Tutorials/Map downloads

To make a map you downloaded from the interent playable, follow the instructions. The first steps are different on Linux, Mac and Windows.

Any OS

 * 1) Open Minecraft
 * 2) Click on "Mods and Texture packs" in the main menu.
 * 3) Choose "Open texture pack folder".
 * 4) Go one folder up.
 * 5) Open the saves folder

Windows
Open Windows Explorer and type in the address bar: %appdata%\.minecraft\saves or press Start -> Run and enter: %appdata%\.minecraft\saves

Mac
To open the 'saves' directory on mac: While in finder goto Go -> Go to Folder or press [COMMAND] + [SHIFT] + G and enter ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/saves

Linux
Type ~/.minecraft/saves/ in your filemanagers address bar or in the console.

Replace a world
You should see UP TO 5 folders in the saves directory. Replace the folder of the world that you want to replace with the world that you downloaded.

NOTE: may be useful to rename the folder of the downloaded world to match the name of the world that you want to replace

Place the save in this folder and rename it to World#, where # is any number between 1 and 5. Just be sure you don't choose a world that already exists. If you already have 5 worlds, you will need to delete or rename one. Pick the one you no longer want, then delete that folder. To keep the world, rename it or move it to another folder. Be sure when copying that you do not overwrite any files, or your world may become corrupted due to the way Minecraft stores its save files. Repeat as many times as necessary.

Minecraft should now display the world with number and size, like you created it in Minecraft. The world is now playable.