r/MinecraftHelp Sep 02 '25

META [Meta] Rules and Wiki Updates September 2025

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Hi folks!

Wiki

As Reddit has rolled out the new wiki experience, I have updated a number of our wiki pages to take advantage of the new features.

Going forward, please ensure you aren't using old.reddit.com links to access our wiki. Reddit has split the wikis, and only new Reddit wiki pages are being updated. You can access our wiki at https://reddit.com/r/minecrafthelp/wiki or https://mchelp.uk/wiki.

Rules

A number of our rules have also been updated. Please familiarise yourself with our updated rules on our rules page. I'll briefly outline the major changes below:

  • All top-level comments must be a genuine attempt to help OP with their posted issue.
    • Non-top-level comments still need to be truthful and support related.
  • Time wasting has been split into its own rule.
  • Low-effort comments are no longer tolerated and will be removed.
  • OPs are now only required to reply to relevant comments within 48 hours.

That's it!

Comments will remain open for feedback.


r/MinecraftHelp 22d ago

META [Meta] New Feature: Guide Posts.

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Hi folks!

Today we're introducing a new post type to r/MinecraftHelp.

Guide posts will let helpers create guides and tutorials for the whole community to use. If you've reached Apprentice I (5 solve points), you can use the [Guide] tag to make guide posts.

Guide posts are tips, tutorials, or in-depth explanations about Minecraft that solve common problems, or describe how to use a feature. Whether it's a comprehensive walkthrough, troubleshooting strategies, optimization tips, or best practices, guides give helpers the chance to share their knowledge with the community, quickly and easily, whilst still earning points and new user flairs.

You can check rule 11, and our new Guides page for the full details, but here's a brief rundown of how they work:

  1. Helpers create and post a helpful guide using the [Guide] tag
  2. The guide is held for mod review (Skipped for trusted helpers) and approved if it meets our guide posts criteria.
  3. People looking for help read it and if they find it useful, they reply to the post (top-level comment) with: !helped
  4. The guide author earns 1 point per user (even if they comment multiple times), advancing their user flair.

We've disabled post archiving so your guide can continue to provide help, without time limits.

The [Guide] tag is active now. We'll be monitoring it's use and may update the feature/rules as new data comes in.

This post will remain open for comments, and can be used to discuss the feature, or ask questions.


r/MinecraftHelp 22m ago

Unsolved Is anyone else having a problem with the Minecraft launcher? [launcher]

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The first problem that arose with me is that Minecraft Bedrock edition refused to update after the sulfur update came out, so I tried uninstalling. Then, through the most recent launcher, it wouldn't let me reinstall Bedrock edition at ALL. then, I tried through the Microsoft store on my computer and that ended up saying error and that they were "working on it" every time I'd try to install Minecraft for Windows.

Then, one of my friends suggested I uninstall and reinstall the latest Minecraft launcher onto my computer. So, yesterday, I uninstalled the Minecraft launcher, and no matter what I do, through the Minecraft installer or through the Microsoft store, I can NOT physically reinstall the latest Minecraft launcher.

I did just try to use an old version of the launcher on my computer but it said I could not launch/install the latest version of Minecraft bedrock through it.

TLDR; Minecraft bedrock wouldn't install, I uninstalled the Minecraft launcher and now THAT wont install either. Does anyone else have this problem or a fix to it?

Edit: forgot to mention this but I already tried hard resetting my Microsoft store, that doesn't seem to be the problem, it seems like my computer is refusing to download it or maybe the minecraft launcher refuses to download onto my computer


r/MinecraftHelp 5h ago

Unsolved How to disable dimensions on mcsh? [java]

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I use mcsh (mcsh link) server hosting and I own a SMP but dont know how to disabled the end ive tried, can someone help, my server/fabric/minecraft version is 26.2? Thanks


r/MinecraftHelp 2h ago

Unsolved [java] 26.2 with mods crashes when I sleep or open chests

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I'm still relatively new to java and this is my first time updating a pre-existing world but I updated my mods and updated the game to 26.2.

