Converting a .mcworld into a zip
- To the top-left of your file explorer, click the “View” tab and then click the checkbox for “File Name Extensions”.
- Right-click your file, select the rename option, change the .mcworld extension to .zip and press enter.
- Your world should now be saved as a zip archive.
Downloading an online world
- Create a folder in a known directory on your computer and name it to something easy to remember.
- It is recommended that your world comes from an official site such as Planet Minecraft. Double-check the world you are downloading is made for Bedrock Edition and not Java Edition.
- Download the world to your computer.
- The world filed might have been saved as a .mcworld file. If this is the case, make sure you convert it to a .zip file.
- Once the world was converted, extract the files from your world zip into the folder you created using a decompression tool such as 7Zip or WinRAR.
Finding your local world/save
There are a few ways to get your local world/save. The first is by exporting it directly from the game. The second is by getting into the world save directory in your computer files and copying the desired world into a known directory.
Exporting from the game
- Open Minecraft and click “Play”. You should see a list of your singleplayer worlds.
- To the right side of the world, you wish to download, click the edit icon.
- Scroll down until you find “Export World” and click it.
- Save your world into a known directory on your computer.
Downloading from Realms
- Open Minecraft and click “Play”.
- You will see your Realms get loaded. Click the “Edit” icon.
- Find your latest world save on your right and click the download icon.
- Go back into the Play tab and you will see the world freshly imported at the top.
- Click the edit icon on the world, scroll down to “Export World” and choose a known directory to download it into.
Copying from the saves directory
- Open your File Explorer.
- Paste in C:\Users\”username”\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MinecraftUWP_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\games\com.mojang\minecraftWorlds\ into the directory listing at the top of the File Explorer. Make sure to change “Username” to your computer username.
- This will open your saves folder for Bedrock Edition. Find your save and drag the folder onto your desktop or into another known directory.
- Rename the world so you can identify it when uploading it. It’s always best to avoid using spaces or special characters when renaming it.
Uploading your world to the server
- Stop your server.
- Access your server files via an SFTP client such as Filezilla or WinSCP.
- Find the world folder that you wish to upload on your computer.
- Drag it over to the /worlds folder of the server.
- Wait for the world to fully upload through FileZilla, and make sure no files fail to transfer.
- Change level name in server.properties to your new world name.