minecraft world backup

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?

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.

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. 😐

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"

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

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

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.

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. 😟

I drag and drop folder from IE folder explorer to itune and it work