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There is no minecraft directory setup

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I have the latest version of minecraft and forge. Whenever I open the installer and I'm given the option to install client it shows a message saying "There is no Minecraft directory set up. Either choose an alternative, or run the Minecraft launcher to create one. The .minecraft folder doesnt show up on this forge installer, but when I go in the roaming folder normally it is there. I've tried creating profiles on different minecraft updates and the equivalent forge, but it always shows the same message.

The installer shows the exact path to where it is trying to install.

It even has a 'browse' button you can use to select whatever folder you want.

That folder must have the launcher_profiles.json file.

What launcher are you using?

I do Forge for free, however the servers to run it arn't free, so anything is appreciated.
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It shows the exact path but it ends at Roaming when I'm trying to install. When I go to browse it doesn't list .minecraft as an option. When I go to it normally not through forge I can find it and it has the launcher_profiles.json file and its in the roaming file. And I'm not quite sure what you mean by launcher, but I use the normal minecraft launcher, and whatever launcher forge came with if thats a thing.

You need to make sure that the .minecraft is part of the path that the installer sees. It should be there by default however you can use the browse button to specify it.

If your browse list doesnt show the .minecraft just type it in manually as your system may be hiding the folder.

Either way if you point the installer at the correct folder it will not have this issue.

I do Forge for free, however the servers to run it arn't free, so anything is appreciated.
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  • 2 weeks later...
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The browse list doesn't show .minecraft and when I manually typed in .minecraft before it didn't recognize an install folder. Also maybe not important but now I can't type the letter c in the installer, but I can everywhere else on my computer. I tried moving the .minecraft folder to a different place and trying there but it didn't show up again.

  • 5 years later...

i know this was posted 5 years ago, but basically what I found out is that you need to have the JAVA edition of minecraft. if you bought your minecraft off the window's 10 store, or more recently, redeemed it for free, it's the BEDROCK edition, and still doesn't support mods. I assume when you open the game, there's no launcher page and there's no text under "Minecraft" when the title screen is on, this tells you it's bedrock version, which is newer but.... no mods, no forge, etc.

Please don't necro ancient threads.

This is my Forum Signature, I am currently attempting to transform it into a small guide for fixing easier issues using spoiler blocks to keep things tidy.

 

As the most common issue I feel I should put this outside the main bulk:

The only official source for Forge is https://files.minecraftforge.net, and the only site I trust for getting mods is CurseForge.

If you use any site other than these, please take a look at the StopModReposts project and install their browser extension, I would also advise running a virus scan.

 

For players asking for assistance with Forge please expand the spoiler below and read the appropriate section(s) in its/their entirety.

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Logs (Most issues require logs to diagnose):

Spoiler

Please post logs using one of the following sites (Thank you Lumber Wizard for the list):

https://gist.github.com/: 100MB Requires member (Free)

https://pastebin.com/: 512KB as guest, 10MB as Pro ($$$)

https://hastebin.com/: 400KB

Do NOT use sites like Mediafire, Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, or a site that has a countdown before offering downloads.

 

What to provide:

...for Crashes and Runtime issues:

Minecraft 1.14.4 and newer:

Post debug.log

Older versions:

Please update...

 

...for Installer Issues:

Post your installer log, found in the same place you ran the installer

This log will be called either installer.log or named the same as the installer but with .log on the end

Note for Windows users:

Windows hides file extensions by default so the installer may appear without the .jar extension then when the .log is added the log will appear with the .jar extension

 

Where to get it:

Mojang Launcher: When using the Mojang launcher debug.log is found in .minecraft\logs.

 

Curse/Overwolf: If you are using the Curse Launcher, their configurations break Forge's log settings, fortunately there is an easier workaround than I originally thought, this works even with Curse's installation of the Minecraft launcher as long as it is not launched THROUGH Twitch:

Spoiler
  1. Make sure you have the correct version of Forge installed (some packs are heavily dependent on one specific build of Forge)
  2. Make a launcher profile targeting this version of Forge.
  3. Set the launcher profile's GameDir property to the pack's instance folder (not the instances folder, the folder that has the pack's name on it).
  4. Now launch the pack through that profile and follow the "Mojang Launcher" instructions above.

Video:

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or alternately, 

 

Fallback ("No logs are generated"):

If you don't see logs generated in the usual place, provide the launcher_log.txt from .minecraft

 

Server Not Starting:

Spoiler

If your server does not start or a command window appears and immediately goes away, run the jar manually and provide the output.

 

Reporting Illegal/Inappropriate Adfocus Ads:

Spoiler

Get a screenshot of the URL bar or copy/paste the whole URL into a thread on the General Discussion board with a description of the Ad.

Lex will need the Ad ID contained in that URL to report it to Adfocus' support team.

 

Posting your mod as a GitHub Repo:

Spoiler

When you have an issue with your mod the most helpful thing you can do when asking for help is to provide your code to those helping you. The most convenient way to do this is via GitHub or another source control hub.

When setting up a GitHub Repo it might seem easy to just upload everything, however this method has the potential for mistakes that could lead to trouble later on, it is recommended to use a Git client or to get comfortable with the Git command line. The following instructions will use the Git Command Line and as such they assume you already have it installed and that you have created a repository.

 

  1. Open a command prompt (CMD, Powershell, Terminal, etc).
  2. Navigate to the folder you extracted Forge’s MDK to (the one that had all the licenses in).
  3. Run the following commands:
    1. git init
    2. git remote add origin [Your Repository's URL]
      • In the case of GitHub it should look like: https://GitHub.com/[Your Username]/[Repo Name].git
    3. git fetch
    4. git checkout --track origin/master
    5. git stage *
    6. git commit -m "[Your commit message]"
    7. git push
  4. Navigate to GitHub and you should now see most of the files.
    • note that it is intentional that some are not synced with GitHub and this is done with the (hidden) .gitignore file that Forge’s MDK has provided (hence the strictness on which folder git init is run from)
  5. Now you can share your GitHub link with those who you are asking for help.

[Workaround line, please ignore]

 

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