Running low on disk space on your current drive? Or just want to consolidate installs to a faster SSD? AASM v0.8.3's Move Server action relocates the entire install (mods, saves, configs) to a new path and updates every internal reference - no manual symlinks or config edits needed.

Prerequisites:

The server is stopped (AASM refuses to move a running server).
Enough free space at the destination for the full install (20-100 GB depending on mods + save size).

Step 1 - Stop the server

From the Dashboard or the server tab, click Stop and wait for the status to switch to STOPPED.

Step 2 - Right-click the server card → Move Server

In the Dashboard, right-click the server's card (or use the (...) menu) and choose Move Server.

Step 3 - Pick the new install path

The dialog asks for the destination root (e.g. D:\Ark Servers\Island Server). AASM will move:

The entire ARK install (binaries, .pak files, mods)
SavedArks/ (player saves)
Cluster files (if this server is part of a cluster)
Any AASM-managed config files

Step 4 - Confirm and wait for the copy

AASM copies (then deletes the source) - copying a 70 GB install across drives can take 10-30 min. The dashboard shows progress; don't close AASM during the move.

v0.8.2 restore safety relevant here: if anything fails mid-move (disk full, permission denied), AASM rolls back the partial copy. BUG-21 (the v0.8.3 critical save-file-reset fix) added rollback in both extract methods so partial-extract failures don't leave you with an empty SavedArks. The Move operation uses the same primitive.

Step 5 - AASM updates all internal references

After copy:

servers.json path field → updated
Cluster paths (if applicable) → updated
Backup config (if using local relative paths) → updated
Anything else that referenced the old path is rewritten in place.

Step 6 - Start the server and verify

Start the server and check the dashboard. The server should come up with the same players, dinos, and structures as before the move.