How to Download Files

Windows (10 & 11)

How to download an .mcworld or .mcpack file to MCBE

1. Download the file

2. Open File Explorer, go to Downloads and double click the downloaded file

3. It should automatically open Minecraft for Windows and install the file into the game

How to download a .zip file to MCBE

1. Download the file

There are 2 different methods- the 'A' method converts to file to an .mcworld or .mcpack file, & the 'B' method uses the manual way. Also, use the manual way (method B) if the importing of the file failed.

2a. Open File Explorer and go to Downloads

3a. In the ribbon above, select 'View', scroll down to 'Show' and enable 'File name extensions'

4a. Through renaming, change the file extension from .zip to .mcworld or .mcpack (depends what you downloaded)

5a. A popup will appear asking if you wanted to change the file extension; click 'Yes'

6a. The file icon should be changed to the Minecraft icon; if it is, double click and it should automatically open Minecraft for Windows and install the file into the game

2b. Open File Explorer, go to Downloads and extract the file

3b. On your keyboard press Windows key + R to open the Run Prompt

4b. Copy and paste the file location below into the prompt and click 'Run' (It should open another File Explorer window) %LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MinecraftUWP_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\games\com.mojang\

5b. If the file you downloaded is a world, double click on the minecraftWorlds folder. If it is a resource pack, double click on the resource_packs folder. If it is a behavior pack, double click on the behavior_packs folder.

6b. On the other File Explorer window, find your extracted file and copy it to your clipboard

7b. Paste the copied file to the other window where you accessed the game's files

8b. Open Minecraft for Windows

9b. If it is a world, check your worlds to see if your downloaded file is there. You might have to scroll down depending on how old the file is. If it is a resource or behavior pack, go to Settings and check your packs. It should be there.

iOS (11-16) This process uses the Safari browser

How to download an .mcworld or .mcpack file to MCBE

1. Download the file

2. Next to the URL line should be a blue dot with a white arrow icon- press that then press Downloads

3. Press the downloaded file, it should redirect you to the Files app

4. Press on the file and it should redirect you to Minecraft and install the files into the game

How to download a .zip file to MCBE

1. Download the file

2. Next to the URL line should be a blue dot with a white arrow icon- press that then press Downloads

3. Press the downloaded file, it should redirect you to the Files app

There are 2 different methods- the 'A' method converts to file to an .mcworld or .mcpack file, & the 'B' method uses the manual way. Also, use the manual way (method B) if the importing of the file failed.

4a. Hold down on the file, press Rename, and change the file extension from .zip to .mcworld or .mcpack (depends what you downloaded)

5a. Press on the file and it should redirect you to Minecraft and install the files into the game

4b. Hold down on the file and press Copy

5b. Press the back arrow on the top left

6b. Find the 'Minecraft' folder and press it

7b. In the Minecraft folder go to Games > com.mojang

8b. If the file you downloaded is a world, press the minecraftWorlds folder. If it is a resource pack, press the resource_packs folder. If it is a behavior pack, press the behavior_packs folder.

9b. Paste the file into the folder

10b. Exit Files and go to Minecraft

11b. If it is a world, check your worlds to see if your downloaded file is there. You might have to scroll down depending on how old the file is. If it is a resource or behavior pack, go to Settings and check your packs. It should be there.

Hopefully this guide helped you!