cape not appearing

Hello Gabaaa, my name is Vanessa, and I would be happy to help.

If your Minecraft cape disappeared after changing PCs, it's possible that the cape was accidentally uninstalled from the launcher. To recover the cape, you can try the following:

Verify that the cape is uninstalled from the launcher. To do this, open the Minecraft launcher and go to the "Appearance" tab. If the cape is not in the list, it means it is uninstalled.
Reinstall the cape. To do this, go to the Minecraft website and search for the cape you want to install. Once you have found the cape, click the "Download" button.
Once the cape has been downloaded, open the Minecraft launcher and go to the "Appearance" tab. The cape should now be in the list.
As for the question of how to recover the skins you had on the previous PC, there is no direct way to do this through the launcher. However, if you saved the skins on your previous PC, you can try importing them to the new PC. To do this, follow these steps:

Find the skins you saved on the previous PC. Skins are usually stored in the "AppData" folder on your PC.
Copy the skins to the "AppData" folder on the new PC.
Open the Minecraft launcher and go to the "Appearance" tab.
Click the "Import" button.
Select the skins you want to import and click "Open."
Once you have imported the skins, they should appear in the list of available skins.
I hope this helps!

If you have any further questions or need additional assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are here to help.

Best regards,
Vanessa.

Hi there! This is Virginia O.

I understand that you are experiencing issues getting the Minecraft Founders Edition Cape on Java Edition.

I apologize for the inconvenienced this has caused you. I will do my best to help you.

To set your expectations properly, Mojang has indeed begun porting certain Bedrock such as exclusive capes specifically the Founder’s Cape and the Pan Cape to Java Edition for players who already have them on their Bedrock account. From the recent reports from May 2025 indicate that if your Bedrock and Java profiles are linked to the same Microsoft account, you should eventually see the Founder’s Cape appear in your Java profile after a brief rollout period.

Please make sure that your Bedrock account where you originally received the cape is properly linked to your Microsoft account and that the same account is used for Java Edition.

And then restart your launcher because the cape might require a refresh in your Java Edition’s cosmetic data.

Kindly wait for the gradual rollout too because Mojang appears to be deploying these capes progressively. The process could take a bit of time before the cape appears on all eligible accounts. I hope you understand.

Thank you for your cooperation.

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Can take a while until you get the vanilla cape finally.

According to the official Vanilla cape FAQ:

"We began rolling out the vanilla cape to eligible players on Wednesday, August 31st. However, these rollouts will continue into the coming months. Once it arrives, the cape should show up in your Dressing Room and Skin Customization menus automatically in both versions of the game. If you don’t see your cape, try refreshing the game by logging completely out and back in.

Note: The vanilla cape may not appear in both versions of Minecraft at the same time. If the cape appears in one game and not the other, give it some time, and it should eventually appear in your other version."

As long as you meet the requirements you're going to receive it.

You can double check the previous and more here:
https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/83...

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The vanilla cape can take a while / months to appear finally in your account if you're eligible for it.

According to the official FAQ:

"We began rolling out the vanilla cape to eligible players on Wednesday, August 31st. However, these rollouts will continue into the coming months. Once it arrives, the cape should show up in your Dressing Room and Skin Customization menus automatically in both versions of the game. If you don’t see your cape, try refreshing the game by logging completely out and back in.

Note: The vanilla cape may not appear in both versions of Minecraft at the same time. If the cape appears in one game and not the other, give it some time, and it should eventually appear in your other version."

You can double check this and more here:

https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/83...

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Sorry to hear that you didn’t received the vanilla cape yet. Don’t worry, if you’re eligible for it you should receive it. But according to Mojang, it can take a while (even a few months)

You can double check this and more here:
https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/83...

“We began rolling out the vanilla cape to eligible players on Wednesday, August 31st. However, these rollouts will continue into the coming months. Once it arrives, the cape should show up in your Dressing Room and Skin Customization menus automatically in both versions of the game. If you don’t see your cape, try refreshing the game by logging completely out and back in.

Note: The vanilla cape may not appear in both versions of Minecraft at the same time. If the cape appears in one game and not the other, give it some time, and it should eventually appear in your other version.”