Developer warns against an update via the Xbox app

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Who Minecraft Playing on the PC via the Xbox app or Game Pass should be up to date no update start. Developer Mojang warns about this via Twitter, otherwise there is a risk of complete damage Loss of your worlds – hundreds of hours of playing time could be lost.

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This only affects the so-called Bedrock Edition, with which you can also use crossplay with other platforms, for example. This version runs on the PC via the Xbox app and is regularly updated with new patches. However, you should not download the latest update without preparation.

Minecraft: No update if you like your worlds

“Do not update Minecraft for PC via the Xbox app. If you do, your worlds could be lost,” wrote developer Mojang on Twitter. There is therefore the possibility that you can update all your worlds and your Loses game progress. Of course, that would be quite a frustrating moment given the enormous amount of playing time you may have invested in it.

There is a simple solution so that this doesn't happen in the first place, but you can still play the latest version of Minecraft. All you have to do is before downloading the update “Gaming Services Repair Tool” to update the Gaming Services to version 19.87.13001.0. To do this, you proceed as follows:

  • Start the Xbox app on the PC
  • click on your profile picture
  • selects “Support”.
  • Here you can now start the Gaming Services repair function

Now the program should be updated accordingly. If this is the case, you can then have Minecraft updated and bypass the error. Ideally, to be on the safe side, you should put it in beforehand Backup your worlds so that you are adequately prepared should something go wrong.

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By the way, this affects you Update bug exclusively the Bedrock version of Minecraft. If this is current you can dedicate yourself to exploring the moon againin which the Japanese space research department JAXA was in charge.

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