This Minecraft tutorial explains how to use the /datapack command with step-by-step instructions.
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You can enable, disable, list, and change the priority order of your loaded data packs using the /datapack command in Minecraft. Let's explore how to use this cheat (game command).
The /datapack command is available in the following versions of Minecraft:
Platform | Supported (Version*) |
---|---|
Java Edition (PC/Mac) | Yes (1.13) |
Pocket Edition (PE) | No |
Xbox 360 | No |
Xbox One | No |
PS3 | No |
PS4 | No |
Wii U | No |
Nintendo Switch | No |
Windows 10 Edition | No |
Education Edition | No |
* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.
To run game commands in Minecraft, you have to turn cheats on in your world.
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac), there are different syntaxes depending on what you would like to do with the loaded data packs.
To disable a loaded data pack:
To enable a loaded data pack before/after an existing data pack in the priority order (the last data pack in the priority order has the highest priority):
To enable a loaded data pack as the first/last in the priority order (the last data pack in the priority order has the highest priority):
To list the loaded data packs:
By default, your Minecraft world will have access to the default data pack which is called vanilla. All other data packs can be found under the datapacks
folder for the specific saved world.
In the path examples above, the saved world is called World1
. Make sure you replace this value with the correct name of your world.
To disable a data pack called DigMinecraft in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac):
To list both the available and enabled data packs:
To enable the data pack called DigMinecraft as the last data pack (the last data pack in the priority order has the highest priority):
The easiest way to run a command in Minecraft is within the chat window. The game control to open the chat window depends on the version of Minecraft:
In this example, we will list all of the available and enabled data packs in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13 with the following command:
Type the command in the chat window. As you are typing, you will see the command appear in the lower left corner of the game window. Press the Enter key to run the command.
Once the cheat has been entered, the available and enabled data packs will be listed.
You will see the following message appear in the lower left corner of the game window that lists the data packs for this world:
If you hover over the name of a data pack, it will display the meta information for the data pack.
To hover over the data pack name, open the Chat window by pressing the T key, and then move your mouse pointer over the data pack called [vanilla], for example:
When we hover over the [vanilla] data pack name, it shows the following meta information for the data pack:
Congratulations, you have learned how to use the /datapack command in Minecraft.
You can use other commands and cheats in Minecraft such as: