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Jun 23, 2016  If it is already in the applications folder it's possible the game is linked to the account you used when the purchase was made, but I don't know for sure. In the section for Minecraft for Mac OS X, there is an. Alternative download: Minecraftlegacy.dmg. Multiple Accounts - Minecraft More. For Minecraft on the PC, a GameFAQs Q&A question titled 'What folder do I put a downloaded map in to use it?'

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Minecraft Game Directory Mac

To play minecraft from a custom directory, you can use these simple steps.

Windows 10[edit]

  • Go to the folder where you installed Minecraft.
  • Shift right click in a blank space and press 'Open Command Window Here.'
  • Get the Directory Path of where you want to store the game.
  • In the Command Prompt window, type in: echo java -jar Minecraft.exe --workDir=' . Do not press enter yet.
  • In the file browser, find the folder you want Minecraft to be installed in to.
  • Click and drag the folder to the open command prompt window. It should fill in the path automatically.
  • Finish typing ' > run.bat and press enter.
  • In the folder, run the 'run.bat' file.

Second Method[edit]

  • Right click the Minecraft shortcut on your desktop and select 'Properties'.
  • If you do not have a shortcut, navigate to the folder where you installed Minecraft, right click MinecraftLauncher.exe, and click 'Create Shortcut'.
  • There should be a line labeled Target. After the file path, add a space and type: --workDir DIR_PATH
  • Replace 'DIR_PATH' with the directory you want the game to use.
  • Minecraft will now use that directory as long as you launch it from that shortcut.
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This article is about the folder in Java Edition. For the folder in Bedrock Edition, see com.mojang.
This feature is exclusive to Java Edition.

.minecraft (or simply minecraft in macOS) is the folder Minecraft creates to run from. This folder includes the .jar files, sound, music, resource packs, personal options, worlds, etc.

Locating .minecraft[edit]

Locating the .minecraft folder can be vital for installing a resource pack, or to locate any made screenshots.

Below is a table showing the default directory for .minecraft.

OSLocation
Windows%APPDATA%.minecraft
macOS~/Library/Application Support/minecraft
Linux~/.minecraft

The Windows location in the table above is just the default case. Launchers can set the .minecraft at any path.

If you're a Windows user and are unfamiliar with how to find your appdata folder, follow these steps:

  1. Click Start → Run. If you don't see 'Run', press ⊞ Windows+R.
  2. Type %APPDATA%.minecraft and click 'OK'.

If you're a Mac user, you can open the folder through Spotlight:

  1. Press ⌘ Command+Space or open the Spotlight popup through the magnifying glass icon in the right of the Menu Bar.
  2. Type ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft and hit ↵ Enter.
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On Linux or macOS, the ~ in the path refers to the home directory. Folders starting with a . are hidden by default. In most file managers, hitting Ctrl + H toggles their hidden status.

.minecraft file hierarchy[edit]

Use of a resource pack can be forced by naming its zip file to resources.zip and placing it in the root folder of the world save.[1] This feature is single-player only;[2] however, there is another way for servers to ask clients if they want to use the server resource pack.

History[edit]

Java Edition Infdev
June 29, 2010Added level.dat_old
Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.13Added session.lock
Java Edition
1.1317w43aRemoved structure data.
Added datapacks folder.
1.1418w47aAdded raids.dat
19w13aRemoved villages.dat and added poi region files.

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  1. https://www.mojang.com/2014/02/minecraft-snapshot-14w07a/
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