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Backup Your Minecraft World

The directory on your computer for Minecraft saved worlds and settings differs depending on what OS you’re running.

On Windows: C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft
Take note that the AppData directory is hidden, so be sure to show hidden files from within Folder Options.

On Mac OS: /Users/username/Library/Application Support/minecraft
On Linux: /home/username/.minecraft

The "Saves" folder is what you want to back up.

Command Prompt Cheats: Game Mode Switching

In Singleplayer, whenever you press "T" on your keyboard, a command prompt screen will appear in the bottom corner. Use the cheats below to switch between survival mode and creative mode. As long as you clicked "Allow Cheats: On" when creating the world (under the "More World Options" button), these cheats will work. Switching between Survival and Creative modes can be quite useful. For example: If you switch to Creative Mode after a respawn, you can fly to the spot where you died to quickly retrieve your items. You can also switch to creative to prevent death; when you're caught in lava or water, switching to creative will make you invincible as long as you're still in that mode. Creative Mode has every item available through a selection screen, accessible in the same way as the normal inventory screen. You can use it to select an item you need, such as food or weapons, and dragging the item(s) to the "Survival Inventory" tab or the quick access bar.

Effect	Password
/gamemode 0	Changes the game mode to Survival.
/gamemode 1	Changes the game mode to Creative.

Commands Bar Codes

To bring up your "Commands bar", press the "C" key. This can also be changed in your settings to any key you want. When the "Commands" bar pops up, type these codes below. This only works for single-player mode. You also have to enable cheats when creating a new world.

Effect	Code
ascend	Moves you to the next platform above your position.
atlantis [on/off]	Toggles "Atlantis Mode".
biome	Tells you what biome you are currently in.
bring [entity]	Brings a specified entity to you.
cannon [strength]	Shoots a primed TNT block toward where you're pointing.
chest [drop/get/fill/swap]	Access commands of chests.
clear	Clears the console.
clearwater	Toggles the clarity of the water on/off.
clone [amount]	Clones the block being pointed at.
confuse [distance]	Confuses mobs.
cyclepainting	Cycles through the painting you are pointing at.
damage	Toggles player damage on/off.
defuse	Defuse all nearby TNT that is active.
descend	Moves you to the next platform below your position.
destroy	Destroys the current item.
difficulty [0/1/2/3]	Toggles difficulty from 0 (Peaceful), 1 (Easy), 2 (Medium), and 3 (Hard).
dropstore	Transfers everything from your inventory to a chest, which is spawned next to you.
duplicate	Duplicates and drops the current item stack you're holding.
explode	Sets off an explosion in your area.
falldamage	Toggles player fall damage on/off.
firedamage	Toggles player fire damage on/off.
flammable [block] [catch/spread]	Sets the specified block at a specified flammability level.
fly [speed]	Allows the player to fly at a specified speed.
freeze	Freezes mobs so they can't move or attack you.
goto [name]	Go to a waypoint.
grow	Grows all wheat and spruce trees on the map.
heal [health points]	Heals the player at a specified number of health points.
health [min/max/infinite]	Refills health to a specified level.
help [command name]	Gives more information on the specified command.
home	Teleport to the spawn point.
infiniteitems	Toggles infinite items on/off.
instantkill	Instantly kills the animal or monster you hit.
instantmine	Toggles "instant mine" on/off.
instantplant	Instantly grows what you plant.
itemdamage	Toggles breakage or usage of an item on/off.
jump	moves you from where you are to where you're pointing.
keepitems	Keeps your items after you die.
kill	Kills the current player.
killall [mob type]	Kills a specified type of mob.
killnpc [all/animal/monster]	Kills specified living things nearby.
light	Toggles permanent lighting on/off.
listwaypoints	Lists all waypoints on the map.
longerlegs	Makes your legs longer.
mobdamage	Mobs can't give you damage.
platform	Puts a glass block under your feet.
rename [command name] [newname]	Renames a command name to a new command name of your choice.
ride	Allows you to ride the living creature you are pointing at.
setspawn [x-coordinate] [y-coordinate] [z-coordinate]	Sets the spawn point to a specified coordinate.
setspeed [speed/reset]	Sets the speed in which the player moves to a specified speed/resets it.
skin [username]	Change the player skin to any Minecraft skin.
slippery [block name]	Makes the specified blocks slippery.
spawn [name/ID/random/list] [quantity]	Spawns an individual creature.
spawnportal	Spawns a portal nearby.
superheat	Turns all items into their smelted form. Ex.: Sand turns into glass.
tele [x-coordinate] [y-coordinate] [z-coordinate]	Teleport to a specified coordinate.
useportal	Automatically teleports you to the Nether. Use this command again to go back.
waterdamage	Toggles player water damage on/off.
weather [lightning/thunder/rain]	Changes the weather.
world [load/save/seed/new/exit/list/backup]	Controls your game save from the "Command" bar.

