Minecraft extra folders?
Once I click to run minecraft a small window appears saying "Downloading runtime", then three other folders appear onto my desktop: Game, Native Log, and Runtime. This really annoys me, as I have to keep deleting them after I am done with a session of minecraft. Why is this? It never use to happen before.
Best Answer
It sounds to me like you are running Minecraft.exe directly from your Desktop. The desktop is generally not a good place for executable files, and you shouldn't do that.
To fix your issue, you will have to move your Minecraft.exe somewhere else. I suggest you either move it to %appdata%\.minecraft, where the rest of the Minecraft files are stored. Or create a new folder somewhere, such as C:\Games\Minecraft and move it there.
Afterwards, create a shortcut to the exe on your desktop, e.g. by doing Right-Click > Send to > Desktop, or Right-Click dragging the icon and selecting Create Shortcut
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How do I make a second minecraft folder?
Right click the Minecraft shortcut on your desktop and select "Properties". If you do not have a shortcut, navigate to the folder where you installed Minecraft, right click MinecraftLauncher.exe, and click "Create Shortcut". Replace "DIR_PATH" with the directory you want the game to use.What files should be in the Minecraft folder?
minecraft (or simply minecraft in macOS) is the folder Minecraft: Java Edition creates to run from. This folder includes the . jar files, sound, music, resource packs, personal options, worlds, etc.Can I move .minecraft folder?
move/copy the . minecraft folder to another location. create a batch file that sets the APPDATA environment variable (for that session) to the folder you want minecraft to run in and then execute the minecraft.exe. run the batch when you wish to play.Can you have multiple minecraft launchers?
You can even use different Minecraft launchers by changing the %LAUNCHER% variable, allowing different versions (or users) to use different launchers.how to have individual minecraft mod folders? i've got you covered
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Answer 2
You want the older version, they now include the runtime and a few other things. The version you want is the older version which requires Java installed already.
You can get it from here: https://beta.minecraft.net/en/download/
Please note this may change, but I've attached a screenshot to highlight as I had issues finding it since I only glanced for a few minutes.
Answer 3
You can create a bat or sh file that will have the program run into a different directory: Second Reply.
If you don't want to do that, you can symlink the directories.
For me, I had a similar problem with my computer. You can either move the minecraft executable to the
%appdata%.minecraft
folder.
(Check where your Java path is leading to, it shouldn't be heading to your desktop)
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