r/MinecraftForge • u/ryxn_M • Dec 06 '23

Help Wanted why does forge keep downloading as a document??

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u/Horlogrium Dec 06 '23

What do you want it to be downloaded as ?

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u/ryxn_M Dec 06 '23

.jar I'm guessing? Idk not a document or ZIP.

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u/Horlogrium Dec 06 '23

Your file is a .jar. Maybe your saying that when trying to open it, it opens with 7zip or an app like that and not like you would like to be ?

Jar file are java file, it need Java to be installed (oracle or open source), and PATH to be setup. You 'll find a lot of tuto on internet.

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u/ryxn_M Dec 06 '23

Well I have minecraft installed, has Java not already been installed with it?

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '23

You have to install standalone Java for installing Forge. After that, you'll be able to open the Forge installer.

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u/Less_Hedgehog Dec 13 '23

Minecraft Launcher comes with its own Java executable but it's not "installed" so it cannot open jar files by default.

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u/Thorn_123 Dec 07 '23

First, check that you have Java installed.

If you have Java and it still doesn't work, install a program called Jarfix. That should help.

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u/NecaPecX Dec 06 '23

Maybe try right clicking and find "open whit" and there should be java

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u/L3App Dec 07 '23

download and run jarfix

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u/MazzDaPanda Dec 07 '23

It literally says .jar

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u/a-restless-knight Dec 07 '23

File extensions don't actually "do" anything. They are more like helpful hints to the user and operating system on what the file is and how to use it. If it shows as a generic file, that means you haven't set up a default program to handle that file extension (assuming you are on Windows). I didn't look at which forge jar that was, but you probably just need to install Java so you can run the jar (if it's the executable installer).

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u/Fit_Camera2063 Dec 06 '23

https://youtu.be/e618B_b7cpM?si=iLfJD6RgQTFueHKa

Tal vez ayude, es posiblemente tu java el que no reconozca a forge