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How to Enable Inventory Keep in Minecraft

Last modified on 01 October 2024 in Minecraft
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Spartak Itskovich

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In the thrilling world of Minecraft, death is an inevitable challenge players must face. Dangerous landscapes and hostile creatures frequently lead to death. Upon dying, players lose all their valuable items, which disappear after five minutes unless otherwise configured. This fleeting nature of lost items can result in irreversible losses, especially if you die in a hard-to-reach area like the End dimension or experience multiple deaths in the Overworld. To protect your belongings, strategically using the gamerule command, available only with cheats enabled or operator rights, becomes essential.

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Benefits of Keeping Inventories

The primary advantage of activating the gamerule keepInventory is the preservation of all items after death. However, the benefits extend beyond this obvious gain. For example, players can reset their hunger level by orchestrating an in-game death. Additionally, keeping experience points means you can continually accumulate enough orbs for enchanting items, thus enhancing your gameplay. These examples only scratch the surface of the many advantages this gamerule offers Minecraft enthusiasts.

How to Turn On Keep Inventory in Minecraft Server

Whether you are using the Java or Bedrock version of Minecraft, the process of activating this gamerule varies slightly but remains accessible on both platforms. It's important to note that enabling this feature requires cheats or operator rights. Below are the steps for activation in both multiplayer and single-player settings for the respective versions.

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How to turn on keep inventory in Minecraft Java

As the most common version of Minecraft, Java simplifies the process of enabling the gamerule keepInventory. However, there may be some challenges when trying to do this in an existing single-player world. Follow the steps below for settings in both single-player and multiplayer modes.

Single-Player Settings

1) Launch Minecraft and select the desired world from the main menu.

selecting minecraft world

2) Ensure that cheats are enabled before proceeding.

3) In-game, open the chat and enter the command: /gamerule keepInventory true.

gamerule keepinventory command in Minecraft

4) A confirmation message will appear, indicating that the gamerule has been successfully activated.

gamerule keepinventory command true

Multiplayer Settings

1) Log in to your server panel and obtain operator status if not already assigned.

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2) Join the server with your Minecraft account and open the in-game chat.

3) Enter the command: /gamerule keepInventory true.

gamerule keepinventory command using

4) A confirmation message will confirm the successful execution of the command.

5) Optionally, execute /save-all to save the changes.

How to turn on keep inventory in Minecraft Bedrock

For Bedrock players, enabling this gamerule in single-player worlds is nearly instantaneous via the settings menu. However, multiplayer settings require a slightly different approach, simplified by the intuitive server panel. Follow the relevant instructions below.

Single-Player Settings

1) Launch Minecraft and enter the desired world, then go to the Settings menu.

2) In the Game category, enable the "Activate Cheats" option.

enabling cheats in minecraft bedrock

3) Likewise, enable the "Keep Inventory" rule in the same menu.

keep inventory commaind in minecraft bedrock

4) Once successfully activated, items will no longer be lost after death.

Multiplayer Settings

1) Go to your server panel and select the File Manager section.

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2) Choose the server.properties file and set allow-cheats=true.

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allow cheats command for minecraft bedrock

3) Save the changes and restart the server.

4) Obtain operator status and join the server with your Minecraft account.

5) Open the in-game chat and enter the command: /gamerule keepInventory true.

gamerule keep inventory command in Minecraft bedrock

6) A confirmation message will indicate the successful activation.

Minecraft Keep Inventory command Issues

Inability to Use Gamerules Ensure that cheats are enabled or that operator rights have been granted. For multiplayer servers, execute the op [username] command in the console to assign operator status. In single-player Java worlds, enable cheats during world creation or open the current world to LAN. Bedrock users can enable these features directly in the settings menu.

Loss of Items or Experience If items are still being lost after enabling the gamerule, Java players should run /save-all to ensure the changes are saved. For single-player recovery, manually add items back using cheats. Bedrock players can use the /save command or check the status of the gamerule in the settings. Server-related issues may require a restart or assistance from our support team.

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Final Conclusions

Enabling inventory keep provides significant advantages for players prone to frequent in-game deaths or those who find themselves in dangerous situations. Whether you play in single-player or multiplayer modes, on Java or Bedrock versions, this feature ensures the preservation of valuable items and experience points. By following the outlined steps, players can easily enable this gamerule to enhance their Minecraft experience. Play together with GODLIKE.

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