Abstract

• Syncing saves between computer systems in Minecraft shouldn’t be natively supported and requires you to arrange some sort of switch methodology manually.
• Flash drives can be utilized to maneuver Minecraft saves between gadgets, although it is a extra hands-on method. Using cloud storage providers like Dropbox or Google Drive, and even automation like Syncthing, can allow you to play Minecraft save throughout a number of computer systems.
• The best choice is to not sync your saves in any respect, and simply run a single-player Minecraft server to entry your sport from anyplace, no downloading world saves required.

Minecraft remains to be an important sport, all these years later. Nonetheless, not like most video games in 2025, there is not any native option to sync your saved video games or worlds with different computer systems outdoors of Realms, which is just obtainable for the Bedrock version. Here is how I synced Minecraft between six computer systems (and the way it may simply be much more).

Why Sync Your Minecraft World?

Whereas many video games sync your progress to the cloud, Minecraft Java Version does no such factor. Minecraft Bedrock gives the flexibility to begin up a Realms server, however that prices cash each month if you already pay for cloud storage elsewhere.

As a result of Minecraft does not sync natively, should you ever need to play your world on one other pc, and even simply again it up in case your pc dies, then it’s essential to do it manually.

Actually, these are the 2 major causes to maintain your Minecraft world synced between gadgets. I sync my Minecraft world with a server, and have accessed it with at the least six gadgets, however I may play from many extra.

A Flash Drive Makes for Straightforward Save Transfers

The unique method I moved my Minecraft save between gadgets was with a easy flash drive. You could possibly use an exterior exhausting drive, SSD, or a standard thumb drive for this methodology.

Minecraft places all of your world saves in a handy folder that may merely be moved from pc to pc. For Minecraft Java Version, open the Minecraft launcher, choose Installations, after which hover over the set up you need to entry. Click on the folder icon, and it will convey you to the place the information are saved.

When you’re within the folder, navigate to the saves folder, and then you definitely’ll see your whole worlds there.

To maneuver the saves to a different pc, simply do the identical and put your world folder into saves on the vacation spot system.

Whereas transferring information to a number of machines with a flash drive could be very handbook, it obtained the job achieved for me to start with earlier than I began to attempt different automated strategies.

Use Cloud Storage Like Google Drive or Dropbox to Sync Between Computer systems

After transferring information with a flash drive, I switched issues as much as utilizing Dropbox to sync my Minecraft saves.

This was a bit tougher to arrange, but it surely nonetheless labored simply advantageous as soon as configured. This time round, as an alternative of simply backing up my world and restoring it, I fully modified the working listing for Minecraft.

Whereas comparatively simple to do, you do have to maneuver fairly a couple of extra information. What I did was create a folder referred to as Minecraft in my Dropbox after which went by means of the identical course of as I did above, clicking the folder icon on the set up display of the launcher. From there, I coped all of the contents of that folder over to the brand new “Minecraft” folder on my Dropbox.

Again within the Minecraft launcher, click on the three dots to the left of the folder icon, then hit Edit. Change the Recreation Listing entry right here to level to the Dropbox folder. Now, when Minecraft is launched, it is trying on the Dropbox folder as an alternative of the native folder in your pc.

Doing because of this all of the Minecraft information will probably be backed as much as the cloud, and so they can be synced to different computer systems simply the identical. Simply guarantee that Dropbox and Google Drive are set to maintain the information native on the pc as an alternative of storing them solely within the cloud, or issues will not work fairly proper.

For Minecraft Bedrock gamers, you may truly arrange cloud storage on the machine after which simply obtain the world and transfer it into place. It will not be fairly as automated, however I used to be capable of transfer a Minecraft Bedrock save between my iPad and desktop by means of Google Drive, and again once more with ease.

Your Minecraft save will probably be in a special location on Android and iOS/iPadOS, so observe Mojang’s official documentation for dealing with the saves. Both method, it really works nice and is a strong alternative for backing up and transferring even your cellular saves with out having to pay for Realms.

Syncthing will preserve a number of computer systems all the time up-to-date

Whereas cloud storage is nice, it isn’t everybody’s cup of tea. I am going to admit, I’ve not used Syncthing personally to maintain Minecraft updated. Nonetheless, since discovering it, I’ve used it to sync fairly a couple of issues, and it really works nice, so here is how I would use it for Minecraft.

Upon getting two (or extra) Syncthing cases arrange, you may merely hyperlink folders to sync between the machines. These folders could be situated anyplace on any of the techniques, and informed the place to sync particularly on every machine.

Syncthing additionally gives one-way syncing, the place your major pc sends the information to a distant server for backup, or it may well do bidirectional syncing. Bidirectional syncing is good for preserving a number of computer systems in sync together with your Minecraft world, as an alternative of simply backing it up.

Syncthing also needs to be capable of run when not on the identical community, although some reconfiguration might need to occur for it to perform correctly that method. Domestically, nonetheless, Syncthing is a good option to preserve your laptop computer and desktop Minecraft cases in sync.

Run a Single-Participant Server for Straightforward Entry Anyplace You Are

My private favourite option to sync my Minecraft world is with a single-player server. That is how I simply achieved taking part in the identical world on six gadgets, and the way I may do it on much more.

Whereas operating a single-player server is technically not syncing the world, it allows distant entry, so you may play the identical save from anyplace. In actual fact, I’ve accessed my Minecraft world from the tire retailer when having my car serviced, from my in-laws in the course of the holidays, in one other state when visiting household, and simply from my sofa as an alternative of my desk.

Organising a single-player server is simply as simple as a multiplayer server. Put your self on the enable checklist solely and do not share the server info with anybody else. Doing this primarily makes it a server for you and also you solely. Nonetheless, if you wish to open it up sooner or later, it is fairly simple to take action.

Operating a single-player server additionally implies that you do not have to set one thing up on one other pc to get pleasure from your save. Whereas at my in-laws, as an example, I simply launched Minecraft and typed the server information in after logging into my Minecraft account. For Syncthing or cloud storage, I would should set issues up, configure storage, after which hope the syncing labored outdoors my community correctly earlier than I may play.

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The server-based save is really probably the most versatile possibility on this checklist and one which I hope you check out as you goal to sync your Minecraft worlds between totally different gadgets.