Panel Version 5.9 - New Storage Manager

Panel 5.9 is now live across all nodes. This update introduces two major additions: the new Storage Manager and World Prune Tool.

World Prune Tool

This has been one of the most requested features, and it’s finally here. The World Prune Tool allows you to clear out generated but unused region files. These are the regions you may have travelled through but never built in, which still take up valuable storage on your server.

The tool helps free up space while keeping your important builds safe. It includes three levels of pruning: Light, Medium, and Heavy. We recommend starting with the light option before running more aggressive passes.

Always make a backup before using the World Prune Tool and follow the steps shown in the panel. The tool will also record when it’s used in the Activity Log, and users will need file delete permissions to access it.

Storage Manager

The new Storage Manager is where you’ll find the World Prune Tool and several quality-of-life improvements.

Since the introduction of SGP packages, we’ve seen some users purchasing extra storage unnecessarily—often due to backup mods or plugins running automatically. The Storage Manager now detects these backup mods and warns you when they’re using excess space.

It can also detect storage-heavy plugins such as Dynmap, Bluemap, and CoreProtect, providing helpful suggestions on how to reduce their impact (for example, by using a database).

Change Log

Overall

• Storage warning modal now links to the new Storage Manager

• When the storage modal is closed, it now stays closed

• Updated home page with links to upgrade storage

Storage Manager

• Added new Storage Manager

• Added tip to show when your world is large

• Added tip when a backup mod or plugin has been found

• Added tip about using the Backup Manager

• Added tip for storage-heavy plugins like Dynmap

• Added an overview of storage

• Added box linking to storage upgrade

• Added World Prune Tool

World Prune Tool

• Added Light, Medium, and Heavy world prune options

• Added Activity Log flag when the Prune Tool is run