How to Unsubscribe from Minecraft Realms on Bedrock and Java Edition
1. Open Your Microsoft Order History
To get to your Microsoft account, you’re able to open it from the Xbox app on PC. Click on your profile name on the upper left, then clickSettings > Account > View order history. This will open up yourMicrosoft order history.
Alternatively, you may head directly toMicrosoft Services & Subscriptionswhich is where you’ll eventually end up.
2. Manage Your Minecraft Realms Subscriptions and Unsubscribe
If you’re on the order history page, find your Minecraft Realms order and click onManage Subscription. This will take you to the previously linked Services & Subscriptions page.
From there, click on the Minecraft Realms subscriptionManagebutton on the right side.
This will open up a new page where you can find theCancel subscriptionbutton.
What Happens After Unsubscribing from Minecraft Realms?
For both the Java and Bedrock Editions, your personal server will go offline, meaning neither you nor your friends will be able to join your Realm. On the Bedrock Edition, you’ll also lose access to the free Marketplace content from Realms Plus.
You won’t lose your Realms world immediately, and the backups will still exist. However, the Realms servers will only keep them for 18 months. We’ll be covering how to download your Minecraft Realms backups for offline play or onfree Minecraft server hosting services.
If you don’t want to lose your backups, you should download them locally. Here’s how to download your backups and find the files so you’re able to use them elsewhere.
Downloading Your World on Minecraft Java Edition
To back up a Java Edition Realm world, select the Realm that contains the world you want to back up and clickConfigure.
Next, select the world in the Realm you want to back up and click onWorld Backups.
Finally, you can click onDownload latestor choose the specific backup you want to save.
Once it’s saved, it’ll show up in your single-player worlds with your username. In this case it’s Majikoeda. The file location can be found inAppData/Roaming/.minecraft/savesin case you want to move it to a different device, upload it to a server hosting service, or save it on Google Drive. That file location can also be used toadd downloadable Minecraft maps.
Downloading Your World on Minecraft Bedrock Edition
To back up a Realm world on the Bedrock Edition, click Play. Then, on the Realms section, click thepencil iconon the Realm you want to back up.
In the edit Realm section, click on the world you want to back up and click onEdit World.
Click onBackups,then click on thedownloadiconbeside the backup of your choosing. In our case, we just have one backup for this test server.
Once you download your backup, it will be available in the single-player section for offline play.
Don’t Lose Your Minecraft Realm While Being Unsubscribed
There are probably plenty of large worlds we used to play with our friends in and wish we had saved them before they all disappeared. You never know when you’ll come back to Minecraft, but there’s always a chance that you and your friends will. Revisiting a world you haven’t seen in months or years is a unique feeling and we hope this guide will help you preserve your Minecraft Realms worlds for future use.
