Talk:Tutorials/Minecraft help FAQ

IRC?
Help is mentioned in the form of people on IRC, but there is no listed server, port or channel anywhere on the page? -JeffBobbo 22:01, 2 January 2011 (UTC)

Save will not load correctly.
After spending much time on a world, I closed out minecraft, and then opened it about half an hour later, only to find that all minecraft would display upon opening my world, was my immediate inventory, and the transparent outline of one block, the rest being ungenerated, the game was also frozen. After about 15 seconds, minecraft would close. The title page still works fine. Is there anyway to fix this problem, or at least load an older version of my file that will work? –Preceding unsigned comment was added by Tangent Tom (Talk&#124;Contribs) 19:58, 19 March 2011. Please sign your posts with

Re-install: Help
I want to re-install minecraft on my MAC OS X MACBOOK PRO. So I did. I expected a clean, empty (or organised) minecraft folder. But I still had my ModLoader and a few mods. How do i fix this? --R ocĸetor talk  07:21, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Linux instructions incomplete
I ran the linux instructions in a terminal in Kubuntu 10.04, the script throws an error when copying the backup but succeeds in deleting the folder. The result is that this script will permanently destroy your save. It is difficult, close to impossible, to fix, this results in either starting over or, if you pull the power supply from your system immediately and use a drive recovery disk, hours of picking through recently deleted files to find the one that is a minecraft save, likely by inode number.

In other words, a better script needs to be devised. I'm too busy restarting my minecraft world to be arsed with it though.

I'm going to temporarily edit the page so that it uses multiple steps so that it may take longer but has less chance of just wiping out your save. –Preceding unsigned comment was added by 108.198.102.107 (Talk) 10:04, 5 December 2011. Please sign your posts with


 * FYI, a simpler way to make it safe is to use "&&" instead of ";" so that the shell will stop on the first error. I've left your instructions, though, because it's probably better for the user to understand easily which command failed! Also, the original script is not "potentially malicious", it's just poorly written. Malicious would be if it was written with actual intent to harm. —KPReid 13:05, 5 December 2011 (UTC)


 * The last command to move the saves back seems to me to be both in the wrong place (positioned before starting Minecraft again to redownload rather than after), and incorrect, specifically that it copies back one level too high. I believe it should have /saves added to the last parameter.  --202.180.74.56 03:26, 8 June 2012 (UTC)


 * The placement should be fine; Minecraft doesn't change the saves folder when it updates. You were right about the path, though. -- Orthotope 04:37, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

Minecraft not installing
Hi. I've been trying to upload minecraft for a while now, but on the installation screen it freezes. I've tried uninstalling it, and forcing updates. I haven't downloaded any mods or texture packs. The only thing I've done is change my skin. If it helps, I have an Acer Aspire 5336 with a Dual-processor, with a 64-bit operating system and a gigabyte of RAM installed. Any help? –Preceding unsigned comment was added by 2.120.103.33 (Talk) 18:51, 23 June 2012. Please sign your posts with

everytime that i try to build in a classic server the menu opens why?
everytime that i try to build in a classic server the menu opens why? plz help me i have searched in 5 pages i cant find anything plz plz plz help me

this was the only way I knew how to answer. I have the same problem, lemme guess, it stops right when the stuff is done downloading, like just when its about to get to 100% right?

i bought it but it said i didnt
hi. i bought the game but it said i didnt buy it even though i did and it said purchased comfirmed! i dont know what to do i have the recipte for it. can some one tell me what to do!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Launcher not Starting
Hey guys. So I downloaded a few mods, one crashed my game, I saved my worlds, wiped all the .minecraft files out, knocked out the launcher, went online, and downloaded minecraft again. It downloaded, so I clicked and dragged it into my desktop, clicked on it, typed in my name and password, and then it said "cannot connect to minecraft.net". I was used to that, so I went down to press "play offline". It said "not downloaded" and I couldn't click to play offline!!!!! So I have tried this about 6 more times, using Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Google Chrome. Same thing happens every time. PLEASE HELP    108.195.191.0 01:05, 13 October 2012 (UTC)


 * The launcher needs to re-download minecraft.jar and other files; it cannot do this when you're not online. After it has downloaded, you'll be able to play offline again. -- Orthotope 02:07, 13 October 2012 (UTC)