DinnerBone

Typing in "Dinnerbone" on a name tag and giving it to a mob (friendly or hostile) will make it turn upside down.

Dragon Egg

Want to take the egg on the fountain dropped by the Ender Dragon? Left Click the egg to teleport it. Then, dig down two blocks and break the block beneath the block the egg is on. Put a torch there, then break the block below the egg. It will drop itself as an item.

Free Coal

Put white wood and normal wood in the furnace you get charcoal. It's same as normal Coal.

How to find Diamonds

First dig all the way down to the first layer of bedrock (remember they're 5 layers of bedrock) Second go to the 14th layer closest to bedrock build a 15x15 room, and poof there ya have it DIAMONDS!

Infinite Water Supply

There are a lot of reasons that you'll want to have a Bucket of Water on your hands (fire, building, farming, irritating friends, making a moat, etc.), but it can get really irritating having to run down to the ocean every tie you want some. Follow this quick tutorial, and you can have a small, endlessly full pool of water wherever you want it.

You'll need an Iron Bucket and the ability to dig into the floor a little.

1. Dig a 2 by Hole in the ground that is 1 square deep

2. Fill your bucket/s with water from the ocean or a lake. You only need 2 deposits, so taking 2 buckets is recommended.

3. Bring the water back to your base and pour 1 Bucket in each corner of the square in the ground.

If done correctly, you should have a still 2 by 2 pool of water. Every time you take a bucket and use it on any of the squares, the others refill it to fullness.

Alternate method you could use: You will need 2 water buckets. Now dig a STRAIGHT line with 3 holes like this: If "=" equals a line, make this "===". Dig 3 holes STRAIGHT and then put 1 water bucket in each end and then get the Water from the middle and the water well keep regening so the water is Infinite.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Here is a list of keyboard shortcuts you can use.

Keyboard shortcut	Effect
F1	While third person moves the view to the front of your character / While first person makes the tool/hand/etc dissapear, but NOT the landscape.
F2	Takes a screenshot.
F5	Toggle view.

Painting Secrets

Some paintings in Minecraft are easter eggs to other games. This is a list of them. The painting with the person that wears a red shirt and white skin color is Graham from the King's Quest series. The paintings with the spider and Graham is the scenery of Space Quest. The painting of the two karate men is from the game International Karate+. The painting of the old arcade version of Donkey Kong is well Donkey Kong.

Rain rain go away!

Just when your building a house or doing something good it rains. If this ever happens then just type /toggledownfall and the rain will go away!

Rainbow Sheep

If you name a Sheep "jeb_" (without quotation marks) it's wool will continuously change color.

Samus' Helmet from Metroid

If you put a pumpkin in the helmet section of your armor your HUD will turn into the HUD of the galactic bounty hunter Samus Aran from Metroid.

Teleportation Survival Hint

If you need to mapmaker a secret base on one of you survival worlds, here is how to do it:

Step 1: Create a tunnel to where your base is or where it is going to be.
Step 2: Place temporary ladders into the tunnel. On the first bottom block place any kind of track.
Step 3: Climb the ladders and then delete them. At the top of the tunnel, looking down, place a minecart on the track.
Step 4: Then place a preferred block that blends in with it's surroundings.
Step 5: Try it out. Hold down the block which your minecart is underneath and you should be teleported into the minecart.
Step 6: Fill your base with all your treasures!