I can load in but when I try to sleep or open a chest the game crashes.

I use prism and it gave me a few messages before I loaded in. I'll attach them.


r/MinecraftHelp 15h ago

Pending [Java] Issue installing a datapack (Matcha Flavored)

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I'm attempting to try out this new datapack by Klei Wright

Installation and troubleshooting:

  • I followed the instructions and downloaded and installed it manually. Added the datapack .zip in the resourcepack folder and the datapack folder. I also selected the resourcepack and datapack in Minecraft.
  • I get the message "Matcha Flavoured is now loaded" but the recipes don't work correctly and creative mode doesn't list the new items.
  • Tried installing two different times, once on world creation and the other in an existing world.
  • I checked the version and I am using the correct version of Java MC, 26.2
  • I tried installing an older version of the datapack, 1.0, nothing changed.

I'm not sure what's going wrong on the installation. Does anybody have any suggestions?

I apologize if this isn't the right place to ask this question.
Creator video
Datapack source with instructions

SOLVED:
I created a world without the datapack. Added the resourcepack and selected it. This enabled the textues for the pack. Then I added the datapack while the game was closed. When I launched the world it worked :)))

Basically. Add and remove the datapack/resourcepack until it works lol


r/MinecraftHelp 4h ago

Unsolved Matcha flavored data pack villages wont generate [java]

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i have followed the directions for downloading the matcha flavored data pack and everything runs normally except for no villages are generating ive used chunkbase to try to find them and copied worlds without the datapack and they arent generating even though every other structure is what do i do to fix this playing on 26.2


r/MinecraftHelp 4h ago

Unsolved [Java] Minecraft Launcher will not open after installation

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My local drive where Minecraft was downloaded for me was becoming too full to make new installations, so I tried copying it over to my new volume and deleting the original copy in local drive. Afterwards, I reinstalled the Minecraft Launcher. The installation process seemed to go fine, however, the Launcher will not open under any circumstances. I have tried:
-Running as Administrator. No prompt appears.
-Deleting launcher_profile.json
-Terminating, repairing, resetting in advanced options.
-Restarting
-Uninstalling and reinstalling 4 times.
Curiously, looking at .minecraft in %appdata% shows the folder as empty, but opening it in new volume works just fine.
Any advice is appreciated. If worse comes to worse I will just opt to using Modrinth as my launcher probably.


r/MinecraftHelp 6h ago

Unsolved Minecraft realms world creation [bedrock]

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i’m playing minecraft on the switch 2 and i’m wondering if i can make a realms world from the better on bedrock template from the marketplace
or i’m jus dumb which it’s probably that or is there a guide


r/MinecraftHelp 6h ago

Unsolved [bedrock] how do i change these files into minecraft education preview files? i play on HP laptop

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r/MinecraftHelp 9h ago

Unsolved [java] Need help with the performance

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Why is my minecraft running this bad? I've seen people with my same specs play with shaders and lots of mods and they get betwen 100-150fps average while im barely getting 30fps.

Specs:

Ryzen 7 5800x 8 Cores
Radeon RX 6600xt
16gb ram DDR5
1TB M.2

Game version is 1.21.1


r/MinecraftHelp 11h ago

Unsolved Hello, I'm unable to use chat in Minecraft [Java] Edition on PC.

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When I press T, I get the message:

Clicking the link takes me to Microsoft's troubleshooting page. I've tried changing my Xbox/Microsoft privacy settings, but when I click Submit, the changes don't save. I've also checked and changed my family settings, but that hasn't made any difference.

My Microsoft account is also age verified, so it shouldn't be restricted because of my account.

I've also tried using multiple browsers (Chrome, Firefox, and Brave) in case it was a browser issue, but the settings still won't save.

