how do i rename a level I've exhausted all my options I've even opened it up with a text editor and renamed the level inside level.dat not even that worked I've tried fix name command with the many world plugin that didnt work either? any ideas ? Am i just a total noob again (answer = yes yes you are)
Well I'm afraid that the level.dat file's name can not be changed from "level.dat" otherwise the world won't load at all. If you want to change the name of a world, than you should be able to just by renaming the world save folder.
ok heres my problem i renamed my world folder to Server-Lobby but everytime i stop my server it says unloading level apple copy 2 because for some stupid reason i named it apple copy 2 so i opened up the level.dat file and found where it said LevelName apple copy 2 and i changed it to LevelName Server-Lobby and even that didnt change it instead now my level.dat has no level name and i cant add it and when my server stops it says unloading world " "
which is extremely annoying considering a lot of command use the world name which my world no longer has a F******** name (that word was firetruck u dirty minded noodle)
No no no, NEVER do that Step 1: Turn off server Step 2: Rename the folder to the name you want Step: 3: Use an NBT EDITOR (NO text editor) to change the levelname in the level.dat file REMEMBER: The folder name and the name i the level.dat must be the EXACT SAME name. Step 4: Start your server Possible NBT editors: http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/NBT_format#Software
There are in fact some plugins like ManyWorlds by @aliuly that can fix the level.dat name of a world. You could change the folder name and fix the level.dat name after that using ManyWorlds.
the freaking problem is i already used a text editor and changed it so my level.dat lost all its data its practically empty somehow my world loads though but it doesnt have a name now only the folder does so when i use the fixname feature in the many worlds plugin i cant chose the world becuaes it doesnt have A FREAKING NAME
just move it outside the folder. If it doesn't regenerate you still have your old (possibly not unrecoverably) corrupted level.dat
I tried it it didn't work and i couldn't use my old.dat but luckily i had a corrupted backup too lol so i just replaced one broken file for another and it kinda works