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. It's the icon that looks like a smiley face with a blue and white color. It's in the Dock at bottom of screen.
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4 Click Downloads It is located in the left-hand sidebar. This is the default location in which you save your downloaded files from the internet. - If you saved the Forge Installer file to an alternative location, use the Finder to navigate to the location the file was saved to.
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5 Double-click on the forge installer folder. The file name says "forge-1.12.2-14.23.5.2768-installer" or something similar depending on what version you download. If the warning states that the file cannot be installed due to it being created by an unknown developer, click on the Apple icon in the upper left corner. Then, click System Preferences. Click the System & Security icon and click Open Anyway under the "General" tab. Enter your user password. Then reopen the file.
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6 Click Next and select "Install Client". Make sure that the radial icon next to "Install Client" is selected and click Next. This installs Minecraft Forge. When the installation is complete you will receive an announcement that informs you that the installation was successful.
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1 Navigate to https://www.google.com in a web browser. You can use Safari, Chrome or any other browser for the web on your Mac.
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2 Enter Minecraft Mods in the search bar Enter. This searches for Minecraft mods. There are numerous websites offering Minecraft mods. The following are a few examples: https://www.minecraftmods.com/ https://www.planetminecraft.com/resources/mods/ https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods http://www.9minecraft.net/category/minecraft-mods/ https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/twenty-best-minecraft-mods
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3. Click on a mod that you are interested in. Click on the title of the Minecraft mod to open its information page.
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4 Click on the download link to install the mod. Find the download link on the page of information and click. You might see a link that says Download or a link that has the mod name. It is likely to download the file in an ".zip" or ".jar" file. - Make sure you download the most current version of the mod or the version that is compatible to your version of Minecraft Forge.
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. It's the icon that looks like a smiley and blue face on your Dock at the bottom.
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6 Click Downloads Files downloaded from the internet are automatically placed in the Downloads folder. If you have saved the modified file to a different location, use the Finder to navigate to the folder you saved the file to.
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7 Select the mod file, and then press Cmd+C. This will copy it to your clipboard.
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8 Click Go. It's located in the menu bar located at the top of the screen. It lists common folders on your Mac.
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9 Press and hold Option and click Library. The "Library folder" appears in the list of folders under the "Go" menu when you hit the "Option" key on your keyboard.
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10 Click on the Application Support folder. This folder includes the Minecraft install folder as well as other applications.
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11 Click on the Minecraft folder.
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12 Click the mods folder. It's in the Minecraft install folder. This is where you put all your mods. If the "mods" folder doesn't exist, click File on the menu bar at the top, and then select New Folder. Change the name of the folder "mods" to a lower case "m".
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13 Click Edit. 13 Click Edit. Once you have opened the "mods” folder, click the Edit menu located in the upper-right corner.
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14 Click Copy. This copies the mod file in the mods folder. The mod is now installed.
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1 Click Applications in the Finder. The Applications folder is located in the sidebar of the Finder.
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2 Double-click Minecraft. The Minecraft app has an icon that resembles grass and dirt block.
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3 Click the green button next to "Play." This displays different profiles you can choose from. If you are using an older version of Minecraft, click the drop-down menu next "Profile".
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4. Select the "Forge" profile. This is the profile that contains your modifications.
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5 Click Play. It's located at the lower left of the title screen. TLAUNCHER FOR MINECRAFT It launches the game with your mods loaded.By using this service, some information may be shared with YouTube. | https://www.minecraftmods.com/how-to-install-minecraft-forge/
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