How to backup your Minecraft Files

If you play multiplayer regularly you'll know that most servers don't get updated instantly, or right away. The reason behind this is that the developers of Bukkit (for example) - www.bukkit.org have to fix their versions accordingly.

This means that servers will stay at the previous version of minecraft for a few days, just until a new recommended build for the new version is publish.

This short guide will explain how to back up your minecraft folder, and jar to ensure you can continue playing Multiplayer Minecraft.

Let's start of by going to your Minecraft folder, to do type press Start and type in "%AppData%" then double click the ".minecraft" folder. In here you'll see all your screenshots, texture packs, mods etc. Most importantly you'll see the bin folder. This is where the minecraft.jar file is stored.

So let's start by selecting all the files and folders and putting them into an archive. If you're on Windows 7 simply select them all, then right click and select Send to, then Compressed Folder. That's the first part done.

Now lets be more specific. We'll just backup the minecraft.jar file. To do this go into the "bin" folder. Once inside this folder, look for your minecraft.jar file. Once found do the same as before, right click and select Send to, then Compressed Folder.

That's you. You're all done backing up your file. When Minecraft asks you to update, click no if you want to continue playing on servers like TheMineville.com.

If you have any problems, let me know in the comments or contact me. This tutorial was made for TheMineville.com.

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• minecraft
• notch
• minecraft 1.6
• 1.6 update
• minecraft beta
• yogscast
• mineville
• backing up minecraft

[Manaray5000]

So how do you get your backup to run if you say.. messed up a mod installation?

[KHandMARIOfan]

Thanks dude!

[1971ferny]

... ok that way i can backup the minecraft jar

[thefunny711]

thx 4 telling me

[Matoric93]

I need help with the new version of the yogbox, I need help with getting it to work  it will not let me use the mods period?

[CLANCY759]

Does this work with the new 1.0.0

[mogthemoogle160]

Another easy way to get to the .minecraft folder is to do

windows key+R ---> type in %appdata%/.minecraft

Useful tut, thanks man

[Solex750]

You sound nervouse

[TheTrailerZones]

when i go to the minecraft i type the name and click enter game the window close and it says eror 57000 i don't remember and then i got the folder minecraft and there is only the bin and lastlogin what should i do so i can get all my files

[longlaakdal]

jl

[Sequeenz]

if you backup your minecraft folders there safe if like you did wrong?