palworld
Source Host
Windows Local PC / Co-Op
Target Host
DustBowl Warden Game Container (UID 1000)
Ownership Mode
1000:1000 (755/644)
Migration Parameters
Directory name of the save world
1
Create Safety Snapshot
Create a timestamped compressed backup of any existing files at the target location before writing new files.
if [ -d "/home/container/Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/DedicatedServer" ]; then tar -czf "/home/container/Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/DedicatedServer_backup_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S).tar.gz" -C "$(dirname "/home/container/Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/DedicatedServer")" "$(basename "/home/container/Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/DedicatedServer")"; echo "Safety backup created."; fi
* Protects existing save data in case of unexpected transfer failure.2
Prepare Target Directory
Ensure the destination world directory exists on the target host.
mkdir -p "/home/container/Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/DedicatedServer"
* Creates parent paths recursively if they do not yet exist.3
Transfer Save Files
Upload or synchronize the save directory to the target host using rsync or SCP.
rsync -avz --progress /path/to/local/save/ "/home/container/Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/DedicatedServer/"
* rsync preserves file sizes, modification times, and shows transfer progress.4
Normalize CRLF Line Endings
Convert Windows CRLF carriage returns to standard Linux LF line endings.
find "/home/container/Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/DedicatedServer" -type f \( -name "*.ini" -o -name "*.json" -o -name "*.properties" -o -name "*.yml" -o -name "*.lua" -o -name "*.txt" \) -exec sed -i 's/\r$//' {} + 2>/dev/null || true
* Prevents config parser crashes caused by Windows \r carriage returns.5
Repair Ownership and Access Modes
Apply correct UID/GID ownership and execute directory (755) and file (644) permissions.
chown -R 1000:1000 "/home/container/Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/DedicatedServer" && find "/home/container/Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/DedicatedServer" -type d -exec chmod 755 {} + && find "/home/container/Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/DedicatedServer" -type f -exec chmod 644 {} +
* Ensures the container or dedicated user can read and modify save files.6
Verify Save Integrity
Run verification checks to confirm file ownership and key file presence.
test -f "/home/container/Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/DedicatedServer/Level.sav" && ls -ld "/home/container/Pal/Saved/SaveGames/0/DedicatedServer" && echo "Palworld world Level.sav verified OK."
* Validates target permissions and headers before booting the game server.