{{Italic title|Minecraft}}
To play ''Minecraft'' from a custom directory, you can use these simple steps.

If you have anything important in your ''Minecraft'' directory, it is strongly recommended you make a backup before moving it!

== Windows 10 ==


'''Method A'''

Note: This doesn't work when using a launcher installed via the Microsoft App Store
*Go to the directory where you installed ''Minecraft''.
* Shift right click in a blank space and press "Open Command Window Here."
* Get the Directory Path of where you want to store the game.
* In the Command Prompt window, type in: <code>echo java -jar Minecraft.exe --workDir="</code> . Do not press enter yet.
* In the file browser, find the directory you want ''Minecraft'' to be installed in to.
* Click and drag the directory to the open command prompt window. It should fill in the path automatically.
* Finish typing <code>" > run.bat</code> and press enter.
* In the directory, run the "run.bat" file.
'''Method B'''

Use this method if you've installed ''Minecraft'' via the Microsoft App Store.
* Create a directory in the location you want ''Minecraft'' moved to. We will call this the 'destination directory', but you can name it whatever you want.
* Open the original .minecraft directory (By default, you can find this by going to %appdata%, then opening roaming\.Minecraft)
* Copy all contents of the original .minecraft directory and paste them into the destination directory
* '''Delete''' the original .minecraft directory
* In the search bar, find Command Prompt, right click and open as administrator
* Paste <code>cd %appdata%</code> and click enter. The command prompt should acknowledge the appdata\roaming directory
* Paste <code>mklink /D ".minecraft" "<destination directory>"</code> Replace <destination directory> with the address of the destination directory. For example, if you're moving Minecraft to "E:\MyMinecraft", the command would be <code>mklink /D ".minecraft" "E:\MyMinecraft"</code>
* Press enter. Command prompt should say "symbolic linked created for .minecraft"
* If command prompt says "cannot create file when that file already exists", it is because you didn't delete the original .minecraft directory. Delete it and run the command again

=== Shortcut Method ===
* Right click the ''Minecraft'' shortcut on your desktop and select "Properties".
* If you do not have a shortcut, navigate to the directory where you installed ''Minecraft'', right click MinecraftLauncher.exe, and click "Create Shortcut".
* There should be a line labeled Target. After the file path, add a space and type: {{mono|--workDir DIR_PATH}}
* Replace "{{mono|DIR_PATH}}" with the path of the directory you want the game to use.
* ''Minecraft'' will now use that directory as long as you launch it from that shortcut.

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