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Unable to Place Command Blocks

Server Errors & Troubleshooting

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Nov 2, 2024

Sometimes, Minecraft servers don't generate their files properly when you start your server for the first time, causing certain bugs to occur that you may not notice until you try to perform a specific action on your server and realize you aren't able to do it. A common example of this is being unable to place command blocks, despite the configuration being correct. This guide will help you resolve this issue.

Important

This guide includes deleting server files. For the purpose of this guide, please ensure you do not include your world folder, plugins folder or server.properties file, unless you are okay with deleting them.

If you are unsure of how to enable command blocks, you can follow our guide here.

Resetting Server Files on Your Server

If you still find yourself unable to place command blocks you will need to re-generate your server files. You can follow these steps:

1:

Login to your server's control panel and Stop your server.

2:

Navigate to the Files tab.

3:

Click on the Checkbox next to the files you wish to delete and click on Delete.

If you wish to keep your world and plugins folder, do not click the checkbox next to these folders.

4:

A window will appear, click on Delete if you wish to proceed with deleting your server files.

Important

Please note that this will permanently delete your files. This action cannot be reversed so please make sure that you have a backup of all your server files and that you understand what you're about to do before proceeding to prevent any loss of server data.

5:

Start your server to redownload the default server files.

Your server should regenerate the main server files and you should still have your world and all plugins. If you have followed these steps and you still cannot place command blocks, follow them again, however, delete the plugins and world folder this time after taking a backup.

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Jay Miller

Game Experience Engineer @ Shockbyte