Minecraft add datapack to existing world

This article is about how to install a data pack. For what a data pack is, see Data pack. For a tutorial on how to create a data pack, see Tutorials/Creating a data pack.

These tutorials are meant to help you use data packs in Minecraft.

Data packs allow players to customize command functions, loot tables, world structures, advancements, recipes, and tags, which will change the actual game play. Before installing a data pack, you will first need to download one or create your own.

How to install data packs in minecraft bedrock

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At the creation of a world[]

Here is how to install a data pack when creating a singleplayer world:

1. Open Minecraft.
2. Create a new world and click on "Data Packs".
3. Drag the data pack into the Minecraft window.

   It should be a file or directory.

4. Click "Yes" on the confirmation screen.
5. Move the data pack to the right hand side of the screen by clicking the triangle on its icon.
6. Click "Done" and continue creating your world, then click on "Create New World".
7. If the data pack has a correct format, it would be enabled in the world.

   If you have enabled cheats,

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