I think that was actually the problem. My items started showing up in my inventory but only when I press E to see my actual inventory.
Every other time and every other version of minecraft I've played, items show up in the hotbar until I move them to my inventory. And that's still the case when I first start a world, which is confusing to me.
Either way, that worked. Thanks to everyone, this was really frustrating and I'm so glad I'm able to play again without the fear of losing all progress.
I think that was actually the problem. My items started showing up in my inventory but only when I press E to see my actual inventory.
Every other time and every other version of minecraft I've played, items show up in the hotbar until I move them to my inventory. And that's still the case when I first start a world, which is confusing to me.
Either way, that worked. Thanks to everyone, this was really frustrating and I'm so glad I'm able to play again without the fear of losing all progress.
Thank you!