How to Access Your .Minecraft Folder on a Computer

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Quickly find the Minecraft directory on a PC or Mac

Co-authored by Zac Churchill and Rain Kengly

Last Updated: August 24, 2026 Fact Checked

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Using the Minecraft Client

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Using the Run Menu

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Using File Explorer

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Using the Finder (Mac)

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Do you want to add new mods or texture packs to Minecraft, or access your screenshots? This can be done using the .Minecraft folder on your computer. But where is the .Minecraft folder? The easiest way to find it is using the Minecraft client, but there are also other ways to find this hidden folder once you know where to look. Here's how to access your .Minecraft folder on your Windows or Mac computer.

Quick Steps to Open Your Minecraft Folder

Open Minecraft and click Options…
Click Resource Packs…
Click Open resource pack folder.

Method 1

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Using the Minecraft Client

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Open Minecraft and click Options…. Minecraft makes it easy to find the .Minecraft folder on your computer using the Minecraft client. This is where you'll add any mods and shaders if you have them.
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Click Resource Packs…. This is in the Options menu.
- You may also see "Texture Packs".
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Click Open resource pack folder. You may also see "Open texture packs folder".
- Your .Minecraft folder can be found here.

Method 2

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Using the Run Menu

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To do this, you can use the keyboard shortcut Windows + R, or you can right-click the Start menu and select Run.^{[1]
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Type %appdata%.\minecraft. This is the path to the .Minecraft folder on your Windows PC.
This will run the command, and the .Minecraft folder will open.

Method 3

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Using File Explorer

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This is the folder icon on the taskbar. You can also find it in the Start menu, or use the keyboard shortcut Windows key + E.
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Navigate to your local drive. In most cases, this is C: found in the This PC section.
- If your computer is linked to OneDrive, your .Minecraft folder may be in the "Personal" folder on OneDrive.
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Click the "AppData" folder. If you don't see this folder, you may need to enable hidden items. Do the following:
- Click the three-dots icon at the top.
- Select Options.
- Select the View tab.
- Select Show hidden files, folder, and drives underneath Hidden files and folders.
- Click Apply, and then OK.
The .Minecraft folder will be located in this folder.

Method 4

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Using the Finder (Mac)

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You can find it by clicking the two-toned smiley face on your Dock.
This opens the "Go to folder" shortcut on Mac.
This is the path to the .Minecraft folder on your Mac.
The .Minecraft folder will open.

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For some reason no folders or anything exsists in my resources. There isn't a .minecraft folder, or anything. What's wrong?

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Maybe you made a typo in the name while typing or you're in the wrong folder. Try again and type with great care.

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Does it work for mobile?

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There is no .minecraft folder on mobile, so no, it does not. This only works on computers.

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How do I access the texture folders?

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You can find the resource pack folder and the texture assets by following the steps in the article and clicking on the folder titled "resourcepack". There you can place resource packs you want in the game. If you want to see the game's texture assets, you click on the resource pack folder, click on the folder labeled "assets" then on the folder labeled "minecraft". There you can find the json files for them.

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