Error details: not a directory Filename on disk: javaw.exe Path: C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_271\
that's what my error says when I try to open minecraft. it hasn't always been like that so I assume it's something I did recently but I don't remember what I did. I could just uninstall and reinstall but there are multiplayer servers I want to keep that I don't remember the IP of
Error details: not a directory Filename on disk: javaw.exe Path: C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_271\
that's what my error says when I try to open minecraft. it hasn't always been like that so I assume it's something I did recently but I don't remember what I did. I could just uninstall and reinstall but there are multiplayer servers I want to keep that I don't remember the IP of
Your Java-installation has changed
Check this given path or PC for your current Java-installation and fix the link in your minecraft-profile-settings (java path)
or uncheck java path there