I frequently use earlier versions of Minecraft to play older worlds. Since the release of the 1.14 version / Java edition, when attempting to launch with any other version of Java, I get a crash error. It claims it cannot find the saves directory, even when I let it create one. When playing with 1.14, everything works fine. I have tried so many ways of fixing this - copying directories, making new saves directories, deleting old options files and Application Support folders, and still I can find no way to play older minecraft versions now that 1.14 is out. I consider this a first tier bug, as 1.14 has so many apparent bugs it's not really playable on my system. Please look into this. Thank you.
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You're using an old version of Minecraft, with a bug (MC-123021), which has since been fixed.
Bugs won't be retroactively fixed in old versions, they are no longer supported.
Are you saying I need to download a fresh copy of minecraft from scratch? (That it's an issue with my launcher being outdated?)
At the moment, I have one computer left with the old 1.13.2 version of minecraft and launcher, and I've cut it completely off from the internet, because it's my last chance to play the old version.
Please clarify your answer. Obviously, this bug had no impact before 1.14 was released, and there were no mass instructions saying that for people to actually use 1.14 without bugs, they had to reinstall Minecraft from scratch.
Please be more clear:
1) Are you saying I have an older version of the LAUNCHER with this bug?
2) Are you saying that the only way to update the LAUNCHER is to reinstall minecraft from scratch?
Thank You. In the many years I've been using Minecraft, this is the first time ever that an update has caused me a dead stop on all my computers.
Based on your vague response, I do not consider this issue resolved. I still cannot play Minecraft. If you do not clarify your answer or reopen it, I will try to issue a new version of this issue. Thank you.
Just to be clear, this issue exists on EVERY computer I own, with EVERY version of Minecraft I am using, including all of the latest ones.
The ability to play a world with a previous version of Minecraft using the Launcher option is a CURRENT feature of Minecraft, and therefore it should function. If all you are saying is there is some component of my Minecraft set up that is out of date, please clearly state which it is, since Minecraft always auto-updates itself.
Again, to clarify, 1.14 is the first version of Minecraft I have ever used in which there is a bug preventing the Launcher from launching earlier versions of the minecraft VM for use with earlier worlds. So something about the 1.14 update broke this launcher feature. Please clarify your answer or reopen this ticket.
Hmm. This issue was already reported for 1.13 (as in, 1.13.0), see MC-123021. I thought you would be playing that version. The issue has been fixed in 1.13.1 though. But if it still occurs, it cannot be caused by Minecraft itself.
We only provide support for bugs for the current version here on the bug tracker, and besides that, this sounds like an issue with your setup or your computer, and not with Minecraft. Maybe try contacting Community Support, linked below. Maybe they can help you.
Though I'm by no means familiar with macOS, maybe you can try setting your Minecraft folder to another directory using the launcher. Just a wild guess though.
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Just to make clear, I've been experimenting, and it gets this error (saves directory already exists), whether (1) there's a saves directory that 1.14 created, (2) there's a saves directory that 1.13 created, (3) there's a saved directory that I created, or (4) there is no saves directory at all.