3 Ways To Edit A Dat File

This method will only work if your DAT file contains plain text.

If you see an application name in the DAT file, you may be able to use that application to open the file. Close Notepad or TextEdit without making changes, then right-click the DAT file again, select Open With, and choose the application. If you see something about “video” in DAT file, you may be able to open the DAT with a video player like VLC Media Player. If you use NotePad or TextEdit to edit a DAT file with unreadable characters and then save it, it will break the DAT file, making it unusable even if you opened it in the correct program.

While NBTExplorer is technically available for macOS as well, it hasn’t been updated in a long time and might not install properly on your Mac. Use webNBT instead. To install on Windows, go to https://github. com/jaquadro/NBTExplorer/releases/tag/v2. 8. 0-win, click NBTExplorer-2. 8. 0. msi, and then click Save (if prompted). Then, double-click the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions to install.

Make a copy of your DAT file before you start editing in case the changes you make break the file.

Check out this site to find the locations of Minecraft DAT files, as well as useful edits you can make to those files: https://minecraft. gamepedia. com/Java_Edition_level_format If the file can be viewed and managed in NBTEditor, you should see a list of folders and/or values.

Make a copy of your DAT file before you start editing in case the changes you make break the file.

Check out this site to find the locations of Minecraft DAT files, as well as useful edits you can make to those files: https://minecraft. gamepedia. com/Java_Edition_level_format

Double-click a value in the left panel to see the options inside. To rename a value, right-click the value and select Rename.