Mac How To Find Minecraft Folder

Often when doing maintenance on a server or Minecraft files on your home computer you will need to find relevant folders and understand the structure of them. This guide will showcase a variety of ways to access your folders both in Minecraft: Java Edition and modded Minecraft launchers as well as explaining the basics of where certain elements of the game are stored on your PC.

1. Mac How To Find Minecraft Folder
2. How To Find The Minecraft Folder On A Mac
3. How To Access Minecraft Folders On Mac
4. Minecraft Mac World File Location
5. Minecraft Mac How To Find Minecraft Folder

Contents

The Home folder on your Mac contains a number of folders - Applications, Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Movies, Music, Pictures, Public - that you'll likely access frequently. Locate the Minecraft folders: All you have got to do is locate the Minecraft folders in the finder. So that goes to the Home folder of Mac, open the visible library folder, go into the support application then Minecraft and saves finally. You will see all the Minecraft save folders. How to Find Minecraft Folder on Mac: If you have to shift the Minecraft saves from the pc to pc, or upload it to the internet, you should locate first the world file on the computer.While this is straightforward with the Windows machines, it's more complicated when it's come to the computers running Mac operating system. How to Access the AppData Folder on Mac The AppData folder equivalent in Mac is called /Library folder. Method I: Step #1: In the finder menu, click on Go Library. Step #2: Click on Finder Preferences. Step #3: Under the Devices section, check the Hard disks option. The /Library folder is hidden by default in the Mac finder. First, open your finder Look at the bar at the top of your screen, the one that contains the apple logo and says 'Finder' next to it. If you look an that bar, you will find the 'Go' button, click it and then click 'Go to folder', located at the bottom. Type /Library and then click go, or hit the enter key on your keyboard.

1. Locating your Minecraft Folder and Files
   1. Using your PCs File Explorer
   2. Modded Launchers
2. Minecraft Folder Structure

Locating your Minecraft folder and files

Using The Resource Pack folder (Recommended)

STICKY NOTE

This method is recommended because it will work with any version of Minecraft. Free disk space mac. Everything from modded to vanilla.

1. Start Minecraft
2. From the main menu in game click Options.
   
3. Click on Resource Packs.
   
4. Click on Open Resource Pack Folder to open your file explorer.
   
5. Navigate up one level (into the parent directory) in the window that opens to find the main Minecraft folder.

Using your Computer's File Explorer

Note that these instructions will only work for Minecraft: Java Edition installations.
If you are using modded Minecraft, use a one of the following methods:
Using a Modded Launcher
Using the Resource Pack Selector

Windows File Explorer

1. Start the search window from your desktop start menu.
   On almost every version of Windows, this can be found by clicking on the Start Menu.
2. Type %appdata% into the search and hit enter.
3. Click on the .minecraft folder.

Mac Finder

1. Open Finder on your Mac.
2. Navigate to your user's home directory.
3. Click on Library.
4. Click on Application Support.
5. Click on minecraft.

Linux explorer

Mac How To Find Minecraft Folder

1. Open your user's home directory.
2. Click on the .minecraft folder.
   Note: If you cannot find a .minecraft folder in your home directory, find the setting which is similar to View Hidden Files. On Ubuntu, this is the Ctrl+H keyboard shortcut.

Modded launchers

Dependant on which launcher you are using, there will be different ways of finding your files.
The first step for any Modded launcher is to start it and let the main screen open.

Twitch/Curse Launcher

1. Click on Mods.
   
2. Click on Minecraft.
   
3. Right click one of your Minecraft profiles (These are the images displaying each modpack you have installed).
4. Click Open Folder.
   

Technic launcher

1. Click on Modpacks.
2. Click the gear next to Modpack Options.
   
3. Click Open(This is next to the field showing your file path for Minecraft).
   

ATLauncher

1. Click Instances.
2. Click Open Folder on your chosen Pack.

FTB launcher

1. Select the pack you wish to open the folder for.
2. Click Edit Mod Pack.
   
3. Click Open Folder on the lefthand side.

Profile options in the Launcher

Note that these instructions will only work for Minecraft: Java Edition installations.
If you are using modded Minecraft, use a one of the following methods:
Using a Modded Launcher
Using the Resource Pack Selector

1. Start the Minecraft launcher.
2. Do not click play. This method uses the launcher window.
3. At the top of the splash screen click Installations.
   
4. Select and edit a profile or create a new one.
   
5. Click the Browse button next to the Game Directory box.
   

STICKY NOTE

Using the resource pack folder will work on any version of Minecraft, from Vanilla to Modded. It will always work, which is why it's the way we recommend doing it.

