We can add passwords to worlds so that nobody can delete it. I'm saying that if your Minecraft world took 3 years to build, you can set up a password so that your parents or friends cannot delete it.
This is pointless since you can just delete it directly from the saves folder, like any other file (there is a popular misconception that worlds are part of your online account but that isn't true) as anybody who really wants to delete a world would do and even if they didn't know exactly where they were saved a quick online search will tell them (this is the first result I got for "minecraft save location").
However, a password could be useful if you just want to prevent a not so technically inclined person, such as a young child, from playing on a world or deleting it, but I still think this is the purpose of the launcher itself, which requires a password in order to play the game - just keep it secret and log out when you aren't playing (I never do this myself, only logging in if the launcher forgets, which is rare, but I'm the only one who uses the computer it is on). You can also have multiple computer accounts (not necessarily game accounts) with multiple save locations since the default location is the user's application data folder.
This is pointless since you can just delete it directly from the saves folder, like any other file (there is a popular misconception that worlds are part of your online account but that isn't true) as anybody who really wants to delete a world would do and even if they didn't know exactly where they were saved a quick online search will tell them (this is the first result I got for "minecraft save location").
However, a password could be useful if you just want to prevent a not so technically inclined person, such as a young child, from playing on a world or deleting it, but I still think this is the purpose of the launcher itself, which requires a password in order to play the game - just keep it secret and log out when you aren't playing (I never do this myself, only logging in if the launcher forgets, which is rare, but I'm the only one who uses the computer it is on). You can also have multiple computer accounts (not necessarily game accounts) with multiple save locations since the default location is the user's application data folder.
I can 100% say that my parents, sibling, cousins, friends, colleagues or anyone else would not go through the hassle of files to delete my world let alone even know how to.
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Hey guys I'm James, I used to be a noob but now I'm not, I finally figured out how to use TextCraft so here's a banner for one of my suggestions.
I think webrosc and MasterCaver basically nailed this one, but I'm honestly more concerned why you put "so that your parents or friends cannot delete it."
If you're really, really concerned about this issue, I think the simplest solution is to have multiple user accounts on your PC. If you install Minecraft on your computer and create multiple users, the worlds for each user are going to be placed in each user's AppData folder on Windows or home folder on Linux. (At least, provided you're using the Java edition. I've never used the Windows 10 edition and I don't know where it stores worlds) The only real problem is that you're not really going to be able to share worlds with each other, but if your family has a tendency to delete your worlds for some reason, I guess you can do that.
I think a better use of passwords would be passwords that allow people to enter a world at all, but at the same time, you don't really want kids password-locking worlds and then forgetting the passwords.
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My avatar is a texture from a small block game I made in Python. It's not very good and it probably won't work if you install it.
I'm very alone in my Minecraft worlds as I don't have a very good internet connection to run a server. If you're like me, you might be interested in my Posse mod suggestion.
We can add passwords to worlds so that nobody can delete it. I'm saying that if your Minecraft world took 3 years to build, you can set up a password so that your parents or friends cannot delete it.
This is pointless since you can just delete it directly from the saves folder, like any other file (there is a popular misconception that worlds are part of your online account but that isn't true) as anybody who really wants to delete a world would do and even if they didn't know exactly where they were saved a quick online search will tell them (this is the first result I got for "minecraft save location").
However, a password could be useful if you just want to prevent a not so technically inclined person, such as a young child, from playing on a world or deleting it, but I still think this is the purpose of the launcher itself, which requires a password in order to play the game - just keep it secret and log out when you aren't playing (I never do this myself, only logging in if the launcher forgets, which is rare, but I'm the only one who uses the computer it is on). You can also have multiple computer accounts (not necessarily game accounts) with multiple save locations since the default location is the user's application data folder.
TheMasterCaver's First World - possibly the most caved-out world in Minecraft history - includes world download.
TheMasterCaver's World - my own version of Minecraft largely based on my views of how the game should have evolved since 1.6.4.
Why do I still play in 1.6.4?
I can 100% say that my parents, sibling, cousins, friends, colleagues or anyone else would not go through the hassle of files to delete my world let alone even know how to.
Hey guys I'm James, I used to be a noob but now I'm not, I finally figured out how to use TextCraft so here's a banner for one of my suggestions.
I think webrosc and MasterCaver basically nailed this one, but I'm honestly more concerned why you put "so that your parents or friends cannot delete it."
If you're really, really concerned about this issue, I think the simplest solution is to have multiple user accounts on your PC. If you install Minecraft on your computer and create multiple users, the worlds for each user are going to be placed in each user's AppData folder on Windows or home folder on Linux. (At least, provided you're using the Java edition. I've never used the Windows 10 edition and I don't know where it stores worlds) The only real problem is that you're not really going to be able to share worlds with each other, but if your family has a tendency to delete your worlds for some reason, I guess you can do that.
I think a better use of passwords would be passwords that allow people to enter a world at all, but at the same time, you don't really want kids password-locking worlds and then forgetting the passwords.
My avatar is a texture from a small block game I made in Python. It's not very good and it probably won't work if you install it.
I'm very alone in my Minecraft worlds as I don't have a very good internet connection to run a server. If you're like me, you might be interested in my Posse mod suggestion.