⛏️ Episode 3 · Beginner · Structure

Get Organised
Episode 3: The data Folder

As your datapack grows, the data folder is what keeps it tidy. Learn namespaces and the folder for each thing a datapack can do.

👶 Ages 10+ ⏱️ ~40 mins ⛏️ Minecraft ✓ Free workshop
🗂️ data folder 🏷️ Namespace 📚 Folder types 🧭 Ids
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Ember says: a tidy pack is a happy pack. Namespaces are just folders with a name you choose, so two packs never clash.
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The data Folder
Where everything lives
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Goal for this step

Understand the data/<namespace>/ layout.

  • 1All your content lives inside data/.
  • 2Inside data, a namespace folder holds your stuff.
  • 3Inside the namespace, each kind of content has its own folder: recipe, function, loot_table, advancement and so on.
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Your content lives inside the folder, under your namespace.
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What is a namespace?
AA folder name you choose so packs do not clash
BA type of block
CA game setting
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Choose a Namespace
Your pack name
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Goal for this step

Pick and use a namespace.

  • 1Use lowercase letters, numbers and underscores: mypack or emerald_quest.
  • 2Never use spaces or capitals.
  • 3Every id you make is prefixed with it, like mypack:diamond_blade.
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A namespace uses lowercase letters, numbers and .
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Which is a valid namespace?
Aemerald_quest
BEmerald Quest
Cemerald-quest!
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The Folder Types
A home for each thing
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Goal for this step

Know the folder for each feature.

  • 1recipe, function, loot_table, advancement and tags.
  • 2In older versions some are plural (recipes, functions) or different (loot_tables).
  • 3Match the folder to your Minecraft version.
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Commands live in the folder.
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Which folder holds loot tables in 1.21 and newer?
Aloot_table
Bloot_tables
Cdrops
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Reading Ids
namespace:name
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Goal for this step

Understand how ids point at your files.

  • 1Your content is found by namespace:name.
  • 2The name is the file name without .json or .mcfunction.
  • 3So mypack:hello points at data/mypack/function/hello.mcfunction.
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A resource is found by namespace:.
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What does mypack:hello point to?
Adata/mypack/function/hello.mcfunction
Bsaves/hello
CThe chat
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A Tidy Datapack!
You can organise a datapack and read its ids. Next you write functions full of commands.
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