World has disappeared
I am on a chromebook, and have been working on a big project for a couple weeks. I opened up Minecraft and my world is gone. It's not in the minecraftWorlds folder. Is there anything I can do to get it back? I didn't do anything unusual, I just closed my chromebook yesterday, and then opened it up today.
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Hey Wyatt,
I'm Caleb with the Minecraft Education Support Team! I'm happy to assist you today!I'm sorry to hear that Minecraft: Education was removed from the device. In many cases when the app is uninstalled it will also uninstall any world files that were created.
If the files are still on the device, they would be in a folder called "minecraftWorlds". Since the file paths can vary on different Chromebook devices, you can search for this folder in your Files app. Make sure to click on the vertical dots in the top right and select "Show hidden files" and "Show all Play folders" to make sure your search is pulling up the right result
The tricky part of this is that the world folders are listed with a "GUID", which is a series of letters and numbers that don't correlate to the world name that you'd recognize. Here what I would suggest finding the world and see if you can still open it:
-sort the minecraftWorlds folder by date and try to pinpoint the time you were last in the world
-open the folder that has a date/time close to the last time you were in the world
-open the file called "levelname.txt" in a text editor to see the name of the world. If it's the world you are looking for, close -the file and move to the next step
-copy the entire folder for this world to your desktop, or another convenient location
-Right-click the folder, and then select "Zip selection".
-A zip file will appear under the folder selection.
-Rename the .zip file to "[WORLDNAME].mcworld" - WORLDNAME is a name you choose that is recognizeable to you
-Double click on this file, and Minecraft: Education will launchFor very important worlds, it's a great idea to export and save your worlds after every session.
Import, Export, and Manage Worlds – Minecraft EducationLet me know how it goes.
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Thanks, but that didn't work, The world I'm trying to find is nowhere to be found and I have no idea what might have happened to it.
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Hey there,
Sorry to say but unfortunately if the above did not work the file is likely lost for good. We recommend exporting your favorite worlds in future to avoid data loss.
Import, Export, and Manage Worlds – Minecraft Education
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