How to download old version of minecraft

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This question appears to be off-topic because it is requesting a link for a specific version of Minecraft. We are not an asset location service. Do you have a meta link for that? I truly do not see how "I need to install an old version of the Minecraft client" is an allowed question, but "I need to install an old version of the Minecraft server" is not. Let's look past the words used to see the problem the asker has.

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Submit your photo Hall of fame. Featured on Meta. Now live: A fully responsive profile. Reducing the weight of our footer. Screenshot of the Week 52 - Hero Pose! In a moment of nostalgia, I decided to try and find a way to revert to the old versions of Minecraft so that I could regenerate my favourite old maps like gargamel.

Here's the easiest way to do this I am simply providing the link to a tool which allows you to replace your current Minecraft installation with an older version. In order to download said files, you need Minecraft previously installed on your computer! Also, insofar as I know, Mojang is aware of this tool and hasn't raised any objections to its existence. Before we start, make sure you have Minecraft installed on your computer. This tutorial won't work if you're trying to pirate the game by all means, if you like it, buy it!

You'll also need to download an awesome little program called "Minecraft Version Changer", available here:. Just in case something goes wrong, I recommend that you back up your Minecraft. You can always force update, but keep in mind that this will overwrite all your mods if you have some installed. Oh yeah, Minecraft Version Changer has a built-in backup functionality, but I still like to do the steps below, just to be safe.

When you press enter, you'll be taken to the appdata folder. You'll then need to double click on. Now you'll see a list of files and folders. What we need to do is to create a copy of the minecraft. Ok, we're all set! If anything goes wrong, you can just replace the minecraft. Now we can get to the heart of this tutorial. Open Minecraft Version Changer. You should see something like this:. Firstly, using the drop-down menu, select the version you wish to download.

I'll be choosing beta 1.