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Install using the Minecraft Launcher
STEP 1: Download the Fabric Installer
Go to https://fabricmc.net/use/ and select the “Vanilla” option, then download the Windows exe installer or the Universal JAR installer.
Close the Minecraft Launcher.
Run the Fabric Installer jar/exe you downloaded. Select the Client
tab. Select the Minecraft Version
and the Loader Version
. The Select Install Location
should point to the Minecraft Launcher data folder. Check Create Profile
and click Install
Once the installer process is done, close the Fabric Installer.
DO NOT RUN YOUR NEWLY CREATED FABRIC INSTALLATION YET!
STEP 2: Edit the "Game Directory" of the new Fabric Installation
Open the Minecraft launcher, click on Minecraft Java Edition
, click on Installations
, click on the …
button of the Fabric Installation:
Click on Edit
Change the GAME DIRECTORY
to point to any folder location you want, different from <Use default directory>
Click Save
You can now launch the Fabric Installation.
NOTES
If you don't change the GAME DIRECTORY
the Fabric Installation will share its saved worlds with all the other Installations that have the game directory set to default. It will also share the mods and config folder with other modded Installations you may have that have the game directory set to default, making things an absolute mess.
You may set the GAME DIRECTORY
to any folder you want, but it may be a good idea to use a folder inside your user profile for example:
userprofile\minecraft-installations\fabric-1.14.2
for a MC 1.14.2 Fabric Installation
Where userprofile
is the path of the actual location of your userprofile, usually C:\Users\yourusername