What happens when you cancel a realm?
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When you cancel a realm, you won’t be able to access your realm’s packs or cloud storage anymore, and you will also lose access to the extra content from the Realm Plus catalog. However, you can still purchase the skins, worlds, and texture packs you used in Realms Plus from the Minecraft store.
Frequently Asked Questions
General Information
- What happens if you close a realm? You can also close the Realm – this prevents anyone from joining your Realm until you open it again.
- What happens to Minecraft realm after subscription ends? If your Minecraft Realms subscription runs out, there’s no worries, you are still able to download the world you were using on the Realm.
- Can you play a realm after it expires? You can only play that world online again if you re-subscribe to the realms service or if you upload the world to a server.
Management and Subscription
- Can you change a realm into a normal world? You can replace the world in your Realm with a new one by selecting the Realm slot, choosing Edit World, and then Replace World.
- How to Cancel Minecraft Realms Subscription You can cancel your subscription from your app store’s subscription settings.
- Can you cancel realms at any time? Yes, you can cancel your subscription to Minecraft Realms at any time from your app store’s subscription settings.
Data and Progress
- Does canceling a realm delete the world? You can export your maps from any version of Realms at any time within an 18-month period after your subscription has expired.
- Will I lose my progress if I cancel my realm? However, the world within the expired Realm is not lost, and you can move any backups made of the world within the expired Realm to a new Realm.
- Does closing a realm cancel the subscription? Closing a realm just turns off the server, so nobody can connect, and you can reopen the realm to get back to playing on the same realm.
Ownership and Access
- Can I take over my friends realm? The original owner of the world will need to download the world from the realm server and send it to the other person, who can then upload it to their own realm.
- Can you go back to a realm in Minecraft? You can restore your Realms as long as you back up your realms frequently.
- How do I refund a Minecraft realm? Minecraft Realms is a subscription service and is not typically eligible for full or partial refunds, but you can contact Minecraft Support if you have issues.
Technical Details
- Are Minecraft realms permanent? You can export your maps from any versions of Realms at any time within an 18-month period after your subscription has expired, after which your world will be permanently deleted.
- How do I permanently delete my Minecraft realm? You can delete your Realm by going to Minecraft Realms in the main menu, selecting the useless Realm, clicking Configure Realm, then Subscription, and finally Delete Realm.
- Does removing someone from a realm delete their inventory? They keep all their stuff since the file that holds their info would still be linked to the player, and the only way for the player to lose their stuff is from you deleting that person’s file.