Minecraft folder structure

Crash Reports

• Crash reports are used to help find the reason the game crashed as well as providing details on which mods are or are not working.
• Within the Minecraft root directory, they are found in a folder called crash_reports.
  If you do not see this folder then you most likely, have not had a crash yet.

Logs

• Log files are a record of everything that has happened during loading of the modpack as well as tracking all activity ingame.
• They can be used to locate a specific time, location and cause of crashes and other problems.
• Within the Minecraft root directory, they are found in a folder called logs.
• Scroll down the list of logs and find latest to obtain the most recent information.

Singleplayer Saves

• Saves contain all information about a world and dimensions in a game.
• Within the Minecraft root directory, they are found in a folder called saves. This folder does not contain any world data for servers.
• This folder does not exist on a server.
• If you want to find similar information on a server use the world folder as detailed below.

World Files

• World folders contain all the information about a world both on single player and servers.
• On single player they can be found by first opening the saves folder.
• The world folders on single player and servers will have the same name as the world that you created.

Mods and Config Files

• Mods for Minecraft create two folders within the root directory.
• mods contains all the .jar files that activate and process mods in your save.
• configs contains text files that set the functions and options of a mod.
• The configs will always have names that relate to or match the appropriate mods. This can make them easier to find.
  On occassion a mod will create a folder in configs rather than a single file. These can be accessed and adjusted in the same way as the standard config files.

Troubleshooting

• The biggest issue that you may come across when trying to find your Minecraft folders occurs when a custom installation path was chosen. In this case, the resource pack folder button is still effective at finding your folders for you.
• If you have experienced a crash but no crash reports have generated then the issue may be related to Forge, JAVA, or the launcher itself. Make sure that they are all up to date and working properly.

Further Reading & External Links

StickyPiston Support

Whether you own a server with StickyPiston or don't, we are always happy to help with any and all issues you may be having. Open a support ticket with our team and we will be in touch.
Open Support Ticket

There is no fun in building a huge empire or going on wild expeditions in Minecraft if you can not show them off to your friends. How many times have you wanted to take a screenshot while grinding in Minecraft? And even if you figured out how to take a Minecraft screenshot, you might be wondering where the screenshot folder is in Minecraft. Here's a quick 'how to' take a screenshot in Minecraft and locate that folder.

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What is Minecraft?

Skip this section if you have been breathing for at least the last 5 years.

Minecraft has revolutionized the world of multiplayer gaming. Who would have thought in this era of games consisting of bloodshed and violence, a game merely about building blocks and going on voyages could be so enticing? But this simple concept has incorporated so many aspects that it now stands to be a timeless classic. The Creative mode enables you to build anything you like with unlimited resources. The Survival mode takes you to unknown lands where you travel across worlds. You can either choose to build your own house to hide from horrible monsters, or you can craft your own weapons to fight back.

But the best part is, you don't need to wander all alone in your journey. You can play with a number of friends either on a single server or in your personal realm. Can it get any better than this? Naturally, you ought to feel your friends should get a sneak-peak of the empire you've worked so hard to build. And that's where screenshots come in.

Where Is The Minecraft Screenshot Folder?

Locating the screenshots you take in Minecraft can be a bit tricky, but here's how to do it on Mac and Windows.

• On Windows, screenshots are stored in the .minecraftscreenshots inside the AppData/Roaming folder. Go to Start, and type %appdata% in the search bar. Click on the folder that appears. Inside, you'll find another folder named .minecraft. Open that, and you'll find all your screenshots in a folder under the same name. And you're all good to go!
• For Windows 10, Bedrock Edition, press Win + G and open the Minecraft settings overlay. Under Game Capturing, click the camera button to take a screenshot. A notification then appears showing where the screenshot was saved. The default screenshot save folder is C:UsersVideosCaptures.
• On macOS, screenshots are stored in ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/screenshots. This is a hidden folder on most Mac's, so you can find it by opening Finder > Click 'Go' from the Menu Bar > Then Click 'Go to Folder'. Copy and paste the location above and click enter.
• On Linux they are stored in ~/.minecraft/screenshots

