Many players who like to play Minecraft, sooner or later come to install some kind of modification on the game or change the character’s skin, or maybe just want to install a new texture pack. In fact, the game folder may even be needed to delete it: to clean the computer system of all residual files that were not deleted for any reason in automatic mode.
That's exactly when some gamers are faced with such a problem as finding the Minecraft folder on the system’s disk. In fact, this is easy to do. Moreover, there are four different ways to find the Minecraft folder. In any case, they are the simplest and most accessible to any user.
It is worth noting that we are talking only about the pirated version of the game. With licensed Minecraft, things are many times simpler .
How to find using the "Explorer"?
Some users do not even suspect that the game folder is not hidden and can be easily found using Explorer. To do this, go to the system drive and find the "Users" folder there. It is necessary to go into that section, which is called the name of the active user (for someone it may just be user). This section will contain the AppData folder, and the Roaming folder in it. In the latter, the section with the game called .minecraft should just be located. If it is not there, then you will have to use one of the other methods described below.
How to find the Minecraft folder using Total Commander
Total Commander is an excellent file explorer that is convenient not only when working with data transfer, but also when searching for them. The fact is that this program shows all hidden directories. Therefore, in this application, it is enough to do the same actions as discussed above.
How to find the Minecraft folder on Windows 7, 8, 8.1 using "Search" and a shortcut to the game
To find any hidden folder in the Windows file system, you need to enter its name in the search, adding percent signs around the edges. Thus, to find the .minecraft folder, you need to go to the Start menu search and enter the following word there:% AppData%.
But the most obvious method is the following: if when installing the game on a personal computer a shortcut for launching appeared on the desktop (this does not always happen), then simply click on it with the right mouse button and in the list that appears find the “File Location” section. And the system itself will immediately open the desired directory without unnecessary actions. Everything is easy and simple. Sometimes when installing some games you need to check the box "create a shortcut on the desktop."
Now you know how to find the Minecraft folder in any version of the Microsoft operating system.