

On portable installation only a folder and launcher script file is needed to be created and after following this guide you can just play selected version just by double-clicking on its script file.

minecraft directory and rename them every time you want to change version you are currently playing. If you want to separate them on standard installation, you will have to also keep each folder of each version in. If you store different Minecraft versions (1.8, 1.12, modded 1.12, modded 1.7.10, latest, etc.) in one folder/launcher instance, mods/worlds/settings from other versions may conflict with version you are currently playing. If you are not planning to play Minecraft on a thumb drive but on your main hard drive instead, it's highly recommended for you to make the game portable with this guide because this will give you some big advantages over standard installation. This is useful if you want to retain your game data (launcher profiles, worlds, resource packs, etc.) when switching computers. Portable installation is, an installation that is not "integrated" with the computer, which is useful for managing multiple installations and generally keeping things organised. This tutorial explains how to run Minecraft on a portable location (e.g. If you want to make Minecraft portable for an older launcher version, please view this page instead. Before beginning this tutorial, note that the following guides are only for the 2.x launcher.
