MinePersist prevents block-breaking progress from resetting when you switch the item in your hand. In vanilla Minecraft, changing hotbar slots (scroll wheel / number keys) interrupts mining and the block damage progress is lost. With this mod, you can continue mining the same block from where you left off.
Features
- Keeps mining progress when switching items/tools mid-break
- Resumes progress when you continue breaking the same block
- Client + server support for consistent behavior and correct visuals
- No speed exploits: progress is stored as a percentage (0–100%), not as elapsed time, so switching to a faster tool does not retroactively speed up earlier progress
How it works (high level)
- When block breaking is interrupted (e.g., by changing the held item), the mod stores the current breaking progress for that block.
- When you start breaking the same block again shortly after, the mod restores that stored progress and continues from that point.
- A small timeout prevents progress from being kept indefinitely if you walk away or switch targets.
Recommended to install on both client and server:
- Server: ensures the actual breaking logic continues correctly
- Client: ensures the crack animation/visual progress does not reset
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as minepersist-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 9 KB
- Download link checked 8 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.