.minecraft (or simply minecraft in macOS) is the folder Minecraft: Java Edition creates to run from. This folder includes the .jar files, sound, music, resource packs, personal options, worlds, etc.
Locating .minecraft[]
Below is a table showing the default directory for .minecraft.
| OS | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %APPDATA%\.minecraft
|
| macOS | ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft
|
| Linux | ~/.minecraft
|
Locating the .minecraft folder can be vital for installing a resource pack or locating any made screenshots.
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:
- Click Start → Run. If you don't see "Run", press ⊞ Windows + R.
- Type
%APPDATA%\.minecraftand click "OK".
If you're a Mac user, you can open the folder through Spotlight:
- Open Finder and press ⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + G or open the Spotlight popup through the magnifying glass icon on the right of the Menu Bar.
- Type
~/Library/Application Support/minecraftand hit ↵ Enter.
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. In macOS specifically, since version 10.12 (Sierra), the shortcut ⌘ Command + ⇧ Shift + . toggles the hidden status of files.
If you want to change directory of the .minecraft folder, see Tutorials/Custom Minecraft directory.
.minecraft file hierarchy[]
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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 or force clients to use the server resource pack.
For Windows OS and Linux, the contents of nativelog.txt and nativeUpdaterLog.txt can be found within launcher_log.txt when applicable (i.e. the contents ofnativeUpdaterLog.txt will only be present in latest_log.txt after the launcher is updated / launched for the first time).
History[]
| Java Edition Infdev | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 29, 2010 | Added level.dat_old | ||||
| Java Edition Alpha | |||||
| v1.0.11 | Added session.lock | ||||
| Java Edition | |||||
| 1.13 | 17w43a | Removed structure data. | |||
| Added datapacks folder. | |||||
| 1.14 | 18w47a | Added raids.dat | |||
| 19w13a | Removed villages.dat and added poi region files. | ||||
References[]
- ↑ Minecraft snapshot 14w07a – Dinnerbone on mojang.com; February 14, 2014
- ↑ "[MC-73716] Resources.zip doesn't work for servers (and possibly LAN worlds) - Jira" – Mojira, October 27, 2014.
