How to safely downgrade worlds in Minecraft

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Follow these steps to safely downgrade worlds in Minecraft
How to upgrade worlds in Minecraft

Many players look to downgrade worlds in Minecraft since certain mods or add-ons only work with older versions of the game. While that is true, some players also love the style and gameplay of older generations, prompting them to roll back to previous editions. Although it is relatively easy, you must follow certain steps to ensure your world is not corrupted while you do so.

Here's how you can safely downgrade worlds in Minecraft.

Follow these steps to safely downgrade worlds in Minecraft

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1) Empty your inventory

Begin with emptying your inventory and dumping your hard-earned loot (Image via Mojang Studios)

Before you downgrade worlds in Minecraft, clear your inventory since some of your items might not be available in the previous version, causing unnecessary conflict and issues. Drop all items in a chest or on the ground. Keep your inventory empty since it ensures you do not cause any game-breaking issues.

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2) Travel to a distant place

Make sure to travel to a common biome before you downgrade worlds in Minecraft (Image via Mojang Studios)

Next, travel to a distant place on the map, somewhere you can afford to lose even if certain sections get corrupted. This ensures your spawn point remains unaffected and you can still respawn in the same place.

Additionally, travel to a biome that's available in the earlier version you wish to launch. This ensures maximum compatibility when you downgrade worlds in Minecraft.

3) Lower settings

Make sure to lower all settings before you downgrade worlds in Minecraft (Image via Mojang Studios)

The next task before you downgrade worlds in Minecraft is to lower all your settings to basic. Reduce your render distance to the lowest, adjust your FOV to normal, and ensure your graphics are not set to fancy.

Reverting to the default setting essentially prevents world corruption and block loss due to massive differences in graphics presets. Additionally, if you use shaders, disable them all before making a backup.

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4) Make a backup of your world

It is recommended to create a backup before you downgrade worlds in Minecraft (Image via Mojang Studios)

Before you downgrade your world in Minecraft, create a backup of the selected world. You can save the backup in a different folder or directory.

If you end up corrupting your world, you can simply replace the corrupted world with this save file. Replace the corrupted file with a copy of the backup rather than the original since this ensures you can use the save file in the future without any hassle.

5) Downgrade your Minecraft world

Locate the desired save from the list and load it (Image via Mojang Studios)

You can downgrade your Minecraft world by forcing a downgrade or using a world-conversion device to change the version. Here's how you can these:

Force a downgrade

Ignore the warnings and proceed with the conversion (Image via Mojang Studios)

You can easily force a downgrade by opening an older version of Minecraft. Launch the game and load the save file. This will show a warning message that the world was saved in a different version and loading it in this version might cause world corruption.

Ignore the warning and continue to force-load the game in the downgraded version. Wait for a while so that the world can load and generate properly — it might take longer than usual since the downgrade results in some data loss.

Use a converter

Choose the edition to which you wish to convert Minecraft Bedrock world to Java (Image via Chunker/Hive Games)

Instead of forcing a conversion in the game, you can use a world conversion application like Chunker. Download the app and load your save file from the save directory.

Once loaded, scroll down and select your desired Minecraft version. Additionally, you can head to advanced mode to fine-tune details like difficulty settings, game mode, and spawn coordinates. Once done, choose the green Convert button to convert the world.

Download and place the converted world in your save files directory. Now, you can load an older version of the game to display and run your downgrade worlds in Minecraft.

Most players downgrade worlds in Minecraft to access many discontinued features such as getting infinite enchanted golden apples or crafting god armor. Follow these simple steps to convert your latest world and dive into the nostalgia of the older editions.

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How to upgrade worlds in Minecraft

You can reverse the steps you took to downgrade worlds in Minecraft to achieve the opposite (Image via Mojang Studios)

You can easily upgrade worlds in Minecraft by reversing this process. Instead of loading an older version, load a newer one and force-load the game file.

Additionally, you can also use Chunker to convert your edition safely and load it into a newer version of the game. As was instructed for downgrading, clear your inventory and move to a common biome to ensure greater world compatibility.

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Edited by Angad Sharma