chazzyc
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Q: minecraft world backup

hi

my son uses Minecraft PE on my iPad and has created lots of worlds.  I need to restore the iPad to factory settings and want to know whether I will lose all those worlds if I do so.  I have backed the iPad up to my iMac using iTunes but am not sure if a restore from tat backup will restore the worlds or just the app (empty)?

 

I checked the web and it seems that since iOS 8.3 all the 3rd party file explorer apps that might have allowed me to access and backup the "worlds" files on the iPad can no longer do this.  Is there any way to back up these files in iOS8.3?

 

I am not too technical, so help in simple english would be much appreciated!  Thanks!

iPad 2, iOS 8.3, 16gb

Posted on May 19, 2015 2:56 PM

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  • by Demo,Helpful

    Demo Demo May 19, 2015 3:48 PM in response to chazzyc
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    May 19, 2015 3:48 PM in response to chazzyc

    I would assume that the worlds are contained in the backup since they would be part of the game/app data. Game and app data is typically contained in backups. However, some games are backed up on the game developer's server and can be restored from the cloud. Have you contact Minecraft PE support?

  • by SergZak,Helpful

    SergZak SergZak May 19, 2015 7:24 PM in response to chazzyc
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    May 19, 2015 7:24 PM in response to chazzyc

    Yes, since iOS 8.3, Apple has blocked access for 3rd party apps on the Mac and PC to access certain parts of the iOS file system which is/was how some users (like myself) were backing up app data since backing up through iTunes does not backup certain app data for some apps. Restoring the device would not restore certain app data for certain apps which is why these 3rd party apps were used.

     

    That being said, I really don't remember if the Minecraft app data is *fully* backed up with an iTunes backup...it *should* be but you take your chances. I don't believe Minecraft uses cloud saves either for backups. Contact the app developer to verify that *everything* is backed up with an iTunes backup.

     

    My son lost a TON of save games & game progress because (as I mentioned before) some apps simply do not set the game data to be backed up within iTunes. We had to restore his iPad from a backup made only a few days beforehand and progress was in fact lost. Deleting the app or performing a restore of the iPad loses that data if the app developer does not properly set that app data to be backed up properly. You would assume that an iTunes backup would be just that...a full 100% backup, but we've learned that it's not the case.

  • by chazzyc,

    chazzyc chazzyc May 20, 2015 3:33 AM in response to Demo
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    May 20, 2015 3:33 AM in response to Demo

    Thanks of the advice - will try to contact Minecraft to check this!

  • by chazzyc,

    chazzyc chazzyc May 20, 2015 3:36 AM in response to SergZak
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    May 20, 2015 3:36 AM in response to SergZak

    Thanks so much for your advice also.  I've been trying to find out whether it does back up fully or not, but can't seems to get an answer but will try to contact the app developer to see if they can advise.  I've also earn my lesson in the past!!

     

    I also wasted some money on buying a file explorer app to have a go ... only to find out later about the iOs 8.3 changes after I couldn't get it to work!  That'll teach me...!!

  • by SergZak,

    SergZak SergZak May 20, 2015 2:05 PM in response to chazzyc
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    May 20, 2015 2:05 PM in response to chazzyc

    chazzyc wrote:

     

    I also wasted some money on buying a file explorer app to have a go ... only to find out later about the iOs 8.3 changes after I couldn't get it to work!  That'll teach me...!!

    They all still work in their full capacity...as long as you are on iOS 8.2 or below. If you are on iOS 8.3, their full potential (the sole reason that I used them in the first place) and usage is pretty much crippled. We can thank Apple for that.

  • by Firemarble,Helpful

    Firemarble Firemarble Sep 7, 2015 12:07 PM in response to chazzyc
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    Sep 7, 2015 12:07 PM in response to chazzyc

    Try this!

    Connect the iOS device to computer, open itunes and choose the device.

    Click Apps, scroll down below the list och bought apps and there should be a heading called

    Sharing or Filesharing

    "Apps in the list below can share documents between the iPhone and the computer"

    Click Minecraft PE

    to the right there are now a folder symbol called "games"

    click to highlight this folder

    scroll down and choose "save to..."

    when restoring click "add"

  • by cpdcherry,

    cpdcherry cpdcherry Sep 16, 2015 8:27 PM in response to Firemarble
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    Sep 16, 2015 8:27 PM in response to Firemarble

    Thanks, Firemarble!  I did not realize that it was so easy!   My daughter has an entire summer vacation's worth of mine craft worlds built on her iPad which are now backed up securely.

     

    -C

  • by Sammy64,

    Sammy64 Sammy64 Dec 28, 2015 2:26 PM in response to Firemarble
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    Dec 28, 2015 2:26 PM in response to Firemarble

    Hi, I tried this suggestion.   I keep getting error code ("games" could not be copied because an error occurred.  The required folder could not be found.  I'm working with Windows 10.  Can anyone help I am wondering if I'm using the wrong file?

     

    Thanks

  • by ipadreddin,

    ipadreddin ipadreddin Aug 13, 2016 9:09 AM in response to chazzyc
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    Aug 13, 2016 9:09 AM in response to chazzyc

    iFilemanager update has corrected the blockout that ios 8.3 imposed. ifilemanager will allow transfer of the files from a PC desktop to any Mindcraft PE edition on an ipad.

  • by Jeremiah63015,

    Jeremiah63015 Jeremiah63015 Sep 23, 2016 4:31 PM in response to Firemarble
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    Sep 23, 2016 4:31 PM in response to Firemarble

    This works only if you use iTunes on Mac computers (I guess), as I try this via iTunes on my Win10 computer, instead of "add" button there is a "open" button. So there is no way I could ADD a folder into the app.