{"id":16229,"date":"2023-02-16T15:22:16","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T15:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/?p=16229"},"modified":"2026-03-23T11:29:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T11:29:28","slug":"how-can-i-install-add-ons-on-an-existing-minecraft-bedrock-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/wiki\/en\/how-can-i-install-add-ons-on-an-existing-minecraft-bedrock-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Instructions: Installing Add-ons (Minecraft Bedrock)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you use add-ons directly from the Marketplace, you can skip the following steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Download Add-ons<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Only download add-ons from reputable sites such as <strong>CurseForge<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Install Add-ons<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Double-click the downloaded files (.mcaddon or .mcpack) to open them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Important:<\/strong> This only applies to add-ons from third-party sites (e.g., CurseForge).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Note:<\/span><\/strong> The game must be completely closed after installing each add-on; otherwise, the file will not install properly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Verify installation<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Launch the game.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to <strong>Settings \u2192 Storage<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check whether the add-ons are displayed and enabled there.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Installing add-ons on a dedicated server<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Set up a single-player world<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Create a new single-player world in Minecraft Bedrock.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enable <strong>all add-ons and resource packs<\/strong> that you want to use on the server later.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Exit the game<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Save the world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exit the game completely.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Find the world&#8217;s location<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Navigate to the following path on your device:<br><em>C:\\Users[YourName]\\AppData\\Roaming\\Minecraft Bedrock\\Users[long_number]\\games\\com.mojang\\minecraftWorlds\\<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There you will find folders containing your saved worlds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Identify the correct world<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Open the folder and check the <strong>levelname.txt<\/strong> file to find your desired world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Options for uploading to the server<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Option 1: Upload the entire save file<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Upload the <strong>entire \u201cWorld\u201d folder<\/strong> to the \u201cworlds\u201d folder on your server.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This method is useful if you want to use a <strong>new save file<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Option 2: Transfer add-ons only<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Upload the following files\/folders to your server&#8217;s existing world folder:\n<ul>\n<li>behavior_packs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>resource_packs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>world_behavior_packs.json<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>world_resource_packs.json<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you use add-ons directly from the Marketplace, you can skip the following steps. 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