How Can I Safely Play an Old Version of Minecraft?

[delefal]

Hi everyone,

I’m looking to revisit an old version of Minecraft (around Beta 1.7.3 or so) for nostalgia's sake.

I’ve heard it’s possible using the Minecraft Launcher, but I’m not sure if it’s safe or how to do it properly without messing up my current installation or saves.

Also, are there any known compatibility issues I should be aware of when switching between versions?

I’d appreciate any advice or tips from those who’ve done this before.

8 hours ago, delefal said:

Hi everyone,

I’m looking to revisit an old version of Minecraft (around Beta 1.7.3 or so) for nostalgia's sake.

I’ve heard it’s possible using the Minecraft Launcher, but I’m not sure if it’s safe or how to do it properly without messing up my current installation or saves.

Also, are there any known compatibility issues I should be aware of when switching between minecraft old version?

I’d appreciate any advice or tips from those who’ve done this before.

Thanks in advance for any help

Edited May 28 by Choonster
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[TileEntity]

You can create custom directories for each instance:

https://minecrafthopper.net/help/guides/changing-game-directory/

[amelia2132]

Hi everyone,

I’m hoping to revisit an old version of Minecraft — specifically around Beta 1.7.3 — for nostalgia’s sake.

I’ve heard you can do this through the official Minecraft Launcher, but I’m unsure how to do it safely without affecting my current installation or save files.

Are there any compatibility issues I should watch out for when switching between versions?

Would really appreciate any tips or advice from anyone who’s done this before!

– Adam

[Ugdhar]

15 hours ago, amelia2132 said:

Would really appreciate any tips or advice from anyone who’s done this before!

Read the posts above yours, it tells you exactly how to do it, instructions are the same if it's making a forge installation or a vanilla one, just make a new folder for the game directory.