Can't find my .minecraft folder in Windows 10 [duplicate]

I currently use Windows 10 and I'm running Minecraft 1.8.

I have seen people say run %appdata&\.minecraft\ but that never worked for me. I really want to download a mod, but I can't until I find this folder.

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Unless you only made this typo when typing the question, the problem is that you have a typo in the folder path. Make sure that the symbols are entered correctly.

Correct path: %APPDATA%\.minecraft

Common typos:

• %APPDATA&\.minecraft
• %APPDATA%.minecraft

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On the Minecraft Start Screen, you can go into Options > Resource Packs... and click Open Resource Pack Folder. It will take you to .../.minecraft/resourcepacks. Then navigate to the parent directory which should hopefully take you to your .minecraft folder.

go to your windows bar and search Run then type %appdata% after that enter and you'll see .minecraft click and go to mods place your mod in close/minimize it open MC and load up the forge version of what version your mod is for e.g floocraft 1.7.10 load up forge 1.7.10

If you still cannot find the folder after trying the command in Run, try re-installing Minecraft, and then check your folder again.

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• As an alternative, search Windows (using Windows Search, Cortana, or a program like Everything, which is a lot faster) for the file realms_persistence.json (or other files that are unique to Minecraft).
  This file, as part of Minecraft, can be found in the folder you're looking for, even if for some reason the .minecraft folder's name got changed, or if it's no longer in C:\Users\*user*\AppData\(Roaming\).

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• According to this website, the Minecraft folder can be found in
  C:\Users\(your pc username)\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MinecraftUWP_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\games\com.mojang\ (the string of random characters could vary, I assume).

You can only find the folder if you have bought the java edition which is on the official website.

if you have downloaded windows edition this is not possible

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