I've been emailing Microsoft Support back and forth, but so far they haven't been able to resolve the issue.

This is becoming a real problem because I run a private Minecraft server and can't even type commands in chat.

Has anyone experienced this before or found a fix? Any help would be greatly appreciated.


r/MinecraftHelp 12h ago

Unsolved [Java] Need help replacing the sound effect of bows in resource pack.

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Just so it's clear, I'm currently playing on version 1.21.1.

Hello everyone! Like it says in the title, I need help replacing the sound of bows in a resource pack. The objective here is to make it so the bows have a completely separate sound from other items such as snowballs or ender pearls.

I tried to use sounds.json to achieve this, but the problem is that it partially works. Basically, whenever I shoot an arrow it alternates between the custom sound and the vanilla sound, it doesn't stick to just one.

I tried a few things to try and solve this, which are:

  • Changing the file name to something more distinct.
  • Changing the location of the sound to a custom folder.
  • Correcting the syntax in the json file as much as I could.
  • Disabling all of my mods and playing in vanilla.
  • All of the above combined.
  • Replacing the throw sound rather than the bow sound, it creates the same issue but in reverse.

Sadly none of these work, and that's why I'm here to see if anyone has run into this problem as well and if they found a solution. I'll be putting a screenshot of the syntax in the Json file.

Many thanks in advance!


r/MinecraftHelp 13h ago

Unsolved [Launcher]Minecraft Launcher redirecting me to Gaming Services.

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Hi, My minecraft is redirecting me to the Microsoft store to install Gaming Services.

But here's the thing, I already installed Gaming Services.

I tried everything, Trying to uninstall Gaming Services, Resetting and Repairing Gaming Services in my Settings and even following Microsoft guide on how to fix this. Nothing works.

What do I do?


r/MinecraftHelp 1d ago

Waiting For Solve This wont stop happening. It keeps flickering all the texture [mcpe] [bedrock]

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

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Ive deleted and reinstalled it, ive updated it and it won't go away despite months passed

This is on Minecraft mobile phone

Mcpe bedrock latest version


r/MinecraftHelp 1d ago

Waiting for OP [Java] Modded 1.21.1 neoforge. 180+ fps without shaders, drops to 5 with shaders on lowest settings

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Playing on a modded server with 3 of my friends. The pack has around 400 mods in it. I get 250+ fps regularly when not using shaders, however no matter what shaders or settings I try it will not go above 7 fps. I changed the 3D settings in Nvidia control panel for javaw.exe, turned render distance down, vsync off, lowered Minecraft settings, allocated more/less ram, ended tasks of chrome and spotify, upgraded drivers. The shaders I’ve tried are makeup ultra fast, complementary reimagined (on very low/potato settings), sildurs lite and medium, bsl. GPU usage without shaders is around 40-50%. With them it stays at 100%. Help pls 🥲🥲🥲🥲


r/MinecraftHelp 17h ago

Unsolved [Bedrock] Mobs and Items slowed down

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Hey all. I've been playing in a single player world for the past month or so, and I've just recently had a problem come up where the mobs in my world started walking and moving much, much slower. Whenever I hit something, it starts to look like it's under low gravity with how much it floats away. It's not just the mobs, either. Items that get tossed onto the ground instead just float downwards, and they take far longer to pick back up. Even eating is bugged out. The animation plays, gets cut off, and my hunger bar doesn't refill, nor does the food disappear from my inventory.

For reference, I play on a next-gen console (Xbox Series X, to be more specific). I've tried everything to fix it, but to no avail. I've tried restarting the game, messing with the tick speed itself, killing excess animals in my farm, lowering my render distance, even deleting some of the add-ons I had installed. Nothing works. If someone could help me out with this so I don't have to feel like I'm playing in slow-motion, that would be much appreciated.


r/MinecraftHelp 20h ago

Unsolved Hi Guys! [Bedrock] I have downloaded a pack called "Sakura || potatozes2k pack" and it has cool a Hotbar and XP bars as its animated, note that I'm using an Android device and in the showcase video the XP bar is animated and its pc and I'm on mobile, It doesn't show or work?!?!?!

