Question Update config files after update

[KastenKlicker]

I recognized there are great differences between the config files from a newly created server (1.18) and an old server (1.8 -> ...->1.18), which only have been updated. Is it useful to delete the server.properties, spigot.yml and paper.yml files or does it brake my server?

 

[EterNity]

Unused Config will just sit there doing nothing.

I know I am in minority but each major version change, I would remove all 3 yml files and allow it to regenerate so I only keep the still valid configs options on them. Just feel like to share.

 

[Machine Maker]

does it brake my server?

Just to clarify, removing any of those files will just regenerate default ones the next time your server starts. Shouldn't be an issue

 

[KastenKlicker]

I regenerated the files. At this moment the server is running again with only some Mobs spawning issues (no problem so far, as we playing in creative). I thought there may be problems because the map/server was created in 2014 running on vanilla 1.8 and has been updated every update (at some point it was running forge 1.17.10). No one has a clue anymore what was when configured with what intention. xD