One of the most unfortunate things to happen in the Minecraft Java Edition is finding out that a single-player world is no longer listed on the world selection screen.

Players are advised not to upgrade their 1.17 worlds to 1.17.1 pre-release 1 as it may corrupt their world. Instead, either create a new world or copy an old-world before moving it to pre-release 1.

Minecraft is a game that never stops growing, with Mojang Studios releasing constant updates and patches. Today, Minecraft: Java Edition officially releases the 1.17.1 patch update for the 'Caves ...