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.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.

Contents

• 1 Locating .minecraft
• 2 .minecraft file hierarchy
• 3 History
• 4 References

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:

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. Open Finder and press ⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + G or open the Spotlight popup through the magnifying glass icon on the right of the Menu Bar.
2. Type ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft and 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[]

List

.minecraft assets indexes version.json log_configs client-version.xml objects skinpacks virtual bin jinput.jar lwjgl.jar lwjgl_util.jar minecraft.jar (it is the client.jar for 1.5.2. The game doesn't use it after the launcher update, though; it uses the "versions" folder instead.) natives (.dll files) [Random ID] (.dll files) debug year-month-day_hour.minute.second.zip deviations <tick_number>@year-month-day_hour.minute.second.txt metrics eventloops.csv frame_times_ms_.csv jvm.csv mailboxes.csv rendering_chunk_dispatching.csv rendering_chunk_stats.csv task_total_duration_ms.csv profiling.txt libraries [Various libraries packaged per Maven convention (without POM files)] logs year-month-day-sessionNumber.log.gz latest.log resourcepacks saves worldName advancements uuid.json data idcounts.dat map_id.dat scoreboard.dat raids.dat datapacks DIM1 data raids_end.dat poi r.x.z.mca region r.x.z.mca DIM-1 data raids_nether.dat poi r.x.z.mca region r.x.z.mca generated (namespace) structures name.nbt playerdata uuid.dat poi r.x.z.mca region r.x.z.mca stats uuid.json icon.png level.dat level.dat_mcr level.dat_old resources.zip session.lock screenshots year-month-day_hour.minute.second.png (or, ...second_instance.png) stats stats_player_unsent.dat stats_player_unsent.old texturepacks texturepacks-mp-cache versions version version.jar version.json webcache Cache data_0 data_1 data_2 data_3 f_<hexa> Cookies Cookies-journal GPUCache data_0 data_1 data_2 data_3 index Visited Links debug.stitched_items.png debug.stitched_terrain.png hotbar.nbt lastlogin nativelog.txt (macOS only) nativeUpdaterLog.txt (macOS only) launcher_cef_log.txt launcher_entitlements.json launcher_gamer_pics.json launcher_msa_credentials.json launcher_profiles.json launcher_settings.json launcher_skins.json launcher_ui_state.json options.txt output-client.log output-server.log realms_persistence.json servers.dat textures_0.png textures_1.png textures_2.png textures_3.png textures_4.png usercache.json

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[]

1. ↑ Minecraft snapshot 14w07a – Dinnerbone on mojang.com; February 14, 2014
2. ↑ "[MC-73716] Resources.zip doesn't work for servers (and possibly LAN worlds) - Jira" – Mojira, October 27, 2014.

Minecraft: Java Edition
Versions	Demo Locations PC Gamer Demo (Beta 1.3)
Development	Version history Pre-Classic Classic Early Classic Creative Multiplayer Test Survival Test Late Classic Creative Indev Infdev Alpha Beta Full Release Development versions Removed features Blocks Items Unused features Exclusive features Mentioned features Sky dimension Planned versions
Technical	Known bugs Minecraft Launcher Hardware requirements al_version Block entity Commands Functions Crashes Data values Classic Indev Pre-flattening Data version Debug screen Formatting codes Heightmap Key codes Minecraft Launcher Protocol version Resource location Screenshot Seed Statistics Tick Spawn chunk Coordinates .minecraft client.jar client.json launcher_profiles.json options.txt Development resources Anvil file format Chunk format Command storage format Entity format Generated structures format Level format Loot tables Map item format Model NBT format Obfuscation map Player format raids.dat format Raw JSON text format Region file format Structure block file format Schematic file format Scoreboard format Server list format sounds.json Subtitles villages.dat format Legacy development resources Classic level format Classic server protocol Indev level format Alpha level format Infdev 20100624 level format server_level.dat
Multiplayer	Server Minecraft Realms Server list server.properties Server requirements
Game customization	Skins Capes Resource packs Data packs