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I've been following all the directions I could find online, but none of them seem to address the problem that I'm having. I've copied the version folder and renamed it, also renaming the two files inside, and I've added the mods to the .jar file, but the Minecraft launcher window isn't showing the new version folder I created. It doesn't seem to read anything in the versions folder other than my current version. Can someone help me with this, please?