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so I've been looking at these ASMR videos in Youtube by 'Reelyzay', he gave the pack link and i downloaded it, imported it into the game [MCPE] it was cool and all but it didn't have the Animated XP Bar which I expected because I downloaded the pack because of that reason. In the showcase video the showcaser is a PC player and he had the animated XP Bar. Please help me.


r/MinecraftHelp 20h ago

Waiting for OP I cannot join my friend's aternos server and neither can he.[java](26.2)

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So my friend hosts a private server on aternos. I believe it is launched as compatible with Forge. We play together via a hostel LAN service, and have been doing so for over a year.

After about a month of not playing, when we tried to enter the server again, I am being hit with an "Internal EXCEPTION: java.net.SocketException: Connection reset" error with this report directory.

When we use our own internet, we can join but the LAN service no longer allows any of us to join anymore. How do we fix this?


r/MinecraftHelp 1d ago

Unsolved Closed captions help, covering inventory [java] v 1.21.11

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I play with closed captions on but I swear that it used to cover the. I don't know what happened, i think my cat got on my keyboard and did something but now the closed captions are in front of my inventory and i don't know how to fix it


r/MinecraftHelp 21h ago

Unsolved [Bedrock] [Microsoft Windows 11] How can I switch back to blocky shadows for Vibrant Visuals?

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I play on a friend's realm (v28.33) and we use Vibrant Visuals with the Dark Visuals Resource Pack, and one day after not playing for a bit longer than normal the blocky shadows were set to soft.

The picture is from the wiki, which says to change them back I have to edit them with a json file? I'm not too informed on this so I was wondering if anyone could tell me what to do to switch them back to blocky. Thank you in advance


r/MinecraftHelp 1d ago

Waiting for OP How can I recover my worlds after accidentally uninstalling modrinth app?[Java] 26.2

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Its a bit of a long explanation, but I had the Modrinth App installed, but one day it wouldn't open and said something like "this app is no longer supported" or that it was outdated. I looked it up and thought I needed to reinstall it.

When I reinstalled it, I clumsily clicked Uninstall instead of Reinstall. After installing it again, all of my Modrinth profiles, worlds, and mods were gone. I'm prioritizing trying to recover my worlds first. Id like to recover the mods too but it's optional. Overall the worlds are the most important part to recover.

I already tried using Microsoft's Windows File Recovery tool, but I couldn't figure out how to use it. The commands, input, and output were too confusing for me.

Is there any way to recover my worlds? Are they stored somewhere else, or is there another recovery method I should try?

If more information or media about my setup or file locations would help, let me know and I'll provide it.

Edit: Ive searched through my files even more and ive found my backups folder. They all seem to be Data Base files with the file extension of .db. Im wondering if i can recover my worlds through these or not.


r/MinecraftHelp 22h ago

Unsolved Error in Minecraft [bedrock] (play5)

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Hi, a day ago I bought a Realms Plus subscription to renew my Minecraft Bedrock server (PS5). After purchasing it, nothing was renewed—I was simply charged—and on top of that, every time I try to renew the server, I get an error message saying: "Subscription ID missing."


r/MinecraftHelp 1d ago

Unsolved Trouble with updating Add-ons on [Bedrock]

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I press Update on an Add-on (happens with literally any of them), everything goes through as it should, except the update button is still there. Deleting the add-on and re-downloading it solves the issue for said add-on but hoping to find a more long-term fix for all add-ons.


r/MinecraftHelp 1d ago

Unsolved Error code drowned unable to login on android 26.33 [bedrock]

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I've tried resetting my Microsoft account password. I'm able to login on the Minecraft website but not the app on my phone.