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# How to Temporarily Disable a Plugin

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ba33bb39ceb6d800/banner10_1mgbruh.png)

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? 

This guide will show you how!

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# 🔕 How to Temporarily Disable a Plugin 🔕

To temporarily disable a plugin you need to:

1. Log in to your Multicraft panel [here](https://mc.ggservers.com/site/login) and stop your server.

![Stop Your Server](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ba33bb39ceb6d800/1_1ursht6.png)

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2. Click on `Files`, then on `FTP Files Access` and log in using the Multicraft password.

![FTP Files Access](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ba33bb39ceb6d800/1_ib2es2.jpg)

![Log in](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ba33bb39ceb6d800/2_7gvwdl.jpg)

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3. Open the `plugins` folder.

![Plugins](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ba33bb39ceb6d800/3_13xyhib.jpg)

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4. Find the plugin you want to disable, right-click on it, then click on `Rename`.

![Rename](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ba33bb39ceb6d800/6_4rlt6u.jpg)

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5. Rename the plugin adding at the end `.disabled` (after the `.jar`).

![.disabled](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ba33bb39ceb6d800/4_7gq70v.jpg)

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6. Start Your Server

![Start Your Server](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ba33bb39ceb6d800/5_449wta.png)Now you just temporarily disabled the plugin!

|| 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.

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# 🟩 How to Enable it Back 🟩

To enable it back, you just need to remove the `.disabled` at the end and restart the server after for it to be loaded back.

![Remove .disabled](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ba33bb39ceb6d800/7_gakh95.jpg)

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| If you find any issues disabling a plugin please contact us on live chat or via our [ticket system](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-open-a-support-ticket-qjzuyd/).

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# ❕ Useful Links ❕

- [How to Set Up and Use PlayerLands Plugin](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-set-up-and-use-playerlands-plugin-yepc47/)
- [How to Set Up and Use WorldGuard Plugin](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-set-up-and-use-worldguard-plugin-785oqw/)
- [How to Convert the Nether and The End Dimensions from Vanilla to Paper and Backwards](https://help.ggservers.com/en-us/article/how-to-convert-the-nether-and-the-end-dimensions-from-vanilla-to-paper-and-backwards-1blcm8/)