How to Convert the Nether and The End Dimensions from Vanilla to Paper and Backwards


The Bukkit, Spigot, and Paper use a different way to store the Nether and The End dimension into your server files, and if you change your server from Vanilla to one of the three or the other way around.

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# Changing from Vanilla to Bukkit/ Spigot/ Paper

To switch your world from Vanilla to Bukkit/ Spigot/ Paper you need to start by downloading your world using Filezilla. For doing so we please you to see our guide for downloading your world [here](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-download-your-world-17ewr1r/).

After doing so, you will notice that your world folder has inside it two other folders called `DIM1` and `DIM-1`.

* `DIM-1` is the Nether dimension
* `DIM1` is The End dimension


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To convert your Nether and End dimensions for them to be properly read by Bukkit/ Spigot/ Paper you need to do the following:

1. Create two other folders called `world_nether` and `world_the_end`.


|| ⚠ NOTE ⚠: If your world folder is named different than `world` then you need to name the two folders as `worldname_nether` and `worldname_the_end`.

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2. Move the `DIM-1` to the one called `world_nether` and the `DIM1` to the one called `world_the_end`.

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3. Delete your old world, then upload the world folder, and the two other folders you just created ( `world_nether` and `world_the_end` ) to the root directory of your Bukkit/ Spigot/ Paper server using Filezilla, and restart your server.

|| ⚠ NOTE ⚠: Here is our guide for using [Filezilla](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-connect-with-filezilla-yl0q5r/).

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Now you just converted the two extra dimensions so the Bukkit/ Spigot/ Paper server will be able to read them properly.

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# Changing from Bukkit/ Spigot/ Paper to Vanilla

To switch your world from Bukkit/ Spigot/ Paper to Vanilla you need to start by downloading your world using Filezilla. For doing so we please you to see our guide for downloading your world [here](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-download-your-world-17ewr1r/).

You will notice that your world has 3 folders on a Bukkit/ Spigot/ Paper server:

* `world` which is the overworld, the main world folder
* `world_nether` which is the Nether Dimension.
* `world_the_end` which is The End Dimension.


||| You need to download all three folders to your PC.

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To convert your Nether and End dimensions for them to be properly read by Vanilla you need to do the following:

1. Go inside the `world_nether` folder, copy the `DIM-1` folder and paste it into your main world directory (the overworld directory).


|| ⚠ NOTE ⚠: If your world folder is named different than `world` then the folder will also be named `worldname_nether` and `worldname_the_end`.

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2. Go inside the `world_the_end` folder, copy the `DIM1` folder and paste it into your main world directory (the overworld directory).


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3. Delete the old world folder, upload the new main world directory back to your server (the overworld directory) using Filezilla and restart your server.

|| ⚠ NOTE ⚠: [Here](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-connect-with-filezilla-yl0q5r/) is our guide for using Filezilla.

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Now you just converted the two extra dimensions so the Vanilla server will be able to read them properly.

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| If you find any issues converting your nether or end dimension please feel free to contact us on live chat or via the [ticket system](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-open-a-support-ticket-qjzuyd/).

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# ❕ Useful Links ❕

– [How to Download Your World](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-download-your-world-17ewr1r/)
– [How to: Upload a World to Your Server](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-upload-a-world-to-your-server-2g0nyj/)
– [How To: Upload and Use a Custom Jar File](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-upload-and-use-a-custom-jar-file-1kzlntv/)