How Do I Download A Minecraft Mod For A Mac
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. It's the icon that appears like a blue-and-white smiley face. It's in the Dock at the bottom of the screen.
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4 Click Downloads It is located in the left-hand sidebar. This is the default location in which you save your downloaded files from the Internet. If you saved the Forge Installer file to a different location, use the Finder to navigate to the folder you saved the file.
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5 Double-click on the forge installer folder. The file name says "forge-1.12.2-14.23.5.2768-installer" or something similar depending on what version you download. If the warning states that the file can't be installed due to it being created by an unknown developer, click on the Apple icon in the upper left corner. Then, click System Preferences. Click the System & Security icon and select Open Anyway under the "General" tab. Enter your password. Then reopen the file.
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6 Click Next and select "Install Client". Make sure to click Next to ensure that the Radial Button, next to "Install Client", is selected. This installs Minecraft Forge. When the installation is complete, you will receive a message confirming that it was successful.
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1 Navigate to https://www.google.com in a web browser. You can use Safari, Chrome or any other web browser that you have on your Mac.
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2 Enter Minecraft Mods in the search bar and press Enter. This search is for Minecraft mods. There are a variety of websites offering Minecraft mods. The following are a few examples: https://www.minecraftmods.com/ https://www.planetminecraft.com/resources/mods/ https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods http://www.9minecraft.net/category/minecraft-mods/ https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/twenty-best-minecraft-mods
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3 Click on the mod you're most interested in. When you have found a Minecraft mod that appears interesting, click on the mod's title to access the information page about the mod.
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This image is not licensed under the Creative Commons license that applies to text content and other images posted on the WikiHow website. The image is not licensed under the Creative Commons license.4. Click the download link to download the mod. Find the download link on the page of information and click. This may be a button that says Download, or it could be a link that has the filename of the mod. This will most likely download the file as an ".zip" or ".jar" file. - Make sure to download the most recent version of the mod or the version that is compatible to your version of Minecraft Forge.
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. It's the icon that appears to be an emoji of a white and blue smiley face that appears in the Dock at the bottom of your desktop.
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6 Click Downloads Files downloaded from the internet are automatically stored in the Downloads folder. - If the mod file was saved to another location you can navigate using the Finder back to the original location.
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7 Select the mod file and press Cmd+C. This will copy it to your clipboard.
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8 Click Go. It's located in the menu bar that is located at the top of the screen. It displays a list of common folders on your Mac.
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9 Hold Option and select Library. The "Library folder" is listed in the list of folders that appear under the "Go" menu when you press the "Option" key on your keyboard.
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10 Click the Application Support folder. This is the folder that houses the install folder for Minecraft and other applications.
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11 Click the Minecraft folder.
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12 Click the mods folder. It's located in the Minecraft install folder. This is where you store all your mods. If the folder "mods" isn't present then click File on your menu bar at the top and then click New Folder. Rename the new folder "mods" with a lower case "m".
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13 Click Edit. After opening the "mods" folder Click Edit in the menu bar that is at the top of the screen.
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14 Click Copy. This will paste the mod file in the mods folder. Now the mod is installed.
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1 Click Applications in the Finder. The Applications folder can be located in the sidebar of the Finder.
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2 Double-click Minecraft. The Minecraft app has a logo that looks like a grass and dirt block.
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3. Click the green button next to "Play." This will display a variety of profiles you can select - If you are using an older Minecraft version, click the drop-down menu that is next to "Profile". TOP MINECRAFT SERVERS
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4. Select the "Forge" profile. This is the profile that has your mods.
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5 Click Play. It's located at the lower left of the title screen. This launches the game with your mods loaded.By using this service, some information may be shared with YouTube. | https://www.minecraftmods.com/how-to-install-minecraft-forge/
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