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MCL-5625

Launcher gets incorrect path [has issues with non-ascii characters]

After installing the new launcher I was unable to start minecraft as it returned an error saying unable to find a valid path. I have discovered that the profile path contained a � where a š is suposed to be. I use windows 10 with a microsoft account so my default users path contains non english letters like š. The problem was fixed by manualy replacing the � with š.

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You say: "The problem was fixed by manualy replacing the � with š"
Where can you change the path?
i can not choose a path for downloading.

Hy the problem is not with the download path of the launcher instead but rather the path of the game profiles.

Hello Gasper, and how can i change the path of the game profiles?

go to launch options click on a profile and enable the "Game directory" and than change it
http://i.imgur.com/mJKNobl.png

Thank u Gasper my minecraft works back

Having special characters in your Windows username can break Java, which in turn breaks Minecraft. To fix this issue, either create a new Windows account without any special characters (only A-Z and 0-9), or change the working directory of the launcher.
See http://hopper.minecraft.net/help/special-characters/ for more information on working around this problem.

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