How to Delete Pals From the Global Palbox in Palworld

Open the Global Palbox, highlight the Pal DNA you want to remove, and press R to delete it — but if the Pal is favorited, you must first unfavorite it in your…

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Open the Global Palbox, highlight the Pal DNA you want to remove, and press R to delete it — but if the Pal is favorited, you must first unfavorite it in your standard Palbox by pressing M before the deletion will go through.

The Global Palbox in Palworld is a special tab inside your regular Palbox that stores Pal DNA, letting you recreate specific Pals across different worlds or servers. When you move a Pal into this tab, the game saves a snapshot of its genetic data at that exact moment. Deleting an entry from this tab only removes that saved DNA template; it does not release, kill, or sell the original Pal currently living in your world.

Property	Detail
What it stores	Pal DNA templates for cross-world restoration.
What deletion does	Permanently removes the saved DNA template from the Global tab.
Effect on the original Pal	None. The live Pal in your standard Palbox remains completely unaffected.

🔑 keyBecause the Global Palbox merely copies genetic data, clearing an entry does not alter your active roster. New levels or moves learned by the original Pal after the copy was made will not update the stored DNA unless you manually overwrite it, and deleting that stored snapshot simply tidies up your cross-world library.

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How to delete a Pal from the Global Palbox
Frequently Asked Questions

How to delete a Pal from the Global Palbox

STEP 1/4

Open the Palbox

Interact with the Palbox at your base and switch to the Global Palbox tab.

STEP 2/4

Press R for deletion mode

Press R to choose the highlighted Pal DNA entry for deletion.

STEP 3/4

Select the Pal

Hover your cursor over the specific Pal DNA template you want to remove.

STEP 4/4

Press delete and confirm

Press the delete prompt and confirm your choice to clear the DNA slot.

⚠️ watch outIf you try to press R and the game refuses to delete the entry, the Pal is likely flagged as a favorite. Pals get favorited automatically when you use them for a long time. This favorite marking doesn’t change their stats or combat performance, but it does lock their Global Palbox DNA so it cannot be immediately cleared. To work around this, open your standard Palbox tab, click on the favorited Pal, and press M to toggle off the favorite setting. Once the favorite flag is removed, head back to the Global Palbox, update the entry, and you will be able to choose it for deletion.

There is some community disagreement about this favorite-lock behavior. Some players report you can simply press M directly inside the Global Palbox tab to unfavorite the DNA and delete it, while others claim favorited Pals cannot be unflagged or deleted at all. The most reliable, video-confirmed method is to unfavorite the base Pal in your standard Palbox first, then return to the Global tab to clear the entry.

💡 pro tipPlayers looking to clear out Global Palbox clutter are often also trying to manage surplus live Pals in their standard Palbox. Since deleting a Global DNA template leaves the original Pal untouched, you will need to handle live Pals separately. You can sell surplus Pals to Pal traders found at the Small Settlement or the Desert Refuge. For a more industrial approach, you can butcher them using the Pal Disassembly Conveyor, a structure that unlocks at Technology level 54 for 5 Technology Points and yields drops like Gold Coin, Dog Coin, and Training Manual XL from certain Pals.

QUICK WIN

If pressing R won’t delete a Pal DNA entry, check your standard Palbox tab and press M on the Pal to remove the automatic favorite flag before trying again.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does deleting a Pal from the Global Palbox also delete or release the original Pal in my world?

No. Deleting an entry from the Global Palbox only removes the saved DNA template. The original live Pal remains safely in your standard Palbox, completely unaffected by the deletion.

Why can’t I delete a Pal from the Global Palbox — it won’t let me press R?

The Pal is likely marked as a favorite, which happens automatically when you use a Pal for an extended period. You must go to your standard Palbox, select the Pal, and press M to unfavorite it before the Global Palbox will allow you to delete its DNA.

Can I mass-delete or auto-purge all Global Palbox entries at once?

No. There is currently no official in-game setting to auto-purge old Pal DNA, and no confirmed method to mass-wipe all Global Palbox entries simultaneously. You must delete entries one by one.

How do I get rid of surplus live Pals in my standard Palbox?

You can sell surplus live Pals to Pal traders at the Small Settlement or Desert Refuge, or butcher them using the Pal Disassembly Conveyor, which unlocks at Technology level 54 and yields items like Gold Coin and Training Manual XL.

How to Delete Pals From the Global Palbox in Palworld