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How to Upload Maps to Minecraft Pocket Edition

Just like in the main game, "Minecraft Pocket Edition" has a huge range of custom-made maps which you can download and install for free. These maps come in ZIP files which themselves contain three files: level.dat, chunks.dat and entities.dat. Each of these files holds different aspects of the map, so you need all three for a map to function.

Instructions

- 1
  Download the ZIP file for a custom map that you want to use. Mindcraftforum.net contains possibly the largest collection of maps, so that site is a good place to start looking (see link in Resources). Note whether the map is a survival or creative map.
- 2
  Double-click the ZIP file, and then click ̶0;Extract All.̶1; Choose a location to extract the files to, make sure the ̶0;Show extracted files when complete̶1; box is ticked, and then click ̶0;Extract.̶1;
- 3
  Launch "Minecraft Pocket Edition" and create a new map. Call it anything you like, but make sure you select the same type -- survival or creative -- as the map you downloaded in Step 1. Exit the game when you've created the map.
- 4
  Connect your device to a computer, and then transfer the three map files to the following location on your device's SD card, replacing ̶0;MyMap̶1; with the name of the map you just created:
  
  /games/com.mojang/minecraftWorlds/MyMap
- 5
  Launch the game again. You have now replaced the map you created in Step 3 with the map you downloaded, and you can run it like any other map.

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