How To Take Screenshots In Minecraft

Contents

The Home folder on your Mac contains a number of folders - Applications, Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Movies, Music, Pictures, Public - that you'll likely access frequently. Locate the Minecraft folders: All you have got to do is locate the Minecraft folders in the finder. So that goes to the Home folder of Mac, open the visible library folder, go into the support application then Minecraft and saves finally. You will see all the Minecraft save folders. How to Find Minecraft Folder on Mac: If you have to shift the Minecraft saves from the pc to pc, or upload it to the internet, you should locate first the world file on the computer.While this is straightforward with the Windows machines, it's more complicated when it's come to the computers running Mac operating system. How to Access the AppData Folder on Mac The AppData folder equivalent in Mac is called /Library folder. Method I: Step #1: In the finder menu, click on Go Library. Step #2: Click on Finder Preferences. Step #3: Under the Devices section, check the Hard disks option. The /Library folder is hidden by default in the Mac finder. First, open your finder Look at the bar at the top of your screen, the one that contains the apple logo and says 'Finder' next to it. If you look an that bar, you will find the 'Go' button, click it and then click 'Go to folder', located at the bottom. Type /Library and then click go, or hit the enter key on your keyboard.

1. Locating your Minecraft Folder and Files
   1. Using your PCs File Explorer
   2. Modded Launchers
2. Minecraft Folder Structure

Locating your Minecraft folder and files

Using The Resource Pack folder (Recommended)

STICKY NOTE

This method is recommended because it will work with any version of Minecraft. Free disk space mac. Everything from modded to vanilla.

1. Start Minecraft
2. From the main menu in game click Options.
   
3. Click on Resource Packs.
   
4. Click on Open Resource Pack Folder to open your file explorer.
   
5. Navigate up one level (into the parent directory) in the window that opens to find the main Minecraft folder.

Using your Computer's File Explorer

Note that these instructions will only work for Minecraft: Java Edition installations.
If you are using modded Minecraft, use a one of the following methods:
Using a Modded Launcher
Using the Resource Pack Selector

Windows File Explorer

1. Start the search window from your desktop start menu.
   On almost every version of Windows, this can be found by clicking on the Start Menu.
2. Type %appdata% into the search and hit enter.
3. Click on the .minecraft folder.

Mac Finder

1. Open Finder on your Mac.
2. Navigate to your user's home directory.
3. Click on Library.
4. Click on Application Support.
5. Click on minecraft.

Linux explorer

Mac How To Find Minecraft Folder

1. Open your user's home directory.
2. Click on the .minecraft folder.
   Note: If you cannot find a .minecraft folder in your home directory, find the setting which is similar to View Hidden Files. On Ubuntu, this is the Ctrl+H keyboard shortcut.

Modded launchers

Dependant on which launcher you are using, there will be different ways of finding your files.
The first step for any Modded launcher is to start it and let the main screen open.

Twitch/Curse Launcher

1. Click on Mods.
   
2. Click on Minecraft.
   
3. Right click one of your Minecraft profiles (These are the images displaying each modpack you have installed).
4. Click Open Folder.
   

Technic launcher

1. Click on Modpacks.
2. Click the gear next to Modpack Options.
   
3. Click Open(This is next to the field showing your file path for Minecraft).
   

ATLauncher

1. Click Instances.
2. Click Open Folder on your chosen Pack.

FTB launcher

1. Select the pack you wish to open the folder for.
2. Click Edit Mod Pack.
   
3. Click Open Folder on the lefthand side.

Profile options in the Launcher

Note that these instructions will only work for Minecraft: Java Edition installations.
If you are using modded Minecraft, use a one of the following methods:
Using a Modded Launcher
Using the Resource Pack Selector

1. Start the Minecraft launcher.
2. Do not click play. This method uses the launcher window.
3. At the top of the splash screen click Installations.
   
4. Select and edit a profile or create a new one.
   
5. Click the Browse button next to the Game Directory box.
   

STICKY NOTE

Using the resource pack folder will work on any version of Minecraft, from Vanilla to Modded. It will always work, which is why it's the way we recommend doing it.

Minecraft folder structure

Crash Reports

• Crash reports are used to help find the reason the game crashed as well as providing details on which mods are or are not working.
• Within the Minecraft root directory, they are found in a folder called crash_reports.
  If you do not see this folder then you most likely, have not had a crash yet.

Logs

• Log files are a record of everything that has happened during loading of the modpack as well as tracking all activity ingame.
• They can be used to locate a specific time, location and cause of crashes and other problems.
• Within the Minecraft root directory, they are found in a folder called logs.
• Scroll down the list of logs and find latest to obtain the most recent information.

Singleplayer Saves

• Saves contain all information about a world and dimensions in a game.
• Within the Minecraft root directory, they are found in a folder called saves. This folder does not contain any world data for servers.
• This folder does not exist on a server.
• If you want to find similar information on a server use the world folder as detailed below.

