Many experienced MMO players often heard the expression “wipe server”. What is this, however, not many know. Nevertheless, such a procedure is often carried out by the administration of the game servers, plunging the players into shock and horror, since everything extracted with sweat and blood goes into oblivion. It is worth noting that wipe is possible not only on game servers. For example, there is such a thing as an operating system wipe. Often you can hear this in the address of the Android OS. It's time to deal with this concept and consider in more detail what wipes can be and what they threaten users with.
What is a wipe?
Wipe (English “clear”, “delete”) - a procedure for resetting the server or any device, not provided by the manufacturer, or rollback to the last backup. Usually, all unsaved data is lost. Some servers or devices just need to wipe from time to time. That this is not very useful to the end user is already understandable. As a rule, server players or device owners suffer. But after the implementation of this procedure, the server or device starts to work without glitches and glitches. So overall this operation is useful. But users don’t think so. And they can be understood.
Full wipe
There is such a thing as a full wipe. What it is? This is a factory reset. It is done only when the server’s affairs are generally bad and nothing works. In this case, all user data is lost. Everything has to be done anew. A full wipe is like resetting Windows to factory settings. That is, we have a bare system with a minimal set of drivers. And nothing more. It is worth noting that such a procedure is performed very rarely, since this adversely affects the reputation of the server. No self-respecting administrator will do this without good reason, because you can lose your audience. I would like to note that wipes "suffer" mainly pirated servers of some game (the same World of Warcraft). On official servers, the administration is doing its best to maintain operability without such drastic measures.
How often do wipes?
So wipe. What is it is already clear. But how often can the administration carry out this procedure? It all depends on the degree of server clutter. And how quickly unnecessary heaps of junk grow on it depends on the number of players on a particular server. The most densely populated worlds are exposed to such an action once every six months. Is it worth recalling that this situation does not please users in any way. However, an adequate administration does its best not to abuse this operation, since frequent wipes can completely discourage people from playing on the server. And no one is interested in losing an audience. Therefore, admins often back up data in order to minimize the loss of players.
Wipe server in Rust
Some games allow users to wipe themselves. But this is only if this server is the property of the player. A classic example is the atypical Rust toy. Here, users themselves are free to control the game world. If the player thinks that there are too many unnecessary locations on the map, resources have run out or some other problem has arisen, he can do this procedure with his own hands. How to make a wipe server in Rust? It is pretty simple. Just go to the server folder, find the Save directory and the Undefined directory in it. You need to delete all the contents of this folder. After starting the game, the user will find an updated world where you can go about your business again. Only very often this procedure does not need to be performed: it is fraught with unstable operation of the server and the absence of those who want to play on it.
Wipe on mobile devices
A completely different situation with the operating system of mobile devices "Android". Here is a slightly different interpretation of the word "wipe". That this is cleaning the OS and resetting to factory settings, you already know. But it is carried out only in the most extreme case and for other reasons. So, this operation is performed in case of unstable operation of the system, the inability to start the shell, the presence of system glitches or in the event of other problems of a system property. Wipe is very simple. You need to go into the phone recovery. Each device has its own input method. In the menu, select wipe data factory reset and confirm the action. Also, it is not superfluous to wipe the cache. This is the wipe cash partition item. After rebooting, the user is waiting for a pristine operating system. Everything will have to be reconfigured, including installing the necessary applications and adding an account. Wipe on Android help to solve a huge number of problems without radical interference in the firmware of the device. The charm of this method is that any beginner will cope with it, while the complete firmware of the gadget is not available to everyone. Therefore, before you climb into the firmware, you need to make all possible wipes and see what happens. If the problem remains, then you can proceed with more radical measures.
Conclusion
So, the answer to the question "Wipe - what is it?" now you know. The reasons why you need to carry out this procedure are also clear. In addition to the general "recovery" of the server or mobile device, this operation makes it possible not to take radical measures such as reinstalling the operating system or flashing the gadget. If we are talking about a game server, then an adequate administration during wipe creates backup copies of data to minimize the loss of players. So there is nothing wrong with the wipe. But the server will become more stable.