How to transfer Minecraft Bedrock Edition World

To transfer Minecraft Bedrock Edition World is very simple. All you have to do is, from the current device, export the saved world and then import it onto the device you want. Continue reading for a step by step guide.

Transfer Minecraft Bedrock Edition World on PC

Minecraft Bedrock Export World:

1. One must login to their Minecraft Store account.
2. Open your  Minecraft Bedrock Edition Game.
3. Press the Play button to get to the options tab.
4. You will be prompted with three tabs,  Worlds,  Friends,  Server. Select  Worlds tabs.
5. You will see a list of worlds, click on the  Pencil icon next to the world you want to transfer.
6. On the right column, you will see  Games Settings. Scroll to the bottom and click  Export World.
7. On the  File Explorer window, navigate to the location you wish to save the world.
8. Click Export, this will export the world as a backup file which you can then use to clone worlds on another PC or repair world on existing PC.

The above steps will store your file with .mcworld as an extension. You can copy this file multiple times. If you would like to export more worlds, you can do so by following the above steps.

Now you have the Minecraft Bedrock Edition World exported. You can upload it, share it, store a copy on a Pendrive, just like any other file.

Minecraft Bedrock Import World:

Method 1

1. To begin one must be sure to copy the exported world on to the PC drive.
2. Open Minecraft Bedrock Edition Game.
3. One must be logged in to their correct account. Microsoft allows multi account login feature.
4. Press the Play button
5. Select Worlds tab from the 3 options which will be prompted Worlds,  Friends and  Server.
6. Click the button next to the Create World button. It should have a left direction icon.
7. A W indows Explorer dialogue box will open. Navigate to the location you have stored the exported world.
8. Select the World and Press Import. Wait for the import to complete and done.

You have successfully transferred Minecraft world to another PC. If you would like to export more worlds, you can do so by following the above steps.

Method 2

You may have to pay to use this method. You will need an active Minecraft Realm. If you have not yet used your Realms trial, you can use that to transfer your worlds.

Once you have created a Realm, follow these instructions:

1. From the first device, please do the following:
2. From the Realms list, press the pen icon next to your Realm from the Realms list
3. Select Replace World and confirm
4. Choose the world you would like to transfer
5. Wait for the upload and select "Let's go!"

1. Access Minecraft from the second device and do the following:
2. Press the pen icon next to your Realm from the Realms list
3. Select Download World
4. Select Let's go!

You have successfully transferred Minecraft world to another PC. If you would like to export more worlds, you can do so by following the above steps.

Please note that you will need to use the same Edition of Minecraft and the same Xbox Live account for this to work.

Transfer Minecraft Bedrock Edition World on iPhone or iPad (iOS Devices)?

Here are the step-by-step directions to transfer

Minecraft Bedrock Export World Using iCloud:

1. Open up the Files app on your iPad/iPhone
2. Under Browse, you should see On My iPad/iPhone- tap to open
3. You should see a folder with Minecraft. Tap to open
4. Open a folder called games.
5. Open folder called com.mojang.
6. Tap & Hold on minecraftWorlds. It contains all your worlds
7. Tap on Save to Files.
8. Navigate to the iCloud Drive folder you want to store the backup file. The default location is the Downloads folder.
9. At the top, you will find the Save button. Click it.

You have now successfully stored a backup of your Minecraft Bedrock Edition worlds to your iCloud account. One should do this periodically, so you always have a backup!

Minecraft Bedrock Import World Using iCloud on the new iPad/iPhone:

1. Open the Files app
2. In the Browse screen, go to iCloud Drive
3. Tap on the folder where you saved the `minecraftWorlds` folder (I saved mine to Downloads)
4. You should see the `minecraftWorlds` folder – tap & hold to bring up the menu
5. In the menu, choose copy
6. Tap on iCloud Drive at the top next to Downloads to go back
7. At the very top, tap on Locations to go back
8. You should now be in the main Browse menu. Tap on My iPad
9. Tap on Minecraft, then Games, then com.Mojang
10. Finally, Tap & hold anywhere on the next screen that is not a folder to bring up the menu
11. Click on the Paste option.
12. There will be a pop-up asking if you want to replace it.

Note: that this will override any new saved games they may have made on the new iPad/iPhone. Tap on Replace

Transfer Minecraft Bedrock Edition World on XBox One

Minecraft Bedrock Export World:

1. Open Minecraft on your Xbox One and select the world you want to export.
2. Press the “Y” button to open the settings menu.
3. Select “Game Options” from the settings menu.
4. Scroll down to “Export World” and select it.
5. Choose the storage device where you want to save the exported world, and give it a name.
6. Select “Export” to start the export process.

Minecraft Bedrock Import World:

1. Open Minecraft and select "Play" from the main menu.
2. Scroll down to "Sync Old Worlds" and select it.
3. Choose the world you want to import and select "Download World".
4. Once the download is complete, select "Play" to start playing the imported world.

Transfer Minecraft Bedrock Edition World on Nintendo

Minecraft Bedrock Export World:

1. Open Minecraft on your Nintendo Switch and select the world you want to export.
2. Press the “-” button to open the settings menu.
3. Select “Settings” from the settings menu.
4. Scroll down to “Export World” and select it.
5. Choose the storage device where you want to save the exported world, and give it a name.
6. Select “Export” to start the export process.

Minecraft Bedrock Import World:

1. Open Minecraft and select "Play" from the main menu.
2. Select "Worlds" and scroll down to the bottom of the screen.
3. Select "Settings" and scroll down to "Add-Ons".
4. Select "Behavior Packs" and choose "Import".
5. Navigate to the location of the world file you want to import and select it.
6. Once the import is complete, select "Save" and start playing your imported world.

Your world has successfully transferred from one device to another!. You can repeat the same process for the other saved worlds.