World Files

• World folders contain all the information about a world both on single player and servers.
• On single player they can be found by first opening the saves folder.
• The world folders on single player and servers will have the same name as the world that you created.

Mods and Config Files

• Mods for Minecraft create two folders within the root directory.
• mods contains all the .jar files that activate and process mods in your save.
• configs contains text files that set the functions and options of a mod.
• The configs will always have names that relate to or match the appropriate mods. This can make them easier to find.
  On occassion a mod will create a folder in configs rather than a single file. These can be accessed and adjusted in the same way as the standard config files.

Troubleshooting

• The biggest issue that you may come across when trying to find your Minecraft folders occurs when a custom installation path was chosen. In this case, the resource pack folder button is still effective at finding your folders for you.
• If you have experienced a crash but no crash reports have generated then the issue may be related to Forge, JAVA, or the launcher itself. Make sure that they are all up to date and working properly.

Further Reading & External Links

StickyPiston Support

Whether you own a server with StickyPiston or don't, we are always happy to help with any and all issues you may be having. Open a support ticket with our team and we will be in touch.
Open Support Ticket

There is no fun in building a huge empire or going on wild expeditions in Minecraft if you can not show them off to your friends. How many times have you wanted to take a screenshot while grinding in Minecraft? And even if you figured out how to take a Minecraft screenshot, you might be wondering where the screenshot folder is in Minecraft. Here's a quick 'how to' take a screenshot in Minecraft and locate that folder.

PRO TIP: Click Here to Skip Directly to our Recommendation!

What is Minecraft?

Skip this section if you have been breathing for at least the last 5 years.

Minecraft has revolutionized the world of multiplayer gaming. Who would have thought in this era of games consisting of bloodshed and violence, a game merely about building blocks and going on voyages could be so enticing? But this simple concept has incorporated so many aspects that it now stands to be a timeless classic. The Creative mode enables you to build anything you like with unlimited resources. The Survival mode takes you to unknown lands where you travel across worlds. You can either choose to build your own house to hide from horrible monsters, or you can craft your own weapons to fight back.

But the best part is, you don't need to wander all alone in your journey. You can play with a number of friends either on a single server or in your personal realm. Can it get any better than this? Naturally, you ought to feel your friends should get a sneak-peak of the empire you've worked so hard to build. And that's where screenshots come in.

Where Is The Minecraft Screenshot Folder?

Locating the screenshots you take in Minecraft can be a bit tricky, but here's how to do it on Mac and Windows.

• On Windows, screenshots are stored in the .minecraftscreenshots inside the AppData/Roaming folder. Go to Start, and type %appdata% in the search bar. Click on the folder that appears. Inside, you'll find another folder named .minecraft. Open that, and you'll find all your screenshots in a folder under the same name. And you're all good to go!
• For Windows 10, Bedrock Edition, press Win + G and open the Minecraft settings overlay. Under Game Capturing, click the camera button to take a screenshot. A notification then appears showing where the screenshot was saved. The default screenshot save folder is C:UsersVideosCaptures.
• On macOS, screenshots are stored in ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/screenshots. This is a hidden folder on most Mac's, so you can find it by opening Finder > Click 'Go' from the Menu Bar > Then Click 'Go to Folder'. Copy and paste the location above and click enter.
• On Linux they are stored in ~/.minecraft/screenshots

How To Take Screenshots In Minecraft

There are a number of ways you can take a screenshot in Minecraft. This also varies depending on the type of device you're using. Here, we'll list down how you can take a screenshot in Minecraft on different devices.

• On Most Windows PC - All you need to do is press F2. The Minecraft screenshot folder will be located exactly where we mentioned earlier.
• On Windows 10 - There are a number of different ways to take a screenshot on Windows 10. The most convenient method would be pressing the Windows Key + Print Screen Button simultaneously.
• Windows Alternative - Open Xbox Game Bar by pressing the Windows + G together and then press the camera icon. These screenshots will be saved in the default screenshot folder at Local Disk C: > Users > *username* >Videos > Captures.
• On Mac - Press CMD + SHIFT + 4 simultaneously. The location, however, will be different. You'll find your screenshot at Library > Application > Minecraft > Screenshots.

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3 — Start Taking Screenshots - If you're a Windows user, press CTRL + SHIFT + 1 simultaneously to take a screenshots. If you use Mac, press CMD + SHIFT + 1 to take a screenshot.

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How To Find The Minecraft Folder On A Mac

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Final Words

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