{"id":13040,"date":"2022-08-18T00:39:04","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T00:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test2.gginternal.net\/knowledgebase\/article\/how-to-temporarily-disable-a-plugin\/"},"modified":"2022-08-18T00:39:04","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T00:39:04","slug":"how-to-temporarily-disable-a-plugin","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/ggservers.com\/knowledgebase\/article\/how-to-temporarily-disable-a-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Temporarily Disable a Plugin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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You don’t know which plugin is causing issues and you want to disable them one by one to find the problematic one, or do you just want to stop using a plugin temporarily without losing the files?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This guide will show you how!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to Temporarily Disable a Plugin <\/h1>\n\n\n\n

To temporarily disable a plugin you need to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Log in to your Multicraft panel here<\/a> and stop your server.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
    \"Stop<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Click on Files<\/code>, then on FTP Files Access<\/code> and log in using the Multicraft password.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
      \"FTP<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
      \"Log<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Open the plugins<\/code> folder.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
        \"Plugins\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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        1. Find the plugin you want to disable, right-click on it, then click on Rename<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
          \"Rename\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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          1. Rename the plugin adding at the end .disabled<\/code> (after the .jar<\/code>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
            \".disabled\"\/<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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            1. Start Your Server<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

              \"StartNow you just temporarily disabled the plugin!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              NOTE: The configuration for the plugin will remain untouched as it is usually stored in a separate folder with the same name as the plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              How to Enable it Back <\/h1>\n\n\n\n

              To enable it back, you just need to remove the .disabled<\/code> at the end and restart the server after for it to be loaded back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              \"Remove<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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              If you find any issues disabling a plugin please contact us on live chat or via our ticket system<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              \u2755 Useful Links \u2755<\/h1>\n\n\n\n