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1. #MULTIMC JAVA DOWNLOAD HOW TO#
2. #MULTIMC JAVA DOWNLOAD INSTALL#
3. #MULTIMC JAVA DOWNLOAD PORTABLE#
4. #MULTIMC JAVA DOWNLOAD PLUS#

The only weakness in the current MultiMC release (0.4.5 as of this tutorial) is that it has not yet updated to handle the new local java feature Minecraft rolled out with the recent installer update.

#MULTIMC JAVA DOWNLOAD PORTABLE#

Installing Portable Javaīy its very nature MultiMC is portable as it stores all the Minecraft data in a central location. If you want to set up what amounts to super profiles with distinct game data folders for maps, mods, and more, then MultiMC is where it’s at. In short, MultiMC is, as the name suggests, a tool for managing multiple instances of Minecraft.

#MULTIMC JAVA DOWNLOAD HOW TO#

RELATED: How to Manage Minecraft Instances and Mods with MultiMC By checking out the guide you’ll get a good sense of whether or not you want to use it and the guide covers the application in depth well beyond the scope of this tutorial. In the root directory of your flash drive create a directory called “Minecraft Portable” and then within that folder create two subdirectories called “bin” and “data.” The directories are mapped out below for visual reference.įirst off, if you’re not familiar with MultiMC at all then we’d strongly encourage you to read our guide to installing it here. Not only are tidy directory structures useful for knowing exactly where your stuff is they also make creating the shortcuts and batch files that make the portable Minecraft magic happen much easier. Let’s create the necessary folder structure and then look at how we can easily clear the aforementioned hurdles. Second, we need to force it to use a local copy of Java instead of the java system variable (if Java is even installed on the host system we’re later running it on). First, we need to tell Minecraft to look for its game data in a local directory and not in a system wide application data directory as it does with a default installation.

There are two hurdles to successfully running vanilla Minecraft as a portable application. ico format.Ĭonfiguring Vanilla Minecraft for Portability ico file we just searched for “Minecraft” over at and downloaded an icon we liked in. Although you could fuss around with creating your own.

First, you need to locate an appropriate icon to use. With your flash drive selected, if you want to follow along in our purely cosmetic footsteps and add custom icon to your portable Minecraft flash drive the process is very straight forward.

#MULTIMC JAVA DOWNLOAD PLUS#

If you’re looking for a drive with plenty of room for Minecraft plus whatever other files you want to carry along with you there are tons of highly rated USB 3.0 drive to choose from on Amazon like this SandDisk Ultra Fit low-profile flash drive (available in 16/32/64GB sizes for $10/$16/$29, respectively).

Our main Minecraft directory, packed with maps, mods, and useful Minecraft-related apps weighs in at around 14GB.

#MULTIMC JAVA DOWNLOAD INSTALL#

To give you a sense of perspective on how much space you need a vanilla Minecraft install with only a few small worlds will take up approximately 300-500MB but once you start building out/exploring large worlds, adding in mods, downloading elaborate maps, and so forth you can easily max out an 8GB drive. Given how inexpensive they are, a good USB 3.0 flash drive with a decent amount of storage (8GB minimum) is in order. You can follow this tutorial with any quality removable media (or even follow it just to make a portable Minecraft folder on your main hard drive), but we opted to turn one of the flash drives we had laying around into a dedicated Minecraft portable drive with a Minecraft themed icon, naturally.Īs far as drive selection goes, this is not the time to recycle that 512MB USB 1.1 drive you have sitting in the bottom of a desk drawer.