Minecraft World Save Location – Windows, Mac & Linux – Find the Saves folder using this guide, edit import, export…your save files and save games
Minecraft World Save Location – Windows
Finding all your saves is super simple, you just have to follow this path on your computer
Windows Save Location: C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\saves
Requirement: at least x1 Save, so launch the game and save
Steps to find a folder by following a path:
- First Press Windows + R
- Then Copy > %APPDATA%\.minecraft
- and Paste it in the run window
- Finally Press OK
Hidden Folders
In case you have hidden folders, this is how they are shown:
- Start Button > Control Panel
- Folder Options
- View tab (under Hidden files and folders)
- Select Show hidden files and folders.
Minecraft World Save Location – Mac
Finding all your saves is super simple, you just have to follow this path on your computer
Mac Save Location: ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft
Requirement: at least x1 Save, so launch the game and save
Steps to find a folder by following a path:
- Open the finder window
- Press Command + Shift + G
- Then Copy > ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft
- Paste it in the text field
- Press OK
Hidden Folders
In case you have hidden folders, this is how they are shown:
To un-hide all of the hidden files in the Finder, simply copy and paste the following code into the terminal and hit enter:
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
Minecraft World Save Location – Recover a deleted Minecraft World
Find all your saves here (Save Files & Save Game – Saves Folder):
- First, open the saves folder (check the previous guides to find it) by following the steps that we have explained above in this article.
- There, you will find the folders of the worlds that you have created in Minecraft.
- Now, right-click on the folder with the name of the world that you want to recover.
- Select Properties.
- Click on the Previous versions tab.
- It should display all the previous versions of Minecraft World. Select the world from the list and click Restore.
About Minecraft
In Minecraft, players explore a blocky, procedurally generated 3D world with virtually infinite terrain, and may discover and extract raw materials, craft tools and items, and build structures, earthworks and simple machines. Depending on game mode, players can fight computer-controlled mobs, as well as cooperate with or compete against other players in the same world. Game modes include a survival mode, in which players must acquire resources to build the world and maintain health, and a creative mode, where players have unlimited resources and access to flight. Players can modify the game to create new gameplay mechanics, items, and assets
Cross-platform play available on Xbox, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, and Windows. Cross-play requires Microsoft account. Xbox Live Gold required for online multiplayer on Xbox. PlayStation Plus Membership required for online multiplayer on PlayStation 4. Nintendo Switch Online membership required for online multiplayer on Nintendo Switch
