Xbox 360 World has strange freezing properties, can I fix it?

Emmeralds · Apr 22, 2022

So, I have a problem. I play Minecraft on the Xbox 360 (Xbox 360 E if that matters). And I have a main world I used to play on, but it's been a long time and it has some strange things going on with it. So on the latest version, trying to load the world will freeze the game and the only way to get back is to restart the console. The worlds only features are that it is on peaceful mode, survival mode, and the seed is "0" So it seems like it's reverted to the base settings, but the world Icon is still working as per usual. So the first though I have is "The world must be corrupted, right?" so I do some digging and find this old post on how to fix said problem, so I follow this guide, and the Minecraft version has reverted to the beginning version, no updates, like it just came out of the case. (The guide talked about downloading the world to a USB, then deleting it, deleting then re-adding Minecraft, and trashing the systems cache, so I have the OG semi-corrupted world on a USB before all the work I did.) So the world has gone back several versions, and I go to the world and... It works. But, it's not the same. I actually end up loading the world, but I spawn in an ocean, none of my builds are there and the world generation is completely different. Along with this the world seed is now "066", and the difficulty is now easy, not peaceful. I've gone into creative mode and checked, nothing is there. And updating the version to the latest version just goes back to the freezing thing. So I try some other things, with varying degrees of success. I try to transfer the world to Bedrock edition: Failed. I try repeating the process: Failed, I try messing with the gamemode or the world settings: Failed. I think the world is corrupted, but then why would it load in an older version? I think that because the world is so old, versions before or the same as the one it was made in will load it up, but the oldest version will not load it correctly. But the newer versions wont work, maybe because of so many changes in the world. Can I save my world? I understand if this world is corrupted beyond help, but I still want to try.

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Emmeralds

I've tried all I can for the world but it still freezes when opened. Any tips?

Lucas Lauer

Yes, my friend. You can choose "Restore factory default".

Hope it can help you!

Lucas Lauer

Hello, Emmeralds. Thanks for reaching out. I'm Lucas, an Independent Advisor and Microsoft Xbox user.

Would you try some basic troubleshooting steps to see if the older version of the world starts to work without freezing and crashing?

First you can go through the following steps to clear your Mac address and perform a quick power cycle:

Settings > Network Settings > Advanced Settings > Alternate Mac Address > Clear it and the console should restart. It would definitely help if you could restart the internet router while the console is restarting.

After that, please perform a quick power cycle by turning off the console and then unplugging all the cables. After 2 to 3 minutes, re-plug them back again, then restart your console.

If the world still doesn't work, please take a look at this guide specifically to game crash, and game freeze related issues:

https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/games-apps/...

In case the issue still persists, the next step would be to perform a reset on the console:

Settings > System > Console Info > Reset This Xbox > Reset and Keep my Games and Apps.

Note: "Reset and Keep my Games and Apps" option will not make you lose your games, but it will require you to sign in to your account again.

If this basic troubleshooting steps doesn't do anything, just let me know and I'll do my best to try to help you.

Lucas Lauer

I don't think you can transfer WORLD ownership between profiles. However, if you upload the world in question to a realm, you CAN transfer the realm ownership between profiles.

If you wish to take this route follow these steps:

Activate the free 30 day trial of realms on Xbox. 2. Upload the world in question to the realm by tapping A on the pencil next to the realm and selecting UPLOAD WORLD.

Any realm you are a part of will show up in your Xbox clubs in the Friends tab. Go there find the realm club and go to the MANAGE TAB. (It's the last tab all the way on the right.)

Scroll all the way down and use the TRANSFER REALM OWNERSHIP option. Enter the new accounts email.

On the 2nd account launch Minecraft Bedrock and again tap A on the pencil. Choose Download Realm. Now the world is saved to the Xbox again and can be played locally or offline.

(Got from: https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/9jy...)

And I think this works only on Bedrock.

Emmeralds

Hello Lucas,

I have gotten as far as the "Advanced settings" part in your guide, but I don't have an alternate MAC Address set yet. However "Restore factory defaults" is an option. Should I do that, or create and Alternate MAC Address so I can clear it? Thanks for trying to help me, lets hope this works out in the end.

Xbox 360 World has strange freezing properties, can I fix it?