Minecraft wiki entry for Options.txt, associated text: options.txt is the file that stores all the options changeable in the in-game options menu and various other information the game needs to store after quitting. It is found in the .minecraft folder in Java Edition or in the com.mojang/minecraftpe folder in Bedrock Edition, and can be edited with any basic text editor to change options. Most settings can be changed in-game, but a few can be changed only by editing this file. The options.txt file for the latest version of the game is not backwards-compatible with older versions of the game.