{"id":12776,"date":"2021-02-17T19:50:53","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T19:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/valheim-how-to-split-items-in-your-inventory"},"modified":"2024-07-19T07:51:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T07:51:39","slug":"valheim-how-to-split-items-in-your-inventory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/valheim\/valheim-how-to-split-items-in-your-inventory","title":{"rendered":"Valheim: How To Split Items In Your Inventory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As you journey across the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/valheim\/valheim-biome-guide-resources-monsters-items-and-more\">various biomes of Valheim<\/a>, you tend to collect a plethora of items.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From resources to food to currency, there is a multitude of things you can add to your inventory on a day&rsquo;s quest outside of your base. Naturally, your inventory will fill up as you collect more items, which will increase your carrying weight.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/ErzWSyiGue6GOnNUHVEm3JmqWf2bicnOHveNCAKZUBs\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzL1ZhbGhlaW1TbWVsdGluZ01haW4uanBn\" alt=\"valheim split items inventory\" width=\"1024\" height=\"561\" loading=\"lazy\"><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">(Picture: Iron Gate AB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The max carrying capacity is 300 in Valheim, which isn&rsquo;t a lot when you consider metals and wood can get extremely heavy in large quantities. For those players who finally find a Copper vein but already have a full inventory, it can be difficult to decide what to throw out into the wilderness.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, one of the lesser-known functions in Valheim is that you can actually split your inventory items into whatever quantity you desire. So if you need to throw away a certain amount of wood to make room for Copper Ore, you can by splitting the stack.<\/p>\n<p>Though the game doesn&rsquo;t tell you how to do this, so many players don&rsquo;t even know this is an option.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Splitting item stacks in your inventory<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/X27EFXlOfG91olzFH0946SY9og1mMypD2NcLJXPzY2o\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzL3ZhbGhlaW1faW52ZW50b3J5XzIucG5n\" alt=\"Valheim inventory how to split items\" width=\"693\" height=\"452\" loading=\"lazy\"><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Splitting items can help tremendously with inventory management. (Picture: Iron Gate AB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The process to split items in your inventory couldn&rsquo;t be simpler. All you need to do is hold Left Shift when you&rsquo;re hovering over the item you want to split. 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