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Whenever I start Minecraft a file called native text appears on my desktop. It is called 'Native file', and it is just a bunch of locations and junk that makes no sense to me.

If I delete it and start up Minecraft it reappears.

What does this file do? What is it's purpose? Please tell me what is going on. No mater what I do it will still not go away it comes back. Mods and feed the best,etc. there might be something corrupt about my minecraft, profile.

Frank
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    What native text file, what is in it? What is it called? – Elva Sep 30 '15 at 16:23
  • We will need more information in order to help you. –  Sep 30 '15 at 18:43
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    I'm 100% confident the actual filename is nativelog.txt. Minecraft creates a log of the startup process (setting the run directory, etc) in nativelog.txt upon startup in the same directory as Minecraft.exe. – Unionhawk Oct 01 '15 at 03:54
  • I will correct that. – Jacob Hall-Burns Oct 01 '15 at 13:14
  • Your latest update isn't needed; it has nothing to do with the problem you're facing. Questions aren't closed because they're answered, either. – Frank Oct 01 '15 at 16:17

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This is because minecraft is putting files from the game in your desktop. If you do not want this, simply change minecraft directory by doing putting the launcher shortcut in a folder.

If this is still really annoying, and you don't want to put it in a folder then you can save this (.BAT extenstion is a must!): 

echo off
goto del
set Desktop=C:\Users\Joey\Desktop\ & rem MUST CHANGE THIS TO WHERE MINECRAFT IS LOCATED
cd %Desktop% 
if exist nativelog.txt (del /q nativelog.txt)
goto del

Then run this to delete NativeLog.txt whenever it is possible. note it will still be in the recycling bin.

Roke
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  • There's nothing wrong with the post. He means nativelog.txt, btw. why you ppl so harsh? – Roke Oct 01 '15 at 02:28
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    We strive to give the *right* answers. You might be very well correct that it's nativelog.txt, but we want to be sure that's what we're dealing with. – Kaz Wolfe Oct 01 '15 at 02:41
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    @Whaaaaaat We strive to provide expertise. Being able to figure out what an asker is actually talking about based on knowledge about the game is more valuable to the site than asserting that an asker must have meant exactly what they said, therefore answers that don't mention a file called native file are probably wrong. – Unionhawk Oct 01 '15 at 04:05
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    The location of the shortcut to the launcher is completely irrelevant, the folder it is executed in matters. That is typically the location of the launcher itself. Your batch file fixes a symptom rather than the issue. – MrLemon Oct 01 '15 at 14:07
  • What do you mean? – Roke Oct 01 '15 at 19:22
  • He is either running the exe directly from the desktop (hence the file there), which is not intended. Or else the shortcut's "run in" (don't know the exact term) is set to his desktop for some weird reason (unlikely). – MrLemon Oct 01 '15 at 20:00